1999 Miracle Yearbook

CReiiietOUIVIRY The Ladyjacketcross ramify program proved to be one of the best in the NA1A again in 1998 both on the WNW of competition and in the classroom. For the sixth straight year,they WW1 amongthe top teams in the country atthe meetand they repeated as having the top academic squad in the nation. Cedarville was ranked as high as 12th in the NAIA poll. The runners placed 15th outof36schools atthe NAIA Cham- pionships and 3rd of 17 at the NCCAA Nationals. The women won invitationals at Rio Grande and Wilmington,and they placed second in the American Mideast Conference. The senior class of Becky Jordan, Christy Taylor,Jill Breckenfeld,and Jori Forward completed an outstanding four- year run. Jordan was the team's number one runner in seven out often meets.She earned NCCAA All-America honors(top 15 finishers)for the fourth straight year and won individual titles at the Cedarville and Rio Grande meets. She had a season-low time of 18:30 for the 5,000 meters and ran under 20:00 in eight outings. Taylor was the squad's number two performer, yet won the Wilmington Invi- tational and wasthe team's top finisher in the All-Ohio Championships. She was perhaps the most consistent runner with her times in the last eight meets ranging between 19:05 and 19:35. Breckenfeld held down the third spot and broke the 20-minute barrier in seven of her last eight meets. Forward came next in the lineup and turned in a season- best time of 19:46. Several other runners experienced var- sity competition for the first time ever. Junior Kelly Reitz, sophomores Corrie Grigorenko and Sarah Pollock,and fresh- man Wendy Somers all contributed throughout the season. Cedarville was presented the NAIA Scholar-Team Award for the second straight year for having the highest com- binedteam grade point average(3.72)of all the teams at the NAIA Nationals. Jordan, Taylor, Breckenfeld, and Reitz were named NAIA and NCCAA All- America Scholar-Athletes. They were also recognized for academic achieve- ment by the American Mideast Confer- ence. SttirkliVomack K ay Reitzpressesftrwardto tite,finisk Huck IN .",Cross.Cowttry(frontG-r)Hanna.Cook,,farakPollock,Emily Evans, Cowie.grorenko, WendySomers;Jegni.gerber,andLaura Hammond. (back) Head CoadyElvin,King, Ckristy Taylor, Kelly Reitz, KristegiVickols, Becky Jordan',Jen,Heidenreick,jori,Forward,andfilt Breckenfeld. WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 0