2004 Miracle Yearbook

New Coach Leads to Success The Cedarville University men's cross country team posted impressivetimesthisseasonunder the direction offirst-year coach, Paul Orchard, and gained the eighteenth spotin thefinalNAIA national rankings. The Jackets begantheseason with a win atthe Wittenberg Invitational and continuedtoplace well,including a third-place finish in the American Mideast Conference Championship,athird-placefinish in the NCCAA National meet, and an at-large bid securing a nineteenth-place finish at the NAIA National Championships in Louisville,Kentucky. Withthreefirst-placefinishes onthe yearandathird-placefinish at the AMC Championship, sophomore Dan Campbell became an All-AMC First Team member and an NCCAA All- American. He led the Jackets all year and placed 50th in a field of 254 competitors in the NAIA National Championships. Dave Balch and Benjamin Shroyer earned All-AMC honorable mentions and contributed to the team'sbirth intheNAIANational Championships. Sophomores Kevin Hall and Chris Hershey scored in almost every meet and were two other key contributors for the team. Both runners finished the season inthetopfive positions. Theteam usedrunningasatoolforministry and an act ofworship. Hall said, "I had the opportunity to witness to another runner after the All- Ohio Championship. It was awesome that God gave me the chance to minister to him." UndertheleadershipofDanCampbell, Cedarville's top runner, the Jackets prove that they are a young,but very strong team. "The race...is tomorrow,"Coach Or- chard saysto motivateChrisJonesand the rest ofthe team. 140 Athletics