2005 Miracle Yearbook

Men On November 20th he Cedarville University men's cross country team put the finishing touches n a very successful season with a 15th place finish at the NAIA National Championships. With 374 points, Cedarville was the highest finisher of any American Mideast Conference school. The previous week had also seen much success, as the Yellow Jackets ran their way to a 5th place finish nationally at the NCCAA Championships with a team score of 103 points. In the words of Head Coach Paul Orchard,"As a whole we were all very happy with the season. We improved as a team in the NAIA poll and in our finish at the NAIA meet. In addition, most of the team members improved on their personal best times throughoutthe season." Cedarville's top distance runner,Junior Dan Campbell,finished with a time of 25:24 in the 5000 meters, to qualify him for NCCAA All-America honors for the second straight year. The team began the season ranked 18th nationally in the NAIA, and it was their goal to make a return trip to the national meet. Not satisfied with anything less than their best,the whole cross country team putforth the effort necessary to make the season's goals a reality. This included strong showings at many of their meets,as well as achieving a third place effort at the AMC Championships on November 6th. Providing leadership for the team were seniors Andy Good- enough and Chris Jones, who completed their final season as Yellow Jacket cross country runners. Kevin Hall summed up nicely what it means to be a Cedarville cross country runner:"We have been blessed with the ability to run and the talent to do it well; therefore, we simply give our very best in order to glorify God. Our team motto, which you will hear us yell from our huddle before every race and after hard practices is,'All for the glory of God.—