2005 Miracle Yearbook

Wo n's-Cross wintry The Cedarville women's cross country team completed the season on November 20th by finishing ninth at the NAIA National Championships. It was a very successful day for the Lady Jacket runners,as both Christina Reyes and Samantha Maat earned NAIA All-America honors. The duo were the team's top runners all year, with junior Christina Reyes possessing a season best time of 18:01 in the 5000 meters,and sophomore Samantha Maat a mere two seconds behind at 18:03. Over the course of the entire season the Lady Jacket runners continued to make strong showings at big meets, and they also finished second at both the AMC Championships and the NCCAA national tournament. Again Christina Reyes made a huge contribution to the effort by placing second individually in the entire NCCAA. Very much a team runner, Reyes said,"For me,the highlight from this cross country season would be the friendships that we all developed with each other. We all became close and were able to help each other through the hard times. Having a team like that is very rare and unique." The team bonded well, thanks in part to the guidance of head coach Elvin King, who has been involved with both the men's and women's cross country programs since 1969. This year saw a young team compete very strongly, with seven out of 14 runners being freshmen. Leadership was derived from team captains Sarah Bailey, Kathy Scott, and Melissa Mattner. Although Mattner, the only senior on the team, was disappointed with her running, she had a very positive outlook: "I would not trade this season for the world! It was so much fun. The girls were amazing, and I learned a ton. Sometimes being on a team is not about fulfilling expectations for yourself. It was a great season regardless of personal success." FrOshman Audree Goodew runs at the John Bryan invitational.