2006 Miracle Yearbook

M.Cross Country or'4 1 The Men's For the men's Cross Country team, the constant training required for competition throughout the year molded this group of guys into a tight-knit squad. Justin Gutierrez said of the team,"They are awesome. I could consider any of them my brothers." Kevin Hall added,"We have a comraderie that is unthinkable. I tell my guys that there isn't a team I'd rather run on." The team's cohesiveness provided a framework on which they built a memorable season. Cross Country team began the year ranked 16th in the NAIA with hopes at taking a run at the top 10 ranked teams. Early in the season, the Jackets participated in the 15th Annual Friendship Invitational which featured some of the best teams in Ohio. Cedarville took 4th place, behind Ohio State, Otterbein, and Ohio Men's Front row left to right: Head Coach Paul Orchard, Assistant Coach Chris Ramirez, Assistant Coach Steve Powers, Josh Maughon, Seth Campbell, Matthew Clark, Benjamin Shroyer, Kevin Hall, Bryan Pittman. Men's Back row: Team Chaplain Bud May, Aaron Griggs, Jud Brooker, Matt Dearden, Ben Wiley, Kevin Kuhn, Dan Campbell, Justin Gutierrez, Jordan Seibert, Josh Saunders, Justin Herbert, Josh Ohms, Rob Trennepohl. Northern. After finishing 14th in the Louisville Classic, the Jackets jumped to 11th in the NAIA rankings. This was the closest they came to the top 10. Through the heart of their season, the Jackets finished a run of three meets where they finished better than 4th. In Georgia, Ben Shroyer posted a career best and led the Jackets to a 3rd place finish at the Southeast Classic. Justin Gutierrez took the team's best time in Jackets 4th place finish at the AMC Championships, and Dan Campbell highlighted the streak when he received NCCAA All-American honors with his finish at the NCCAA National Meet. Overall, the Jackets took 3rd place at Nationals. With a final NAIA rankrng of 16th, the Jackets entered the NAIA National race with an opportunity to prove their position. Of the top 28 represented at the meet, the Jackets took an amazing 14th place, putting them among the best the NAIA offered. Dan Campbell led the way for the Jackets, followed closely by Justin Gutierrez, Justin Herbert, Bryan Pittman, and Kevin Hall Justin Gutierrez 170 Athletics 9.10 at Miami Invite 9.17 Friendship Invite 9.24 at Louisville Classic 10.7 atAll-Ohio Intercollegiate 10.22 at Southeast Classic 11.5 at AMC Championship 11.12 NCCAA Nationals 11.19 at NAIA Nationals 5th of 7 4th of 9 14th of 35 9th of 41 3rd of 27 4th of 13 3rd of 23 14th of 28 NAIA Final Ranking 16th Jordan Seibrt