Dine College/Saint Mary of the Woods College Take Home 2009 XC National Championships
Dine College holds reign on the Men's Cross Country National Championships, while perennial softball powerhouse, Saint Mary of the Woods College lays claim to a National Championship in Women's Cross Country. Click the link above for results.
The 2009 USCAA Cross Country National Championships concluded at host, NHTI this afternoon. Reigning champion, Dine College, once again captured the men's National Championship title, while newcomer Saint Mary of the Woods College won the Women's National Championship.
On the men's side, Nicholas Kipruto of Dine College was the overall winner at a time of 25:10, a full minute and forty-five seconds ahead of the next finisher. Rounding out the top 7 as All-Americans were Tyler Logg at 26:55 (Dine), Lance Williams at 27:43 (Dine), Alerin Yazzie at 27:48 (Dine), Mark Cordeiro at 28:05 (Penn College), Alec Zaremba at 28:12 (Spalding), and JJ Zaremba at 28:12 (Spalding).
Men's Team Results:
- Dine College
- Penn College
- Spalding University
- Southern Virginia University
- NHTI
- Florida College
- Penn State Worthington Scranton
- Vermont Tech
- Washington Adventist University
For the women, Mannie Bizuneh of Saint Mary of the Woods College (SMWC) was the individual champion, finishing with a time of 23:26, setting a new course record at NHTI. Joining her as All-American was Steph Runyon at 24:32 (SMWC), Maureen Suchecki at 24:44 (PSU Worthington Scranton), Marquia Begaye at 24:49 (Dine), Steph Johnson at 24:54 (Dine), Amber Martin at 25:05 (PSU Worthington Scranton), and Jenn Shetley at 25:12 (SMWC).
Women's Team Results:
- Saint Mary of the Woods College
- Penn State Worthington Scranton
- Dine College
- Southern Virginia University
- Penn College
- Warren Wilson College
- NHTI
- Florida College
- Washington Adventist University
- Vermont Tech
Click on the links below for full results and times from this year's Championships.