5 Teams, 10 Individuals to Represent CCC at 2008 NAIA Cross Country Championships
PORTLAND, Ore. – Five teams and 10 individuals from the Cascade Collegiate Conference will be part of the national championship field when the NAIA Cross Country Championships are held Nov. 22 in Kenosha, Wis.
Southern Oregon’s men’s team and College of Idaho’s women’s team earned the CCC’s automatic bids to the national championships by winning titles at last weekend’s Cascade Collegiate Conference championships in Seattle. The rest of the CCC teams and individuals advancing to the national meet were selected as at-large entrants.
CCC teams joining fourth-ranked Southern Oregon in the men’s field are No. 13 Concordia and No. 15 College of Idaho. In addition, five CCC individuals not on advancing teams were selected to the field. That list includes Korey Humberston (Oregon Tech), Cam Starner (Eastern Oregon), Zach Heath (Eastern Oregon), Brian Rakestraw (Evergreen) and Jonathan Graves (Warner Pacific).
The men’s 8K race will feature 32 teams (including 25 conferences/independents/unaffiliated champions and seven at-large bids) and 111 individual qualifiers. Malone (Ohio) captured its second national title last season and is once again the front- runner this season. The Pioneers have gone wire-to-wire as the top team in NAIA Top 25 poll this season. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) finished second in the final Top 25 poll and will race for its first national title. The Cougars will be led by defending NAIA individual national champion Aron Rono.
The women’s field will include two teams from the CCC – No. 10 College of Idaho and No. 21 Concordia. CCC individuals selected to participate include Marcella Bosch (Eastern Oregon), Christine Eckstein (Eastern Oregon), Lindsey Wagner (Northwest), Rachel Novak (Oregon Tech) and Annie Mullen (Evergreen).
The women’s 5K race will feature 32 teams, including 25 conferences/independents/unaffiliated champions, seven at-large teams, and 112 individual qualifiers. Cedarville (Ohio) held the top spot in nine of the 11 NAIA Top 25 polls this season and is the favorite to capture the team title. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) was ranked No. 1 twice this year and will challenge for the title. APU will be led by Jaime Canterbury, the defending individual national champion. Simon Fraser (B.C.), which has claimed the last five championships, received an at-large berth and will aim for its 11th national title.
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Men’s Team Qualifiers (Method of qualification)
Aquinas (Mich.) (Wolverine-Hoosier Conference Champion)
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (Golden State Conference Champion)
Berea (Ky.) (Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference Champion)
Black Hills State (S.D.) (Dakota Athletic Conf. Champion)
California State-San Marcos (Independent Champion)
Cedarville (Ohio) (American Mideast Conf. Runner Up)
College of Idaho (At-large)
Concordia (Neb.) (Great Plains Conference Champion)
Concordia (Ore.) (At-large)
Cumberlands (Ky.) (Mid-South Conference Champion)
Doane (Neb.) (Great Plains Conference Runner Up)
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (The Sun Conference Champion)
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (At-large)
Huntington (Ind.) (Mid-Central Conference Champion)
Indiana Tech (At-large)
Indiana Wesleyan (At-large)
Lewis-Clark St. (Idaho) (Unaffiliated (AMC/Midlands/Frontier))
Lindenwood (Mo.) (Heart of America Conference Champion)
Malone (Ohio) (American Mideast Conference Champion)
Milligan (Tenn.) (Appalachian Athletic Conf. Champion)
Northwood (Texas) (Red River Conference Champion)
Oklahoma Christian (Sooner Conference Champion)
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (Chicagoland Conference Champion)
Shawnee State (Ohio) (At-large)
Shorter (Ga.) (Southern States Conference Champion)
Simon Fraser (B.C.) (At-large)
Southern Oregon (Cascade Conference Champion)
Southwestern (Kan.) (Kansas Collegiate Conf. Champion)
St. Ambrose (Iowa) (Midwest Conference Champion)
Union (Tenn.) (Unaffiliated (Sunrise/TranSouth) Champion)
William Jessup (Calif.) (California Pacific Conf. Champion)
Xavier (La.) (Gulf Coast Conference Champion)
Men’s Individual Qualifiers
American Mideast Conference
Dan Ballard, Houghton (N.Y.)
Stephen Hine, Houghton (N.Y.)
Mark Porostosky, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
Chad Stauring, Houghton (N.Y.)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
Wilbourn Kosgei, Montreat (N.C.)
Matthew Katzenberger, Covenant (Ga.)
Daniel Hamilton, King (Tenn.)
Ben Hall, Montreat (N.C.)
Andrew Dorn, Bryan (Tenn.)
Assoc. of Independent Institutions
Kerry Kazuta, British Columbia
California Pacific Conference
Juan Gomez, Holy Names (Calif.)
Elliot Nicholson, California State-East Bay
Michael Stuart, Bethany (Calif.)
Edrian Luna, Holy Names (Calif.)
Andrew Welch, California State-East Bay
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Korey Humberston, Oregon Tech
Cam Starner, Eastern Oregon
Brian Rakestraw, Evergreen State (Wash.)
Jonathan Graves, Warner Pacific (Ore.)
Zach Heath, Eastern Oregon
Chicagoland Conference
Andrew Jellema, Trinity Christian (Ill.)
Josh Brent, St. Francis (Ill.)
Ryan Scott, St. Francis (Ill.)
Matt Lumnitzer, Illinois Tech
Michael McElyea, St. Francis (Ill.)
Dakota Athletic Conference
Pablo Puga, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Sammy Chavez, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Anthony Drealan, Dakota State (S.D.)
Salvador Bautista, Dickinson State (N.D.)
Tyler Van Peursem, Dakota State (S.D.)
Golden State Conference
Fitsum Tesfa, Vanguard (Calif.)
Jeffrey Jackson, The Master’s (Calif.)
Landon Bright, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
Tony Pulido, Concordia (Calif.)
David Ricksecker, Biola (Calif.)
Great Plains Conference
Bryan Eicher, Hastings (Neb.)
Thomas Madut, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
Thomas Christiansen, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
Brian Gessink, Morningside (Iowa)
David Dierking, Hastings (Neb.)
Brent Van Schepen, Dordt (Iowa)
Devon Berkness, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
Gulf Coast Conference
Patrick Aucoin, Spring Hill (Ala.)
Michael Sinkey, Mobile (Ala.)
Dennis Kimeli, Mobile (Ala.)
Will Kirkikis, Spring Hill (Ala.)
Mark Kirkikis, Spring Hill (Ala.)
Heart of America Conference
Neil Grundman, Graceland (Iowa)
Simion Tooh, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Arnold Sirorei, Baker (Kan.)
Maxwell Schuman, Evangel (Mo.)
Jeb Flynn, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Kansas Collegiate Conference
Justin Garrard, Ottawa (Kan.)
Jeremy Davies, Kansas Wesleyan
Paul Minneman, Kansas Wesleyan
Nhial Malia, Bethany (Kan.)
Oliver Williams, McPherson (Kan.)
Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference
Matt Lowe, Brescia (Ky.)
Amr Abualnadi, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.)
Chris Becker, Brescia (Ky.)
David Baker, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.)
Cody Hybarger, Brescia (Ky.)
Mid-Central Conference
Michael Pabody, Taylor (Ind.)
Nathan Martin, Spring Arbor MI
Tom Robertson, Taylor (Ind.)
Ben Bouwman, Goshen (Ind.)
Kyle Murray, Marian (Ind.)
Mid-South Conference
David Mutuse, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Christopher Kipchirchir, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Koji Hashiyama, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Matt Sykes, Pikeville (Ky.)
Lucas Garnett, Georgetown (Ky.)
Midwest Conference
BJ McCall, Viterbo (Wis.)
Mike Miroux, Mount Mercy (Iowa)
Brandon Bond, Grand View (Iowa)
Blake Wallace, William Penn (Iowa)
Jon Aldrich, Grand View (Iowa)
Red River Conference
Abraham Valdez, Bacone (Okla.)
Markus Flores, Huston-Tillotson (Texas)
Rosangel Rodriguez, Huston-Tillotson (Texas)
Ryan Melchoir, Bacone (Okla.)
Akeem LaVoll, Langston (Okla.)
Sooner Conference
Benson Chepkwony, Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
Lance Goodwin, Oklahoma Baptist
Erick Ngeny, Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
Joshua Katam, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Luis Pena, Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Southern States Conference
Will Jayroe, Lee (Tenn.)
Chad Dead, Lee (Tenn.)
Ian Adams, Berry (Ga.)
The Sun Conference
Chad Hanna, Webber International (Fla.)
Orssie Bumpus, Warner (Fla.)
John Critichlow, South Carolina Beaufort
Nic Tones, South Carolina Beaufort
Jonathan Mott, Webber International (Fla.)
Wolverine-Hoosier Conference
Alex Russeau, Siena Heights (Mich.)
Mike Glinski, Siena Heights (Mich.)
Jesiah Rodriguez, Siena Heights (Mich.)
Alex Green, Cornerstone (Mich.)
Unaffiliated Group (American Midwest/Midlands/Frontier)
Taylor Gregory, Carroll (Mont.)
Shane Donaldson, Great Falls (Mont.)
Jared Reyes, Great Falls (Mont.)
Brent Almand, William Woods (Mo.)
Elias Melly, McKendree (Ill.)
Phil Guidry, William Woods (Mo.)
Kenneth Kibii, Missouri Baptist
Unaffiliated Group (Sunrise/TranSouth)
Nelphat Bor, Bethel (Tenn.)
Richard Feist, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Beau Palmer, Lyon (Ark.)
Hunter Flanagan, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Phill Dybfest-Muha, Paul Smith’s (N.Y.)
Women’s Team Qualifiers (Method of qualification)
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (Golden State Conference Champion)
Berry (Ga.) (Southern State Conference Champion)
Biola (Calif.) (At-large)
Black Hills State (S.D.) (Dakota Athletic Conf. Champion)
Brescia (Ky.) (Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference Champion)
California State-East Bay (California Pacific Conf. Champion)
California State-San Marcos (Independent Champion)
Campbellsville (Ky.) (Mid-South Conference Champion)
Cedarville (Ohio) (American Mideast Conference Champion)
College of Idaho (Cascade Conference Champion)
Concordia (Calif.) (At-large)
Concordia (Neb.) (Great Plains Conference Champion)
Concordia (Ore.) (At-large)
Doane (Neb.) (Great Plains Conference Runner Up)
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (The Sun Conference Champion)
Indiana Tech (Wolverine-Hoosier Conference Champion)
Indiana Wesleyan (Mid-Central Conference Champion)
Lewis-Clark St. (Idaho) (Unaffiliated (AMC/Midlands/Frontier))
Lindenwood (Mo.) (Heart of America Conference Champion)
Malone (Ohio) (American Mideast Conference Runner Up)
Milligan (Tenn.) (Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion)
Mount Mercy (Iowa) (Midwest Conference Champion)
Park (Mo.) (Midlands Conference Champion)
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (At-large)
Shawnee State (Ohio) (At-large)
Simon Fraser (B.C.) (At-large)
Southwestern (Kan.) (Kansas Collegiate Conf. Champion)
Spring Arbor (Mich.) (At-large)
St. Xavier (Ill.) (Chicagoland Conference Champion)
Union (Tenn.) (Unaffiliated (Sunrise/TranSouth) Champion)
Wayland Baptist (Texas) (Sooner Conference Champion)
Xavier (La.) (Gulf Coast Conference Champion)
Women’s Individual Qualifiers
American Mideast Conference
Kaitlin Fadden, Houghton (N.Y.)
Michelle Brandt, Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)
Jessica Bramhall, Houghton (N.Y.)
Danielle Brenon, Houghton (N.Y.)
Jessica Dingman, Ursuline (Ohio)
Andrea Dininno, Walsh (Ohio)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
Brittany Killough, Virginia-Wise
Talisa Bishop, Montreat (N.C.)
Lindsay Mizok, Montreat (N.C.)
Carrie Nelson, King (Tenn.)
Elisabeth Elliot, Montreat (N.C.)
Assoc. of Independent Institutions
Nicole Akeroyd, British Columbia
California Pacific Conference
Amanda Gillming, William Jessup (Calif.)
Kim Jennings, Willam Jessup (Calif.)
Lupe Cazares, Mills (Calif.)
Katherine Fulp-Allen, Menlo (Calif.)
Faith Hall, Bethany (Calif.)
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Marcella Bosch, Eastern Oregon
Christine Eckstein, Eastern Oregon
Lindsey Wagner, Northwest (Wash.)
Rachel Novak, Oregon Tech
Annie Mullen, Evergreen State (Wash.)
Chicagoland Conference
Stephanie Lucas, Illinois Tech
Meghan Bannatz, St. Francis (Ill.)
Jodi Hoekstra, Trinity Christian (Ill.)
Rachael Dean, Judson (Ill.)
Lisa Nielsen, Illinois Tech
Dakota Athletic Conference
Stephanie Warnke, Dakota State (S.D.)
Alyssa Bossler, Jamestown (N.D.)
Katie Conlon, Jamestown (N.D.)
Kari Schaefer, Dakota State (S.D.)
Cassandra Sayler, Minot State (N.D.)
Golden State Conference
Rebecca Sopp, Vanguard (Calif.)
Lisa Griego, Westmont (Calif.)
Great Plains Conference
Jen Kempers, Dordt (Iowa)
Kara Nelson, Morningside (Iowa)
Charity Miles , Northwestern (Iowa)
Erin Lynn Keitges, Morningside (Iowa)
Taylor Braunberger, Briar Cliff (Iowa)
Lindsay Erger, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
Scottie Shaw , Hastings (Neb.)
Gulf Coast Conference
Kate Imwalle, Spring Hill (Ala.)
Christie Barber, Belhaven (Miss.)
Madeline Falcone, Loyola (La.)
Libby Brown, Belhaven (Miss.)
Jessica Gunning , Belhaven (Miss.)
Heart of America Conference
Irene Mitei, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Vanessa Weltmer, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Michelle Phillips, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Lizy Boit, Central Methodist (Mo.)
Kristen Ostrem, Evangel (Mo.)
Kansas Collegiate Conference
Sarah Williams, Kansas Wesleyan
Kara Walker, Kansas Wesleyan
Shanda Anderson, Kansas Wesleyan
Christina Addison, Tabor (Kan.)
Annette Gingerich, Bethel (Kan.)
Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference
Carolyn Tegge, Asbury (Ky.)
Britin Ellard, Berea (Ky.)
Megan Rogers, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.)
Rachael Maedeker, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.)
Melissa Webelhuth, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.)
Mid-Central Conference
Amber Wray, Bethel (Ind.)
MariJean Wegert, Grace (Ind.)
Laura Harnish, Goshen (Ind.)
Irene Kirathi, Bethel (Ind.)
Alyssa Johnson, Taylor (Ind.)
Midlands Conference
Joni Shellenberger, Oklahoma Wesleyan
Dara Beltran, St. Mary (Neb.)
Meghan Mulligan, St. Mary (Neb.)
Mid-South Conference
Brittney Chesser, Georgetown (Ky.)
Lauren Kachel, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Monicah Maiyo, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Cassie Niersel, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Kylie Schmidt, Pikeville (Ky.)
Midwest Conference
Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa)
Katheryn Hemesath, Clarke (Iowa)
Katelynn Krahn, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Brooke Ashcraft, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Lauren Cleary, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Red River Conference
Ashley Ehrhardt, Northwood (Texas)
Jesenia Diaz, Northwood (Texas)
Diana Jaime, Northwood (Texas)
Sooner Conference
Sylvia Chirchir, Oklahoma Christian
Lydia Kosgei, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Becca Murdock, Oklahoma Baptist
Brittani Sigle, Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Kristen Spencer, Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
Southern States Conference
Justyna Mudy, Shorter (Ga.)
Erin Wasserfall, Lee (Tenn.)
Maggie Opelt, Lee (Tenn.)
Sarah Massey, Shorter (Ga.)
Kaitlin Shaw, Shorter (Ga.)
The Sun Conference
Meaghan Keiffer, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
Deborah Reibach, Webber International (Fla.)
Tracy Koch, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
Tranese Boston, Warner (Fla.)
Stephanie Gurganious, Webber International (Fla.)
Wolverine-Hoosier Conference
Amanda Strouse, Aquinas (Mich.)
Sarah Sherwood, Madonna (Mich.)
Katy Cramer , Aquinas (Mich.)
Alicia Boynton, Aquinas (Mich.)
Janelle Lindman, Cornerstone (Mich.)
Unaffiliated (American Midwest/Frontier)
Megan Hudson, Missouri Baptist
Amber Watson , Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Amanda Theobald, Westminster (Utah)
Kristi Palmer, William Woods (Mo.)
Cheryl Held, William Woods (Mo.)
Unaffiliated (Sunrise/TranSouth)
Kayla Holcomb, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Tuesdae Rowland, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Emily Sexton, Lyon (Ark.)
Heather Moore, Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Haleigh Moore , Blue Mountain (Miss.)