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CROSS COUNTRY jOURNAL
Copyright© 1988
Sunrise Valley Press
DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CROSS COUNTRY:
THE THINKING PERSON'S SPORT.
VOLUME V, NUMBER 5
JAN.-FEB. 1988
ISSN 0746-083X
WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI
Alleviating Eating Disorders
by the~ Panel of Experienced Coaches
Anyone alive and alert in our society today is well
aware that some individuals are susceptible to eating
disorders that can be very dangerous to their health.
Young women are particularly vulnerable to these disorders due to the fact that they are bombarded with the
message that it is infinitely better to be thin than to be
fat.
Since it is commonly believed that a lot of exercise will
lead to less body fat, it is not surprising to find weight loss
to be one of the common motivations for participation in
cross country. Hence it stands to reason that coaches in
our sport might have had considerable experience with
eating disorders.
With this year's panel consisting entirely of coaches
who have girl's or women's teams, it seemed appropriate
to ask Have you had problems with female athletes
and eating disorders? and What measures do you
take to alleviate it? More than any other question we
asked this year, these two questions elicited more relevant response, most of which were based on direct
experience. Below, we have given a representative
sample of the replies.
The panel members have an average of eleven years'
experience coaching cross country. Some of th~m also
coach males. Each of the high school coaches (and
several of those at the college level) were recommended by
peers as outstanding coaches in their area. The other
college coaches are nationally recognized.
Barb Anderes, Westwood H.S., Mesa, AZ
Society's demand for the ultimate female body is
having a devastating effect on young women. They are
starving themselves and over-training in order to attain
a figure which the media says will make them popular
and attractive. It's ruining potential young, women
runners. I discuss this topic very openly based •on my
personal experiences and stress the importance of a
healthy diet to maximize a runner's performance. I also
stress that percent body fat is more important than total
weight!
Jacob Brown, Ridgewood H.S., Ridgewood, NJ
Yes! Three of my athletes have had major diffculties:
all required counseling, two required hospitalization.
Coaches (especially male) of young, female distance
runners must be very careful. Distance running doesn't
cause anorexia but provides a fertile ground for its
growth. I now avoid discussing body weight in front of
the whole team. Nutrition and body composition are
discussed one-on-one and usually in response to a question from the athlete. I encourage an attempt to lose some
weight only if there has been an obvious weight gain.
Usually I just let the training take weight off; and, if a girl
is looking too thin, I talk to her about eating more. We
always bring food to our meets and have "junk food pig
outs" after practice every week or two. We have team
dinners every couple weeks where sound nutrition and
eating fun are stressed.
Charles Delmonico, Washingtonville H.S.,
Washingtonville, NY
I watch and talk to my runners every day - during
school, at practice, and afterwards. I take great care in
watching each girl's attitude, personality, disposition,
mood changes, etc. I go out of my way each day to make
my girls smile and laugh - believe me that's important.
We work hard and we have fun. I talk to them about their
weight. Most girls feel they are too heavy and must lose
weight to be at their best. I've ·
had girls who were on the verge of anorexia and I've had
one bulimic. Sometimes it has
to do with running, but most
often it has to do With personal
problems. I make sure that
they know they can talk to me
about it and they can get help
at our school. I emphasize
that, to run well, they must eat
right, sleep right and treat
their bodies right; and most
(Cont. on page 8)
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CROSSCOUNTRYJOURNAL
JAN.-FEB. 1988
Results of the Kinney National & Regional Championships
(Thanks to Jerry Canning, Kinney Shoe Corp, NYC)
Two regional champions, Bob Kennedy of Columbus,
OH, and Kira Jorgensen of Vista, CA., defeated an elite
field of high school" runners to take top honors in the
annual Kinney Cross Country Championships at Morley
Field in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, on Dec. 12.
With regard to repeat performances, it is noteworthy
that, of the 6 undergraduate boys in the 1986 event, 5
qualified this year and 2 of them improved their finish
positions. For the similar 12 girls, 7 qualified and 5 made
higher finishes.
Having taken third in last year's event, Kennedy
opened up a ten yard lead at the mile mark and lead all the
way in spite of falling down about a half mile from the
finish. In the process he mo~ed from 18th to 14th on the all
time list for this event at Morley Field.
In the 1987 competition between the four regions, the
boys and the girls from the Midwest dominated the event.
In both cases, the runner-up was the "team" from the
West. The margins of victory were 25 and 17 respectively.
Jorgensen took fourth in 1986 but shaved nearly 22
seconds off that effort to claim the crown. Her time
entitled her to seventh place on the all-time list. And,
being a Junior, she has an opportunity to better that
position next year.
This year's Kinney Finals were rather special for those
of us in the greater St. Louis area, with three of our girls in
the event. Susan Bliss and Megan Thompson had both
begun cross country in 1986 and were fortunate enough to
take 25th and 22nd in the last year's Kinney event. This
year we expected big things of them and they came
through with 2nd and 3rd. In the meantime, Susan's twin
sister, Sarah, decided she should try cross country this
Fall. We were delighted to see that she betteredSusan's
record by scoring 21st in her first Kinney Final.
Girls
1. 17:08.7, Kira Jorgensen, 11, (W1), Vista, CA, E. Matthews-Rancho Buena Vista
2. 17:16.7, Susan Bliss.12. (M1), St. Charles, MO, S. Miller-Francis Howell
3.17:27 .6, Megan Thompson, 10, (M4), Florissant, MO, P. Enke-Hazelwood Central
4. 17:27.8, Sarah Schwald, 9, (M3), Colorado Springs, CO., G. Weston-Liberty
5. 17:34.9, Christi Constantin, 11, (N1), Newton, NJ, L. Cravotta-Kittatinny
6. 17:36.2, Carissa Seward, 10, (W6), Goldendale, WA, D. Cantrall-Goldendale
7. 17:37.8, Tina Leigh Hall, 12, (S1), Plano, TX, J. Estii-Piano
8.17:44.8, Katrina Price, 12, (M2), Riverside, IL, M. Cavanaugh-Riverside-Brookfield
9. 17:46.6, Tara Flynn, 12, (N5), Massapequa, NY, W. Flynn-Massapequa
10. 17:47.8, Mary Powell, 12, (M5), Lawrence, KS, R. Reamon-Lawrence
11. 17:50.9, Deena Drossin, 9, (W9), Agoura, CA, B. Duley-Agoura
12. 18:00.4, Katy McCandless, 12, (W7), Portola Valley, CA, G. Gottelman-Castilleja
13. 18:01.2, Deresa Walters, 9, (N2), Rochester, NY, Mr. Harvey-Penfield
14. 18:01.6, Robbyn Bryant, 12, (W4), Hesperia, CA, J. Gomez-Hesperia
15. 18:03.4, Rayna Cervantes, 11, (W5), Montebello, CA-Montebello
16. 18:03.8, Roberta Raszkowski, 9, (N6), North East, PA, T. Miller-North East
17. 18:12.8, Nicole Robbins, 10, (W7), Hesperia, CA, her parents-Hesperia
18. 18:15.6, Noenna Lynch, 11, (N3), New York, NY, B. Geisler-Hunter College
19. 18:18.8, Christine Gentile, 12, (N8), Babylon, NY, M. Aykroyd-Babylon
20.18:21.9, Laurie Gomez, 12, (M8), Youngstown, OH, D. Gorski-Boardman
21. 18:24.7, Sarah Bliss, 12, (M6), St. Charles, MO, S. Miller-Francis Howell
22.18:27.7, Jodie Bilotta, 12, (N4), Stanton, NJ, R. McGivney-North Hunterdon
23. 18:34.3, Anne Evans, 12, (S2), Reston, VA, G. Bay less-South Lakes
24. 18:34.5, Ashley Black, 11, (W8), Palos Verdes Est., CA, J. Kelly-Palos Verdes
25. 18:45.2, Tracy Stevenson, 11, (S7), Atlanta, GA, P. Koshewa-Westminster
26. 18:45.7, Michelle Torelli, 12, (N7), Clifton Heights, PA, J. Shields-Cardinal O'Hara
27. 18:46.0, Karla Burds, 12, (M7), Epworth, IA, D. Hermsen-Western Dubuque
28. 19:16.3, Cessy Hudson, 12, (S6), Connelly Springs, NC, H. McGimpsey-EastBurke
29. 19:28.8, Lori Desmond, 12, (S8), Virginia Beach, VA, C. Griffin-Green Run ·
30. 19:34.2, Michelle Farmer, 11, (S3), Woodbridge, VA, D. Davis-Woodbridge Senior
31. 20:02.4, Kim Desmond, 12, (S4), Burke, VA, A. Tisinger-Lake llraddock
DNF, Paige (Alice)Keck, 12, (S5), Virginia Beach, VA, J. McCabe-Kempsville
Editorial Note:
Since we have been reporting these Kinney events, we
cannot recall an occasion when a boy and a girl with the
same coach qualified for the finals in a single year. This
year we see that David Scudamore (lOth for the boys) and
Ashley Black (24th for the girls) both come from Palos
Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Congratulations to Joe Kelly, their coach.
Here at the -E'€.J~ we are pleased to see, as in previous
years, numerOUS I!Ubscribers amongst those who have
The complete individual results are given below. After
each runner's name is the following information: year in
school, place taken at the regional meet (Midwest, Northeast, South, West), home town, coach and high school.
At the four Regional Kinney Meets, unofficial first
and second place state teams are determined by adding
the times of the first five finishers from each state. Here
are the results from the 1987 Regionals.
---€€.»Region
South
Northeast
Midwest
West
1st
TX
NJ
OH
CA
Boys
2nd
FL
MA
CO
NM
Girls
1st
VA
NY
MO
CA
2nd
GA
PA
WI
NM
Boys
1. 14:59.0, Robert Kennedy, 12, (M1), Westerville, OH, T. Christenson-North
2. 15:08.9, John Sence, 12, (M3), Milford, OH, D. Niemeyer-Milford
3. 15:12.7, Harley Hanson, 12, (M2), Rosholt, SD, S. Cornelius-Rosholt
4. 15:14.3, Chip Smith, 12, (W2), Albuquerque, NM, B. Clark-Sandia
5. 15:15.0, John Horkheimer, 11, (N5), Pittsford, NY, T. Cole-Mendon
6. 15:15.2, Alexander Mendoza, 12, (S3), Laredo, TX-Martin
7. 15:15.6, Chrostopher Nelson, 12, (M5), Florence, CO, J. Fedde-Florence
8.15:17.0, Eric Morrison, 12, (M8), Fort Collins, CO, R. Yaussi-Poudre
9. 15:20.6, Virgil Thomas, 12, (W5), Gallup, NM, C. Williams-Gallup
10. 15:21.6, David Scudamore, 12, (W6), Palos Verdes Est., CA, J. Kelley-Palos Verdes
11. 15:21.8, Chris Schurz, 11, (W3), Scotsdale, AZ, K. Sawyer-Westwood
12. 15:22.6, Chris Lewis, 11, (W8), Spokane, WA, P. Tyson-Mead
13. 15:23.0, ·Ron Smith, 12, (M4), Shawnee Mission, KS, V. Rose-Northwest
14. 15:24.5, Jaime Ortega, 12, (W4), El Monte, CA, T. O'Rourke-Arroyo
15. 15:29.3, John Coyle, 11, (N1), Howell, NJ, T. Heath-Christian Bros. Acad.
16. 15:31.8, Patrick Dolan, 12, (M6), Greeley, CO, D. Bell-Central
17. 15:32.7, Benjamin Ayers, 12, (W7), Sacramento, CA, D. Delgado-Christian Bros.
18. 15:34.3, Jamalh Prince, 12, (N7), Cambridge, MA, B. Maguire-Rindge & Latin
19. 15:34.7, David DeNeve, 11, (M7), New Carlisle, IN, D. Snyder-New Prairie
20. 15:39.1, Travis Grindstaff, 12, (S1), Woodstock, GA, L. Martin-Etowah
21. 15:44.0, Jason DiJoseph, 11, (N4), Haddonfield, NJ, M. Glavin & J, Mills-Paul VI
22. 15:47.2, Teddy Mitchell, 10, (S6), Longwood, FL, F. Finke-Longwood Lyman
23. 15:48.5, Ernest Shepard Jr., 12, (S2). Piedmont, SC, S. Addis-Wren
*24. 15:51.4, Francis O'Neill, 11, (W9), Escondido, CA-8an Pasqua!
25. 15:57.6, Eric Lorenz, 12, (N8), Mount Laurel, NJ, W. Merkh-Holy Cross
26. 16:01.4, Danny Green, Jr., 12, (S5), Conroe, TX, D. Green, Sr.-McCullough
27.16:13.4, NicholasRadkewich, 11, (84), AltamonteSpr., FL, F. Finke-L'ngwd-L'man
28. 16:28.0, Scott Cody, 12, (N3), Cambridge, MA, B. Maguire-Rindge & Latin
29. 16:46.1, Paul Shea, 12, (N2), Stoneham, MA, P. Moran-Austin Prep
30. 16:56.7, John Massie, 12, (S7), Newport News, VA, A. Dorner-Denbigh
DNF, Ramon Espinosa, 12, (N6), New York, NY, S. Budihas-Geo. Washington
DNF, Paul Stoneham, 11, (88), Waco, TX, B. Farmer-Midway
qualifiers in this year's event. In addition, we notice that
two of the Coaches' Forum participants are represented
this year: Dan Green of McCullough H.S. in The Woodlands, TX from last year's panel and Richard Reamon of
Law:ren{!e (K8) High School from this year's.
*The winner of the West Regional was Ian Alsen of
Arroyo in CA. He was unable to run at the Finals and
hence was replaced by Francis O'Neill who presumably
was 9th in the West.
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High School National Champion Teams and All-American Runners Named
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(Thanks to Bob Beck of the High School Cross Country Postal Association)
The Cross Country Journal names its National
Champion High School Teams and its All-American
Runners on the basis of the High School Cross Country
Postal Association's annual competition. For the boys,
that competition's three-mile results are used. The twomile results are used for the girls.
For the 2nd time in the long history of that Postal Meet,
this year's competition was held in three categories,
according to the size of the schools. The categories were
Small (under 500 enrollment), Medium (between 500 and
1,000) and large (over 1,000).
As in years past, the ~ recognizes the top five
teams regardless of category for both the boys and the
girls. In addition, we now recognize the outstanding
teams in each category. For the All-American Runners,
the ~will now recognize the top fifteen regardleffiJ of
category for both boys and girls. We also recognize the
outstanding runners in each category.
In the case of teams, the time given is the sum of the
times of the team's first five runners~ The number given
immediately after each runner is the grade in school. The
location of the high schools and the coaches' names are
·given following the selections.
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Boys' Champion Teams: Large Schools
National Champion: Arroyo (CA) 74:45.3
First Runner-up: McCullough (TX) 74:57.5
Second Runnerr-up: York (IL) 75:47.3
Third Runner-up: Sun Valley (NC) 76:49.0
Fourth Runner-up: Orange Park (FL) 81:13.4
Boys' Champion Teams: Medium Schools
National Champion: Clewiston (FL) 85:07.0
Boys' Champion Teams: Small Schools
National Champion: Athens (WV) 97:04.1
Boys' All-Americans: Large Schools
Ian Alsen, 12, Granada Hills (CA) 14:19.8
Jaime Ortega, 12, Arroyo (CA) 14:33.8
Jeff Gilkey, 12, Arroyo (CA) 14:34.3
Curtis McLemore, 12, McCullough (TX) 14:40.0
Mike Glaze, 12, Notre Dame (CA) 14:41.1
Danny Green, 12, McCullough (TX) 14:43.1
Derrick Powers, 12, Arroyo (CA) 14:47.5
Todd Walters, 12, Sun Valley (NC) 14:51.0
Matt Shull, 12, York (IL) 14:52.1
John White, 12, Sun Valley (NC) 14:58.0
Brett Porter, 10, McCullough (TX) 15:01.6
Al Kabat, 10, York (IL) 15:05.4
Todd Carrigan, 11, McCullough (TX) 15:09.0
Mark Bilut, 12, York (IL) 15:10.7
Chuck Mattis, 11, York (IL) 15:10.8
Boys' All-Americans: Medium Schools
Taisto Pitkonen, 12, Clewiston (FL) 15:30.1
Boys' All-Americans: Small Schools
Joey Wood, 12, Athens (WV) 16:55.1
Girls' Champion Teams: Large Schools
National Champion: Carmel (IN) 58:26.5
First Runner-up: Washingtonville (NY) 59:02.5
Second Runner-up: Francis Howell (MO) 59:09.0
Girls' Champion Teams: Medium Schools
National Champion: Pearl River (NY) 59:19.2
First Run:ner~up: Shoreham-Wading River (NY) 60:3.7.0
Girls' Champion Teams: Small Schools
National Champion: Hampton Bays (NY) 71:00.0
Girls' All-Americans: Large Schools
Susan Bliss, 12, Francis Howell (MO) 10:42.1
Megan Thompson, 10, Hazelwood Central (MO) 10:45.3
Sarah Bliss, 12, Francis Howell (MO) 11:12.8
Danielle Sepulveda, 11, Washingtonville (NY) 11:22.2
Amy Tomlinson, 10, Carmel (IN) 11:24.7
Susie Stewart, 12, Carmel (IN) 11:26.2
Phyong Sites, 11, Fremont (CA) 11:27.0
Beth Bartholomew, 10, Fremont (CA) 11:28.0
Jennifer A~chley, 10, Spanish River (FL) 11:33.2
Kerry Nafey, 11, Washingtonville (NY) 11:35.2
Tracy Foley, 10, Washingtonville (NY) 11:40.0
Girls' All-Americans: Medium Schools
Nathalie Marquis, 12, Pearl River (NY) 11:21.6
Nicole Aleskowitch, 11, Shoreham-Wading River 11:24.9
Erika Duthiers, 10, Pearl River (NY) 11:32.5
Linda Giardina, 11, Pearl River (NY) 11:51.4
Girls' AlJ,..Americans: Small Scltools
Katy McCandless, 12, Castilleja (CA) 10:47.8
High School, Location &Coach
Arroyo: El Monte, CA, Tim O'Rourke
Athens: Athens, WV, Paul Hodges
Carmel, IN, Chuck Knoeppen
Castilleja: Palo Alto, CA, Ed Brillanti
Clewiston: Clewiston, FL, Mike House
Francis Howell: St Charl~s, MO, Steven Miller
Fremont: Sunnyvale, CA, Doug Boyd
Granada Hills: Granada Hills, CA, Bob Arguello
Hampton Bays: Hampton Bays, NY, David Oakley
Hazelwood Central: Florissant, MO, PaulEnke
McCullough: The Woodlands, TX, Dim Green
Notre Dame: Sherman Oaks, CA, Francios Woman
Orange Park: Orange Park, CA, Bob Hans
Pearl
River: Pear-l
River, NY, Dan Doherty
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Shoreham-Wading River: Shoreham, NY, Paul Koretski
Spani!;lh River: Boca Raton, FL, Rick Rothman
Sun Valley: Monroe, NC, Jimmy Sanders
Washingtonville: Washingtonville, NY, Charlie Delmonico
York: Elmhurst, IL, Joe Newton
Announce Your Camp or Clinic
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As service to our subscribers, in the March/ April issue,
we will announce any camps or clinics you intend to run
thiss~mmer: Send info by Feb. 10.
JAN.-FEB. 1988
CROSSCOUNTRYJOURNAL
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Results of the NCAA National C~ampionships
DIVISION I
Hosted by the Univ. of Virginia and held at the
Foxfield Course in Charlottesville on Nov. 23, the championships were won by two of the Di~sion's perennial
powers: Arkansas & Oregon. The men of Arkansas have
not· finished worse than fifth since 1979. With the
exception of 1985, the women of Oregon have not
finished worse than fifth since 1977.
Arkansas (Joe Falcon 1st, Christian Zinn 7th, Reuben
Reina 18th, Alex Hallock 47th, Douglas Consiglio 52nd,
Matthew Taylor lOOth, and Richard Cooper 105th) captured its third crown in the last four years. Dartmouth
was runner-up for the second straight year, but this time
by a much narrower margin. Having a(lmired Falcon as
an outstanding H.S. runner in Missouri, it is gratifying
to see him continue to do so well in college: 7th, 2nd & 1st
so far.
Oregon-(Annette Hand 5th, Penny Graves 12th, Elizabeth Wilson 15th, Elizabeth Johnson 35th, Karen Rayle
73rd, Deanna Schiedler 82nd, and Elizabeth Tyson
115th) captured its second crown (the first was in 1983
and joins an elite group· of double winners: North
Carolina State, Virginia, and Wisconsin. In fact, NC
State came very close to being a triple winner. After the
first three runners, it was 10 to 22 in their favor. But
Oregon's Johnson and Rayle not only wiped out the
12-point deficit but gave them the ultimate 3-point
lead.
This year in Division I, the Cross Country Journal
Award to the outstanding college goes to North Carolina
State whose· teams had the low score -of 7 points. It was
followed closely by Wisconsin with 9 and Arkansas with
10. N. C. State's winning the award is no fluke. Its
women's team has been in the forefront of the.national
scene for at least ten years. Its men's team has come to
the nationals only these last four years but finished an
impressive fifth this year.
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Men's Team Results
1. Arkansas, 87
2. Dartmouth, 119
3. Wisconsin, 120
4. Virginia Tech, 184
5. North Caro. St., 234
6. Arizona, 244
7. Notre Dame, 259
8. Northern Ariz., 264
9. Brown, 266
10. Indiana, 273
11. Clemson, 291
12. Penn St., 304
13. Nebraska, 311
14. UC Irvine, 323
15. Colorado, 385
16. Bucknell, 386
17. Georgetown, 387
18. Texas, 394
19. RiCe, 411
20. Providence, 428
21. Montana, 472
22. Washington; 481
Men's Individual Results (10,000 m.)
1. Joe Falcon, Arkansas, 29:14.97·
2. John Scherer, Michigan, 29:20.56
3. Harry Green, Texas, 29:21.16
4. Eric Carter, Penn St., 29:21.38
5. Scott Fry, Wisconsin, 29:23.26
6. Dan Garrett, Notre Dame, 29:24.94
7. Christian Zinn, Arkansas, 29:28.44
8. Barnaba Korir, Iowa St., 29:30.89
9. Steven Taylor, Virginia Tech, 29:31.09
10. Chris Schille, Brown, 29:32.19
11. Robert Kempainen, Dartmouth, 29:35.29
12. Jacinto Navarrete, Washington St., 29:35.66
13. Patrick Piper, North Caro. St._, 29:36.72
14. Joe Rocha, Boston College, 29:40.58
15. Tim Gargiulo, Southern Methodist, 29:44.5.0
16. Scott Williams, Indiana, 29:46.95
17. Thomas Paskus, Dartmouth, 29:49.20
lR. Reuben Reina, Arkansas, 29:52.21
19. Anthony Williams, Virginia Tech, 29:52.61
20. Matthew Giusto, Arizona, 29:52.85
21. Matt Clayton, San Diego St., 29:55.64
22. Dov Kremer, Clemson, 29:58.06
23. Jay Korhonen, Wisconsin, 29:59:69
24. Richard Graves, UC Irvine,. 29:59.93
25. MilfredTewawina, Northern Ariz., 30:01.16
(180 finishers)
DIVISIONii
Hosted by the Univ. of Southern Indiana and held at
the Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville on Nov. 21,
the championships were won by the same schools as last
year: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
For the last four years, the Edinboro men have done no
worse than second and it marks their·ninth straight
appearance at the national meet. As for the women of
Cal Poly SLO, they have now won six crowns in a row. In
fact, their record is only tarnished by having been
runner-up in 1981, the first year these championships
were held. The only other school to have even been to the
Nationals every y_ear is the Univ. of Calif. at Davis.
With Michael Platt 11th, Gennaro Manocchio 16th,
Tim Dunthorne 27th, Chris Rauber 31st, Mike Renninger 43rd and John Crowlis 57th, (Mike Tonkin did not
finish) Edinboro clearly won on the strength of a ba. lan,ced team. As the runner-up, Mankato State (MN)
continues its assault on the championship, having taken
8th in '85 and 5th in '86. In fact, this year, after the first
three runners were in, Mankato lead Edinboro by eight
points; but Rauber, Renninger and Crowlis wiped out
that lead and gave the ultimate 18-point lead to Edinboro!
Cal Poly SLO (Gladees Prieur 4th, Noreen DeBettencourt 12th, Pauline Stehly 18th, Sherri Minkler 21st,
Teena Colebrook 26th, Christine Katterhagen 33rd, and
Rebecca Nieto 34th) not only had balance but also
strength at every position and particularly 4th and 5th.
California State at Los Angeles made an impressive
debut at the Nationals by being the runner-up. In doing
so, they came closer to beating Cal Poly SLO than any
team since South Dakota State came within 13 of them
back in 1982!
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This year in Division II, the Cross Country Journal
Award to the outstanding college goes to Mankato State
University whose teams had the low score of 5 points.
There were two runners-up for this award: Cal Poly SLO
and Cal State at L.A., both with 8 points. Mankato
State's teams have just recently returned to national
prominence, both having been very strong in years
past.
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Men's Team Results
. 1. Edinboro (PA,), 95
2. Mankato St. (MN), 113
3. South Dak. St. 116
4. Southeast Mo. St., 149
5. Kenne St. (NH), 156
6. Cal State Los Angeles, 159
7. Cal Poly SLO, 212
8. Cal St. Northridge, 228
9. Southern Conn. St., 242
10. North Dak. St., 246
11.. Southern Ind., 250
12. UC Riverside, 277
13. St. Cloud St. (MN), 246
14. Northeast Mo. St., 314
15. Cal St. Sacramento, 336
16. East Stroudsburg (PA), 349
17. Abilene Christian (TX), 356
Men's Individual Results (10,000 m.)
1: Ch!!des Cheruiycit, Mt. St. Mary's (MD), 30:42
2. Peter Rono, Mt. St. Mary's (MD), 30:43
3. Rod DeHaven, South Dak. St., 30:44
4. Christian Palmer, Troy St. (AL), 30:53
5. Doug Hanson; North Dak. St., 30:59
6. Michael.Moloto, Abilene Christian, 31:00
7. Art Waddell; Southeast Mo. St., 31:03
8. Tom Anderson, Keene St., 31:07
9. Shawn Bernier, MankatO St., 31:12
10. Scott Hatch, Keene St., 31:16
11. Michael Platt, Edinboro, 31:18
12. Mike Smith, Mankato St., 31:19
13. Peter Fleming, Lock Haven (PA), 31:20
14. Mike Livingston, Cal Poly SLO, 31:22
15. Mika Jel<:absons, Humboldt St. (CA), 31:23
16. Gennaro Manocchio, Edinboro, 31:24
· l7. Jimmy Herald; Southeast Mo. St., 31:27
18. Hebert Saravia, UC Riverside, 31:29
19. Anthony Vodicka, Lewis (IL), 31:31
. 20. John Schurrb, North Dak. St., 31:32
21. Brian· Moody, Lowell (MA), 31:33
22. Jay O'~eefe, Southern Conn. St., 31:34
23. Mike Schweitzer, Mankato St., 31:38·
24. Roger Clark, Keene St., 31:40
25. Pat McCarthy, St. Cloud St., 31:42
(129 finishers)
DIVISION III
Hosted by Hope College and held in the snow there in
Holland, Michigan, on Nov. 21, the two championships
were won by three colleges! Last year the College of St.
Thomas (MN) won these championships all by itselfl
This year; they shared the spoils with North Central
University (IL) and the University of Wisconsin at
Oshkosh. The fact that three colleges won is unprecedented for these championships. It was not surprising
to see which three did it. In eleven of the last twelve
years, the North Central men have been in the top three,
and six of those twelve years they were the champions.
Although the history is not so long, the story of the
women from St. Thomas is similar: never worse than
second these last six years and four times champions.
The women of Wise/Oshkosh do not have quite as
impressive a record, but in their three previous appearances at the nationals, they took 7th, 5th, and then 3rd
in 1986.
·North Central (Brad Tobben 5th, Jay Jackson 6th,
Joel Bowman 20th, John Collett 25th, Bob Keisler 26,
Doug Hearn 66th, and Rich Scopp 90th) gave Wise/
LaCrosse their second straight runner-up trophy. This
year the latter came even closer to the championship
than last. After each team had three runners in, Wise/
LaCrosse had a two-point edge.· However, Collett and
Keisler gained thirteen points against W/LaC's fourth
and fifth men, and North Central won by a margin of
eleven.
In the women's race, Ithaca .College (NY) made it a
three-team competition, with the third, fourth and fifth
runners from each ·team running practically neck in
neck. It was the superior front two that made the
difference for the co-champions. Wise/Oshkosh was
represented by Cheryl Niederberger 3rd, Tiffany Fox
6th, Marina Colby 35th, Terry Myer 40th, Nancy Klatt
45th, Sus'!n Taylor 51st, and Nancy Dare 62nd. The St.
Thomas team consisted of Shari Sullivan 4th, Jennifer
Hintz 10th, Maggie McRaith 24th; Diane Loughlin 41st,
Cheryl Vogel 48th, Rachel Lansing 70th, and Marta
Laughlin 78th. Between the two co-champions, the 1st,
2nd, 4th, and 5th runners from Wise/Oshkosh outran
their St. Thomas counterparts. St. Thomas' McRaith
made up the entire deficit by herself.
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In Division III, this year's Cross Country Journal
Award to the outstanding college goes to the University
of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, with the low score of 4.. They
were followed very closely by Wise/LaCrosse with 6 and
last year's winner; St. Thomas, with 8.
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Men's Team Results
1. North Central (Ill.), 68
2. Wis.-LaCrosse, 79
3. Wis.-Oshkosh, 187
4. Wis.-Stevens Point, 203
5. Luther (Ia.) 212
6. Cortland St (N.Y.) 220
7. St. Thomas (Minn.), 236
8. St. Joseph's (Me.), 247
9. Carnegie-Mellon (Penna.), 259
10. (tie) Rochester and St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 266.
12. Calvin (Mich.), 315 ·
13. Otterbein (Oh.), 330
14. Haverford (Penna), 350
15. American·(P.R.), 356·
16. Mass.-Boston, 393
17. Glassboro St. (N:J.), 417
18. Westfield St. (Mass), 423
19. Emory (Ga.), 466
. 20. Notre Dame (Cal.), 508
Men's Indiyidual Results (8,000 m.)
1. Jukka Tammisuo, St. Lawrence; 24:19.3
2. Tom Morris, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:19.6
3. Jim Batchelor, Wis.-LaCrosse, 24:22.1
4. Mike Juniga, Wis.-LaCrosse, 24:32.1.
5. Brad Todden, North Central, 24:39.3
6. Jay Jackson, North Central, 24:41.2
7. Hyon Kang, Colorado Col., 24:43..4 , 8. Christopher O'Donnell, Loras (lA), 24:44.3
9. George Dockus, St. Joseph's (ME), 24:45.7.
10. Thomas Schnurr, Otterbein, 24:47.2
11. Mark Lingle, Concordia (Ill.), 24:50.6
12. Rich Bostwick, Glassboro St., 24:55.5
13. Adam Suarez, Calvin, 24:56.5
14. John Bielinski, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:56.8
15. Kevin Sullivan, Hunter (N.Y.), 24:57.8
16. John .Laub, Emory, 24:58.5
17. Steve Sharp, Wis-Oshkosh, 25:01.1
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·18. Scott Steuernagel, Wis.-Oshkosh,-25:01.9
19. Dave Terronez, Aug1,1stana (Ill.), 25:03.0
20. Joel Bowman, North Central, 25:04.5
21. Deaii Burns, st. Lawrence, 25:05.0
22. Tim Tschumperlin, Wis.-LaCrosse, 25:05.6
23. James Gulletet, St. John's (Minn.), 25:06.5
24. Seamus McElligott, Haverford, 25:08.1
· 25: John ·Collett, North Central, 25:10.9.
ORO Finishers).
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DIVISION I (con' d)
Women's Team Results
1. Oregon, 98
2. North Caro. St., 101
3. Yale, 116
4. Texas, 143
5. UTEP, 150
6. Wisconsin, 155
7. Alabama, 163
8. UC Irvine, 216
9. Arkansas, 222
10. Wake Forest, 227
11. Northern Ariz., 230
12. Colorado, 249
13. Clemson, 263
14. Penn St., 304
15. Rice, 372
16. Kansas St., 405
DIVISION III (con' d)
·women's Team Results
1. (tie) Wis.-Oshkosh and St. Thomas (Minn.), 81
3. Ithaca (N.Y.), 85
4. Wis.-LaCrosse, 129
5. St. Olaf (Minn.), 149
6. Rochester (N.Y.), 150
7. Wis.-Stevens Point, 173
8. Cortland St. (N.Y.), 207
9; Hope (Mich.), 219
10. Claremont-M-S (Calif.), 230
11. Smith (Mass.), 256
12. Messiah (Penna.), 302.13. Mary Washington (Va.), 336
14. Gettysburg (Penna.), 354
DIVISION II (con' d)
Women's Team Results
1. Cal Poly SLO, 53
2. Cal St. Los Angeles, 82
3. Mankato St. (MN), 119
4. Liberty (VA), 140
5. Cal St. Northridge, 141
6. Army (NY), 144
7. UC Davis, 148
8. Springfield (MA), 162
9. Air Force (CO), 190
10. Southeast Mo. St., 222
11. Ferris St. (Ml), 235
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Women's Individual Results (5,000 m.)
1. Kimberly Betz, Indiana, 16:10.85
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2. Jackie Goodman, Oklahoma St., 16:15.55
3. Suzie Tuffey, North Caro. St., 16:17.36
4. Kristina Ljungberg, UTEP; 16:17.73
5. Annette Hand, Oregon, 16:18.50
6. Janet Smith, North Caro. St., 16:19.88
7. Renee Harbaugh, North Caro. St., 16:20.23
8. Rita Delnoye, UTEP, 16:21.38
9. Vicki Huber, Villanova, 16:22.93
10. Trina Leopold, Texas, 16:23.69
11. Kirsten O'Hara, California, 16:26.95
12. Penny Graves, Oregon, 16:31.25
13. Kelly Groteke, Yale, 16:35.96
14. Melody Sye, :Arkansas, 16:36.82
15. Elizabeth Wilson, Oregon, 16:38.28
16. Elspeth Turner, Alabama, :i6:41.88
17. Heidi Olafsdottir, Alabama, 16:43.55
18. Patricia Matava, Virginia, 16:48.49
19. Jody Dunston, Texas-San Antonio, 16:46.78
20. Buffy Rabbitt, UC Irvine, 16:47.24
21. Suzanne Favor, Wisconsin, 16:47.64
22, Noeleen Mullan, Brigham Young, 16:47.8() .
23. Celsa Bowman, Utah, 16:48.96
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24. Carole Harris, .Wisconsin, 16:49.15
25. Angela Cook, Brigham Young, 16:49.27
(134 finishers)
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Women's Individual Results (5,000 m.)
1. Sylvia Mosqueda, Cal St. Los Angeles, 16:57
2. Bente Moe, Seattle Pacific, 17:21
3. Elisa Benzoni, Indiana (PA), 17:29
4. Gladees Prieur, Cal Poly SLO, 17:35
5. Darcy Arreola, Cal St. Northridge, 17:37
6. Laurie Hollingsworth, Sonoma St. (CA), 17:39
7. Rachida Asname, Abilene Christian (TX), 17:46
8. Jennifer Thatcher, UC Davis, 17:47
9. Teresa Sobiesk, Army, 17:48
10. Annamarie Fairchild, Liberty, 17:49
11. Marie Rollins, Cal St. Los Angeles, 17:51
12. Noreen Debettencour, Cal Poly SLO, 17:52
13. Sigrun Denny, Army. 17:52
14. Kathy Milton, Southern Conn. St., 17:57
15. Gretchen Lohr, Cal St. Los Angeles, 18:00
16. Debra Myra, Portland St. (OR), 18:09
17. Nettie Tostrude, Mankato St., 18:10
18. Pauline Stehley, Cal Poly SLO, 18:11
19. Kerry Knepper, Northeast Mo. St., 18:13
20. Martha Grinnell, Springfield, 18:13
21. Sherri Minkler, Cal Poly SLO, 18:15
22. Pamela Bragg, UC Davis, 18:16
23. _Shannen Karpel, Air Force, 18:16
24. Julie Shorter, North Dak. St., 18:17
25. Kathleen Stec; Shippensburg (PA), 18:19
(91 finishers)
Women's Individual Results (5,000 m.)
1. Shelley Scherer, Carleton (Minn.), 17:36
2. Carolyn Misch, Rochester,.17:46
3. Cheryl·Nieberberger, Wis.-Oshkosh, 17:48
4. Shari Sullivan, St. Thomas (Minn.), 17:51
5. Brigid Stirling, Claremont-M-S, 17:52
6. Tiffany Fox, Wis-Oshkosh, 17:54
7. Anna Priniu:S, Carleton, 17:56
8. Nancy Benson, Tufts (Mass.), 17:57
9. Colleen Skelly, Ithaca, 18:02
. 10. Jennifer Hintz, St. Thomas (Minn.), 18:02
11. Michelle Trimble, Occident!il (Cai.), i8:04
12. Josepha Benzoni, Rochester, 18:05
13. Kristine Dudek, Allegheny (Penna.), 18:08
14.' Meg White, Smith, f8:11
15. Jennifer Larson, St. Olaf, 18:12
16. Jannette Bonronski, Ithaca, 18:13
17. Jennifer Kegel, Wellesley (Mass.), 18:14
18. Barb Schmidt, Cortland St., 18:14
19. Janice Swanson, North Park (IlL), 18:16
20. Sarah Gillies, Wis.-LaCrosse, 18:17
21: Lian Covella, Claremont-M-S, 18:20
22. Cathy Livingston, Ithaca. 18:22
23. Karla Brown, Eastern Coim. St., 18:22
24. Maggie McRaith, St. Thomas (Minn.), 18:24
25. Pauline Jones, Wis.-LaCrosse, 18:25; (136 finishers).
Results of the NCCAA National Championship
The 15th Annual Championship of the National Christian College Athletic Association was hosted by Cedarville (OH) College and held there at John Bryan State
Park on Nov. 14.
Malone College (OH) continued its winning ways at
this event. The Malone men (Eric Ashton 2nd, Jerry
Fresenko 6th, John Hlaudy 7th, John Hopple 8th, John
Fernandez 11th, Mark Albaugh 21st and John Cumbo
29th) made it two in a row:Anderson University (IN) was
also a repeater as runner-up.
The Malone women (Marguerite Skello 1st, Lisa Klingshirn 2nd, Sandy Moore 4th, Tracy Burry lOth, Tammy
Heil17th, Terri Miller 20th, and Deana Hagestrom 32nd)
also ear:p.ed their second consecutive crown. The AnderMen's Team Results
1. Malone College (OH), 34
2. Anderson University_(IN), 63.
3. Cedarville College (OH), 93
4. Taylor University (IN), 130
5. Spring Arbor College (Ml), 138
6. Huntington College (IN), 193
7. Marion College _(IN), 216
8. Asbury College (KS), 247
9. Philadelphia Bible College, 279
10. Baptist Bible College (PA), 302
11. Kings College (NY), 314
12. Geneva College (PA), 333
13. Oliyet Nazarene College (IL), 343
14. Roberts Wesleyan College-(NY), 348
15. LeTourneau College (TX), 351
16. Northwestern College (MN), 389
Men's Individual Results (8,000 M.)
I. Eric Fillinger, Cedarville, 24:19
2. Eric Ashton, Malone, 24:22
son women were also runners-up, improving on their
fourth place finish last year.
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It should be quite obvious that the Cross Country
Journal Award for the outstanding college in the NCCAA
meet goes to Malone for their perfect score of 2. As double
runner-up; Anderson is runner-up for this award with a
very respectable 4 points.
Eric Fillinger of Cedarville College bettered his time
f:rom 1986 by 93 seconds and his place by 10 to take the
individual title. Skello trimmed 23 seconds off her winning time in 1986 to set a course record this year.
The astute reader will note that a number of the better
teams at this meet also appeared a week later at the
NAJA championships in Kenosha, WI.
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3. Frank Runion, Anderson, 24:36
4. .fohn Oswald, Cedarville, 24:58
5. Rod Waloleizy, Marion, 25:00
6. Jerry Fresenko, Malone, 25:06
7. John Hlaudy, Malone, 25:12
8. John Hopple, Malone, 25:13
9. Joel Thiery, Spring Arbor, 25:14·
10. Wes McKee, Spring Arbor, 25:14
11. John Fernandez, Malone, 25:25
12. Rich Lewis, Roberts Wesleyan, 25:32
13. Jeff Bingham, Anderson, 25:33
14. Larry Rau, Anderson, 25:34
15. Roger Hawks, Anderson, 25:40
(111 Finishers)
Women's Team Results
1. Malone College (OH), 26
2. Anderson University (IN), 68
3. Taylor University (IN), 75
4. Cedarville College (OH), 80
5. Roberts Wesleyan College (NY), 135
6. Spring Arbor Coliege (MI), 147
7. Philadelphia Bible College, 189
Women's Individual Results
1. Marguerite Skello, Malone, 17:23
2. Lisa Klingshirn, Malone, 17:51
3. Tammy Williams, Olivet Nazarene (IL), 18:30
4. Sandy Moore, Malone, 18:38
5. Cindy J ahn, Taylor, 18:48
6. Kim Rodocker, Anderson, 18:53
7. Melanie Trimble, Anderson; 19:01
8. Tina Simmon, Spring Arbor, 19:08
9. Marilyn Newey, Masters College (CA), 19:21
10. Tracy Burry, Malone, 19:24
11. Marty Day, Cedarvitle, 19:28
12. Mikki Egelston, Roberts Wesleyan, 19:35
13. Sherry Swanson, Northwestern (MN), 19:36
14. Rebecca Davidson, Trinity Bible (ND), 19:37
15. Marilyn Nelson, Trinity Bible (ND), 19:38
(68 Finishers)
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Results of the NAI~ National Championships
(With thanks to Steve Veal of the NAIA)
November 21st marked the 32nd annual running of
the NAIA National Cross Country Championships and
the 11th time in the last 12 years that they have been held
in Kenosha, WI. This year they were again run at the
National Cross Country Course and hosted by the University of Wisconsin - Parkside.
Highlands University take the runner-up spot (see his
article on peaking in Vol. I, No.3). We note that Missouri
Baptist College and the University of North Florida
continue to inch closer to the top year by year. (Missouri
Baptist's coach Clark Wille was a member of the Journal's first panel of experienced coaches.)
With that kind of stability, it should come as no
surprise to find that this year's champions were two of
the perennial powers in the NAIA. In the last twelve
years alone, the men of Adams State College (CO) have
won this event no less than nine times. For the women of
Simon Frazer (British Columbia), this was only (!) their
second championship, but they have been close to the top
in all six of their appearances these last six years. In fact,
the host's women's team is the only other to have won
twice.
After each team had two runners in, the Adams State
women held a slim one-point lead. But when all the
women of Simon Frazer (Leah Pells 1st, Juliet Smith
lOth, Carol Montgomery 13th, Chris Wagner 18th, Caroline Frazer 23rd, Sarah Howell 25th, and Louise Embacher 49th) were finished, they gave the team a 49 (!)
point lead over the field. Pells broke the meet record by 33
seconds. Cindy Grant, also of Simon Frazer, had held it
since 1983. As the runner-up, Adams State continues its
march on another championship of its own: 9th, 4th, 3rd
and now 2nd ·these last four years. Adams State was
champion in 1981.
Last year they ran to a tie with Western State College
(CO), but this year the men of Adams State (Rick Robards
1st, Craig Dickson 3td, Marco Ochoa 6th, Don Fitzgerald
11th, Dan Jaquez 12th, Pat Melgares 13th, and Art Vigil
16) made a 8hamltles of the competition. They broke
the record for low team score as well as the record for
margin of victory. Every single runner on the team beat
every one of his counterparts in the race. Robards broke
his own meet record by 23 seconds. This Journal was
pleased to see Ron Maestas' men from New Mexico
Men's Team Results
!. Adams State (CO), 21
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2. New Mexieo Highlands, 171
3: North Florida, 180
4. Missouri Baptist, 189
5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 200
6. Western State (CO), 221
7. Hillsdale (MI), 240
8. Anderson (IN), 292
9. Malone (OH), 299
10. Southwestern (KS), 305
11. Walsh (OH), 315
12. Wisconsin·MHwaukee, 330
13. Southern Colorado, 334
14. Pacific Lutheran (WA), 383
15. Western Oregon State. 412
16. Westmont (CA), 417
17. Saginaw Valley (MI), 447
18. Moorhead State (MN), 465
19. Oklahoma Christian, 484
20. Kearney State (NE), 509
21. Harding (AR), 517
22. David Lipscomb (TN), 636
23. Berea (KY), 642
24. Southern Oregon State, 656
25. Glenville State (WV), 670
26. Pembroke State (NC), 684
27. Black Hills State(SD), 686
2R. Wisconsin·Parkside, 718 ·
29. School of the Ozarks (MO), 776
:JO. Johnson State CVT), 777
31. Spring Arbor (MI), 806
:12. West Florida, 907
33. Berry CGA), 975
:34. Westminster CPA), 982
:Jf>. Iowa Wesleyan, 1,024
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:16. South Carolina CAT) Spartanburg, 1,04·1
:17. St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), 1,097
:l/1. Alvernia CPA), I,Hl:J
:19. Greenville CIL), 1,214
Men's Individual Results (8,000 m.)
I. Rick Robirds, Adams State, 23:47
2. Lcodgard Fiita, Wayland Baptist CTX), 24:09
For the school with the best performance by both their
men's and women's teams, this year's Cross Country
Journal Award goes to Adams State. With a mere 3
points, they far outdistanced the competition. There was
a real race for runner-up, however, with North Florida
taking it with 12 points, then Hillsdale 13, Western State
14, and Wisc-Eau Claire 15.
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3. Craig Dickson, Adams State, 24:12
4. Jeff Trump, Davis & Elkins (WV), 24:32
5. Jesse Llanez, Fresno Pacific (CA), 24:34
6. Marco Och!)a, Adams State, 24:37
7. Juan Diaz,Western State, 24:41
8. Eric Fillinger, Cedarville (OH), 24:43
9. Danny Bustos, New Mexico Highlands, 24:45
10. Dan· Held, Wisconsin·Eau Claire, 24:46
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11. Don Fitzgerald, Adams State, 24:48
12. Dan Jaquez, Adams State, 24:51
13. Pat Melgares, Adams State, 24:51
14. Paul Bons, Wisconsin·Stout, 24:56
15. Finion Cronin, North Florida, 24:57
16. Art Vigil, Adams State, 24:58
17. Janrie Burnhall\, Missouri Baptist, 25:03
18. Gideon Mthembu, New Mexico Highlands, 25:04
19. Declan Doyle, North Florida, ~5:05
20. Frank Runion, Anderson, 25:05
21. Eric Ashton, Malone, 25:07
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22. Alan Peyton, Pittsburg St. (KS), 25:07
23. Dean Vigil, Western State, 25:08
24. Peter Biwott, Lubbock Christian (TX), 25:09
25. John Oswald, Cedarville (OH), 25:09
(348 finishers)
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Women's Team Results
I. Simon Fraser (BC), 60
2. Adams State (CO), 109
3. Pacific Lutheran (WA), 131
4. Wisconsin·Parkside; 181
5. Western Washington, 192
6. Wisconsin·Milwaukee, 200
6. Hillsdale (MI), 200
8. Western State (CO), 228
9. North Florida, 296
10. Wisconsin·Eau Claire, 328
II. Emporia State (KS), 342
12. Malone (0H), 346
I;l. Western Oregon State, 383
13. Linfield (OR), 383
If>. Westmont(CA),412
16. Pittsburg State (KS), 437
17. Kearney State (NE), 446
18. New Mexico Highlands, 507
19. Harding (AR), 508
20. Manchester (IN), 509
21. Northern State (SD), 525
22. Missouri Baptist, 592
23. Berry (GA), 662
24. Bemidji State (MN), 692
25. West Florida, 702
· 26. Oklahoma Christian, 718
27. Siena Heights (MI), 723
28. Carson·Newman (TN), 769
29. West Liberty State (WV), 888
30. Iowa Wesleyan, 926
31. College of St. Rose (NY), 970
32. Georgetown (KY), 990
33. St. Vincent (PA), 1,020
34. Cedar Crest (PA), 1,045
Women's Individual Results (5,000 m.)
l. Leah Pells, Simon Fraser, 16:59
2. Michelle Marter·Rohl, Wisconsin·Parkside, 17:32
3. Valerie Hilden, PaCific Lutheran, 17:34
4. Doris Watson, Adams State, 17:37
5. Kim Burke, Central Washington, 17:39
6. Jane Reaves, Adams State, 17:46
7. Marguerite Skello, Malone, 17:46
8. Meg McElroy, Manchester, 17:51
9. Cindy Blakeley, Emporia State, 17:52
10. Juliet Smith, Simon Fraser; 17:55
11. Nancy Marter, Wisconsin·Parkside,17:57
12. Sarah Williams, Western Washington,17:59.
13. Carol Montgomery, Simon Fraser, 18:()3
14. Jenny Lamoreux, Nor'th Florida, 18:06 ·
15. Lisa Klingshim, Malone, ·18:07
16. Erin Gillespie, Hillsdale, 18:08
17. Sheila Barrett, Western State, 18:08
18. Chris Wagner,.Simori:Fraser, 18:09
19. Genevie Pfueller, Western Washington, 18:10
20. Paula West,.Kearrtey State, 18:10.
21. Kathy Waggoner, Doane (NE), 18:ll ·
22. Donna Spickelmier, Kearney State, 18:14
23. Caroline Frase~, Simon Fraser; 18:15
24. Bonnie Weiskopf, Western State, 18:16
25. Sarah Howell, Simon Fraser, 18:17
(288 finishers)
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Results of the NJCAA National Championships
The 29th annual NJCAA national meet was hosted by
Johnson County Community College and held on its
campus in Overland Park, Kansas, on Saturday the 14th
of November. Brevard College (NC) continued its winning tradition by earning its fifth men's title in the last
North Idaho College completed its march on the women's
championship. Starting in 1984 North Idaho took lOth,
then 9th, 5th last year and now 1st.
After a mile or so into the men's race, Blinn College
(TX) had a commanding lead, with at least five in the top
ten. But Brevard (John Erickson 5th, Jeff Pajak 9th,
Brandon Dodson 11th, Glenn MacDonald 13th, Scott
Dvorak 15th, Jeff Breen 18th, and Geoff Moore 44th) just
kept moving up on them throughout the race. Brevard's
front three never did quite catch their counterparts from
Blinn, but MacDonald and Dvorak did so in a big way,
making up the 9-point deficit and giving Brevard a
15-point margin of victory. In similar fashion, Blinn
snatched the runner-up trophy from Central Arizona
when its fifth man (Robert Anderson) bettered C.A.'s
fifth by 21 points. Mark Roberts (Central Arizona) is the
first repeat individual champion in recent memory.
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In the women's race, the individual and team champions were winners all the way. Demetra Castille (Eastern Oklahoma) lead the race essentially from the beginning: never built up too big a lead, but hung on to what she
Men's Team Results
1. Brevard (NC), 43
2. Blinn (TX), 58
3. Central Arizona, 72
4. North Idaho, 144
5. Southwestern Michigan, 149
6. Dupage (IL), 170
7. Hutchinson (KS), 172
8. Haskell Indian (KS), 216
9. Alfred (NY), 278
10. Florida, 285
11. Parkland (IL), 289
12. Lansing (MI), 322
13. Andrew (GA), 353
14. Nassau (NY), 368
15. Johnson County (KS), 377
16. Haggerstown (MD), 414
17. Minnesota at Waseca, 499
18. Wentworth (MO), 558
Men's Individual Results (8,000 M.)
1. Mark Roberts, Central Arizona, 23.50
2. William Musyoki, Blinn, 24.40
3. Dan Lopez, Central Arizona, 24.41
4. Mark Elliot, Blinn, 24.47
5. John Erickson, Brevard, 24.49
6. Lenny Clark, Glendale (AZ), 24.59
7. Alvin Gegay, Navajo (AZ), 25.03
8. Julius Kariuki, Blinn, 25.10
9. Jeff Pajak, Brevard, 25.33
had. North Idaho (Audrey Caren 2nd, Roxanne Jantz
3rd, Diane Armstrong 17th, Jackie Harris 19th, Chris
Hauger 24th, Diana Sisk 61st, and Cora Carroll 74th)
presented a very solid team effort: each of its five scorers
came in ahead of all her counterparts from the other
eleven teams in the race. The Brevard women earned
their second runner-up trophy in as many years. With a
third place (in 1985) also to their credit, one can't help but
believe it's only a matter of time before they gain the
championship for themselves.
The Cross Country Journal Award for the outstanding school goes to Brevard College. Had the award been
given in previous years, this would have made its third
one: each time that Brevard has had a women's team in
the nationals. However, as opposed to other years, this
time Brevard was given some competition: by North
Idaho which scored 5 points to Brevard's 3.
Due to the proximity of Overland Park to this Journal's
home office, we had the opportunity to witness this event.
We were enormously impressed with Johnson County
Community College and the job its coach (Dave Burgess)
did in coordinating a first-rate national meet:, from the
beautifully laid-out course to the elaborate awards ceremony. It would not be surprising to see the meet held
there again.
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10. Robert DeKain, Central Arizona, 25.35
11. Brandon Dodson, Brevard, 25.36
12. Bryan Stone, Mesa (AZ), 25.40
13. Glenn MacDonald, Brevard, 25.41
14. Pat Kenworthy, North Idaho, 25.43
15. Scott Dvorak, Brevard, 25.44
16. Roger Koester, Cloud County (KS), 25.48
17. Thomas Flores, Navajo (AZ), 25.49
18. Jeff Breen, Brevard N.C., 25.50
19. Hector Salazar, Central Arizona, 25.50
20. Shawn Haley, Pima (AZ), 25.50
21. Arthur Guerra, Treasure Valley (ORi, 25.51
22. Steve Schultz, Alfred, 25.51
23. Gary Lyles, Barton County (KS), 25.52
24. Mark Wojciechowski, Dupage, 25.52
25. Derik Eaton, Southwest Michigan, 25.55
(176 Finishers)
Women's Team Results
1. North Idaho, 42
2. Brevard (NC), 82
3. Macomb (MI), 112
4. Florida, 114
5. Johnson County (KS), 118
6. Bergen (NJ), 137
7. Barton County (KS), 148
8. Phoenix (AZ), 162
9. Southwestern Michigan, 178
10. Hutchinson (KS), 265
11. Delhi A& TofSuny, 317
12. Lake County (IL), 348
Women's Individual Results (5,000 M.)
1. Demetra Castille, East Oklahoma, 18.20
2. Audrey Caren, North Idaho, 18.31
3. Roxanne Jantz, North Idaho, 18.35
4. Robyn Heim, Bergen, 18.38
5. Jennifer Beatty, Pima (AZ), 18.41
6. Brigitte Krol, Scottsdale (AZ), 18.44
7. Jennifer Mullen, Johnson County, 18.46
8. Kelli George, Brevard, 18.47
9. Vicki Brown, Triton (IL), 18.48
10. Mary Ward, Yavapai (AZ), 18.49
11. Marti Swiderski, Lansing (MI), 18.49
12. Beth Mayo, Florida, 18.50
13. Miritza Alvarez, Bergen, 18.50
14. Ann Brennan, Florida, 18.51
15. Athalee Norman, Macomb, 18.51
16. Alice Gaines, Brevard, 18.52
17. Diane Armstrong, North Idaho, 18.56
18. Karen Eisenman, Essex (MD), 18.56
19. Jackie Harris, North Idaho, 18.57
20. Marjorie Hawk, Brevard, 19.00
21. Stephanie Evans, Johnson County, 19.01
22. Missy Hagen, Southwestern Michigan, 19.01
23. Terry Edmands, Hagerstown (MD), 19.05
24. Chris Hauger, North Idaho, 19.05
25. Tracey Adams, Mesa (AZ), 19.07
(138 Finishers)
Results of the TAC National Championships
Held at Van Cortlandt Park, NYC, on Nov. 28. (Thanks to Pete Cava ofTAC/USA)
SENIOR MEN (10,150 Meters)
1. Pat Porter, 29:58
2. James Farmer, 30:01
3. Richard Nerurkar, 30:29
4. David Barney, 30:38
5. George Nicholas, 30:39
6. Tim Springfield, 30:40
7. Keith Hanson, 30:44
8. Robert Kempainen, 30:45
9. Jose Rocha, 30:49
10. Marcus O'Sullivan, 30:52
SENIOR WOMEN (6.,000 Meters)
1. Lynn Jennings, 19:35
2. Nan Doak Davis, 19:47
3. Kathy Hayes, 19:51
4. Sabrina Domhoefer, 19:56
5. Sylvia Mosqueda, 19:57
6. Cathie Twomey, 20:05
7. Janet Smith, 20:07
8. Christine McMiken, 20:08
9. Suzanne Girard-Eberle, 20:11
10. Melody Sye, 20:12
JUNIOR MEN (5,000 Meters)
1. Daniel Lopez, 15:11
2. Daniel Maas, 15:20
3. Chris Rauber, 15:22
4. Doug Walter, 15:28
5. Steve Hefferman, 15:29
6. Frank Runion, 15:30
7. John Hill, 15:34
8. John Floyd, 15:38
9. Lee Zubrod, 15:39
10. David Smith, 15:39
World Trials Announced
Pat Porter and Lynn Jennings are automatically
members of the U.S. Teams that will go to the World
Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, on
March26.
The remainder of those teams and the entire
Junior men's team will be selected at the World
Championship Trials at Trinity River Park in Dallas, Texas on February 13th. The event co-ordinator
is Bob Lucksinger, 8189 South Central Expressway,
Dallas TX 75216 (214) 371-1901.
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Eating Disorders (con'd from page one)
do. Some girls will always be bigger than others, but I
don't make a big deal about it. Putting too much pressure
on a girl can cause serious problems. The key to a
successful program is to know the runners and to care for
them.
Tom Heinonen, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Eating disorders and compulsive behavior are so
widespread in the U.S. today that every coach of female
distance runners must be re{ldY to deal with anorexic and
bulimic athletes. Eliminating a coach's emphasis on
leanness and routine weigh-ins can alleviate stress on
healthy and compulsive runners alike. Nevertheless, it's
critical for the coach to realize that he or she alone won't
cause an athlete to develop an eating disorder. The
problems that result in eating disorders are deep rooted
and pre-date any athlete's running compulsion.
Coaches can confront athletes who they feel have an
eating problem but should be prepared for a denial by the
athlete. This may well change the coach-athlete relationship for the worse, but it's worth the effort. Bringing an
athlete's anorexia or bulimia into the open can establish
an improved level of understanding and cooperation
between athlete and coach, but most important is getting
professional counseling for the athlete. Cost can be a
major problem, but eating-disorder treatment programs
are more common now: many universities having free
counseling/treatment services for students.
The coach alone cannot solve severe psychological
problems like eating disorders. The most that should be
expected is a confrontation with the athlete, encouragement to seek treatment, information on where to get
treatment, and continual support for the athlete as she
struggles to deal with the causes of the disorder. Shortterm cures are not likely. The coach must be prepared for
moderate successes followed by frustrating regressions
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in behavior which aren't always related to the athlete's
ability to train or race.
Sue Parks, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Nobody on my team will ever have a problem with
eating disorders ifi can help it. I do not believe in having
female distance runners lose weight in order to improve
performance. I do not weigh my girls in and never ask
them what they weigh. If someone decides on their own
that they need to lose weight, I give them advice; but I
never let them starve themselves. Distance runners do
enough mileage that they should not have the added
stress of worrying about their weight. I really am against
coaches who weigh their runners in and encourage them
to diet. I think it really promotes eating disorders. I have
always kept a "low key" attitude about weight and food
with my runners and I have never had anyone with an
eating disorder problem. I don't believe any of my
runners have had a weight problem that slows them
down either. When coaches get too concerned about
weight, I think the negatives far outweigh the positives.
Scott Underwood, South Dakota State Univ.,
Brookings, SD
This is a very tough subject. Before they come here,
most women know that it is hard to run distance while
over-weight. Most of our women do watch what they eat.
There is such a fine line between having a disorder and
watching weight to improve performance. We try not to
let them get overly concerned about gaining one or two
pounds. If they do want to lose weight, we try to put them
on a slow, sensible, weight-loss program. We try to
emphasize a positive self image. An athlete must understand her weight has nothing to do with her worth as a
human being. As a coach I want them to understand I like
them just the way they are, no matter what their
weight.
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