2009 NCAA Division III Great Lakes
Men's and Women's Cross Country Regional

WOMEN'S RESULTS; MEN'S RESULTS

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Calvin Wins 14th Straight Men's Great Lakes Regional Title; Heidelberg Automatically Qualifies for Nationals

Nick Kramer of Calvin earned the men's Great Lakes Regional championship.

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Calvin College earned its 14th straight NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Men's Cross Country Championship and Heidelberg joined the Knights as automatic qualifiers for next weekend's national meet on Saturday in a meet hosted by Rose-Hulman and DePauw.

Individually, Calvin sophomore Nick Kramer topped a field of 248 runners with a winning eight kilometer time of 25:45.

Makorobo Salukombo from Denison led seven automatic individual qualifiers with a time of 25:53.

Other automatic qualifiers included Andy Williams of Manchester; Alan Bowsher of Ohio Northern; Kevin McCarthy of Wabash; Justin Dickman of Ohio Northern; Bryce Basista of Mount Union; and Eric Line of Oberlin. 

Calvin earned the meet on the heels of a solid team effort.  Knights runners completed the course in first, 14th, 17th, 19th and 22nd.  Matt Vander Roest led the balanced performance with his 14th place in 26:18.

Heidelberg runners placed fifth, 12th, 16th, 25th and 36th to earn automatic qualification.  Devin Butcher led the Student Princes with a fifth place in 25:56, followed by Scott Lasch in 12th in 26:15.

Other teams under consideration for the NCAA Division III National Championships were the third, fourth and fifth place squads.  Manchester placed third with 150 points, Mount Union finished fourth with 192, and Case Western Reserve finished fifth with 196.

If the NCAA Division III championships committee selects Manchester, Mount Union or Case Western as an at-large representative, additional runners will be added to the meet.  The first additional runners from the Great Lakes Region would include Ty Griffin of Mount Union, Seth Einterz of Wabash, and Evan Hitchcock of Ohio Wesleyan.

Meet co-host Rose-Hulman placed 20th overall in the team scoring.  Sophomore Tyler Kreipke led the Fightin' Engineers with all-region honors and a 20th place finish in a time of 26:28.  Sophomore Micah Aldrich placed 46th in 27:06, followed by Josh Elkins in a time of 28:23.

The top 35 runners in the Great Lakes Regional received all-region honors.

Calvin Defends NCAA Division III Women's Regional Championship; Oberlin Earns Automatic Qualification

Katie Navarre of Denison outdistanced the field to win the women's individual title.

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Calvin College captured its third consecutive NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Women's Cross Country Championship and was joined by Oberlin College as an automatic team qualifier for next weekend's national meet on Saturday in a meet hosted by Rose-Hulman and DePauw.

Individually, Denison University junior Katie Navarre led a pack of 231 runners to the finish line with a six-kilometer time of 21:23 at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course. 

Navarre earned one of seven individual automatic qualifications for the NCAA Division III Championships scheduled for next Saturday at Baldwin-Wallace. 

Other automatic qualifiers included Lauren Reich of DePauw, Elaine Simpson of Case Western Reserve, Alison Steinbrunner of Ohio Northern, Jillian McLaughlin of Kalamazoo, Heather Waterman of Franklin and Mary Pfeifer of Wittenberg.

The top three finishers ran in a separate pack and distanced themselves from the remaining 228 entrants. 

Calvin relied on finishes of fifth, eighth, 10th, 13th and 14th to claim the team title among 34 teams.  Lauren Bergstrom led the winners with a time of 22:16, followed by Jesi Hale in 22:26.

Oberlin runners placed third, 18th, 21st, 29th and 49th to earn automatic qualification.  Johnson led the effort with a third-place finish in 21:38, followed by Clara Shaw in a time of 22:59.

Other teams under consideration for the NCAA Division III National Championships were the third, fourth and fifth place squads.  Case Western Reserve placed third with 130 points, followed closely by DePauw at 150 points and Baldwin-Wallace with 157.

If the NCAA Division III championships committee selects Case Western, DePauw or Baldwin-Wallace as an at-large representative, additional runners will be added to the meet.  The first additional runners from the Great Lakes Region would include Heather Stalter of Mount Union, D'Arcy Hlavin of Baldwin-Wallace and Kimberly Chinn of Baldwin-Wallace.

Meet co-host Rose-Hulman placed 25th overall in the team scoring.  Senior Melissa Rogers led Rose-Hulman with a 51st place finish in a time of 24:04.  Freshman Creasy Clauser came home 85th in a time of 24:42.

CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL WEBSITES:  Atlantic Regional, Central Regional, Great Lakes Regional, Mideast Regional, New England Regional, West Regional

FACILITY PHOTOS
 

The Lavern Gibson Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Sports Center will serve as the site of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional.  The NCAA Division I National Championships have been held at the same site for several years.

Ample room for both runners and spectators is available at the Lavern Gibson Course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An enclosed press and officials area stands just beyond the start and finish line.

      

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