NCAA D-III Championship Field Announced
NCAA D-III Championship Field Announced
Nov. 16, 2008
NDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2008 Division III Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.
In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals must qualify in their respective NCAA regions.
Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 16 teams. Sixteen additional teams were selected at-large.
Fifty-six individuals, the first seven athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate in each championship.
Hanover College will host the championships, November 22, at the L.S. Ayres Complex in Hanover, Indiana. The men’s race will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time followed by the women’s race at noon Eastern time.
The following teams and individuals were selected to the championships:
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Men’s Automatic Qualifying Teams |
Men’s At-large Teams |
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Allegheny |
Augustana (Illinois) |
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Amherst |
Brandeis |
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Calvin |
Case Western Reserve |
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Carnegie Mellon |
Dickinson |
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Centre |
Geneseo State |
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Grinnell |
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Cortland State |
Haverford |
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Emory |
Heidelberg |
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Nebraska Wesleyan |
Mount Union |
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New York University |
Plattsburgh State |
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North Central (Illinois) |
St. Lawrence |
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Ohio Northern |
St. Olaf |
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St. John’s (Minnesota) |
Trinity (Connecticut) |
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Whitworth |
Willamette |
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Williams |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
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Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
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Women’s Automatic Qualifying Team |
Women’s At-large Teams |
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Calvin |
Amherst |
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Case Western |
Bethel (Minnesota) |
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Carleton |
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Cortland State |
Colby |
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Dickinson |
DePauw |
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Emory |
Ithaca |
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Geneseo State |
Kenyon |
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Johns Hopkins |
Messiah |
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Luther |
MIT |
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Middlebury |
The College of New Jersey |
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Pomona-Pitzer |
St. Lawrence |
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Trinity (Texas) |
St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
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Wartburg |
Washington U. in St. Louis |
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Williams |
Wheaton (Illinois) |
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Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Willamette |
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Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
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Men’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers |
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Atlantic Region |
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Peter |
Kosgei |
Hamilton |
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Chris |
Guerriero |
TCNJ |
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Tom |
Bocchino |
TCNJ |
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Nick |
Stenuf |
Nazareth |
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Travis |
Stewart |
Rutgers-Camden |
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Tom |
Williams |
Fredonia State |
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Curt |
Bell |
Ithaca |
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Central Region |
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David |
McKay |
Luther |
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Daniel |
Greeno |
Bethel (Minnesota) |
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Brandon |
Gleason |
Hamline |
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Brian |
Chenoweth |
Wartburg |
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Carl |
Gladitsch |
Bethel (Minnesota) |
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Brent |
Haglund |
Augsburg |
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Brad |
O'Neil |
Coe |
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Great Lakes Region |
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Andy |
Williams |
Manchester |
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Grant |
Russo |
Denison |
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Seth |
Weener |
Hope |
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Brandon |
Welti |
Franklin |
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Seth |
Einterz |
Wabash |
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Tim |
Murray |
Trine |
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Makorobo |
Salukombo |
Denison |
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Mideast Region |
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Eddie |
Penatar |
Cabrini |
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Francis |
Eanes |
Messiah |
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Tim |
Van Syckle |
Muhlenberg |
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Paul |
Thistle |
Susquehanna |
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Chris |
Wasnetsky |
Scranton |
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Garrett |
Cichowitz |
Grove City |
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David |
Chorney |
Muhlenberg |
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Midwest Region |
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Brandon |
Mull |
Wheaton (Illinois) |
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Brian |
Wurtz |
Wheaton (Illinois) |
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Pat |
Austin |
Elmhurst |
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Dominic |
Maio |
Milwaukee Engr. |
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Christopher |
Wirtz |
Wis.-Eau Claire |
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Mathias |
Werve |
Wis.-Whitewater |
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Zach |
Shiels |
Wisconsin Lutheran |
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New England Region |
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Jesse |
Faller |
Tufts |
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Brian |
Murtagh |
Connecticut College |
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Thompson |
Ogilvie |
Bowdoin |
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Michael |
Griffin |
Springfield |
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Tyler |
Jasud |
Southern Maine |
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Alex |
Gomes |
Southern Maine |
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Avery |
Bouchard |
Bridgewater State |
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South/Southeast Region |
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David |
Woodson |
Chris. Newport |
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Ricky |
Flynn |
Lynchburg |
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Bryant |
Wright |
Trinity (Texas) |
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Ben |
Donnan |
Texas-Tyler |
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Ken |
Wheeler |
McMurry |
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Warren |
Brown |
Texas-Tyler |
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Mark |
Handelman |
Rhodes |
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West Region |
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Francis |
Reynolds |
Puget Sound |
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Eric |
Kleinsasser |
Occidental |
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Torrey |
Olson |
Pomona-Pitzer |
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Shawn |
Fisher |
Linfield |
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Keith |
Blumenfeld |
Occidental |
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Jackson |
Brainerd |
Colorado College |
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Clay |
Hoadley |
Occidental |
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Women’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers |
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Atlantic Region |
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Jennifer |
Schaffhouser |
Plattsburgh State |
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Kelsey |
Conn |
College of Brockport |
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Johanna |
Spangler |
Vassar |
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Joan |
Kanarkiewicz |
New York University |
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Sarah |
Gollub |
Rochester |
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Lauren |
Norton |
Rochester |
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Erin |
Kyle |
Rensselaer |
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Central Region |
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Jackie |
Spelts |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
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Mary Bridget |
Corken |
Loras |
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Rachelle |
Hawkins |
Cornell College |
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Ashley |
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