November 12, 2005

Alumni News - NCAA Regional results

We've been trying to keep tabs on NNHS alumni throughout the 2005 Collegiate XC season. On Saturday, NCAA Div. I, II, and III regional qualifying meets were held all around the country. Here's how former Newton North athletes fared:

In the NCAA Div III Northeast Region Meet, sophomore All-American Liz Gleason placed 6th overall with a time of 21:50.9 for 6K to help Williams College place first and gain an automatic bid to the Div III National Championships. Wesleyan freshman Anna Schindler placed 88th overall, and 5th for her team with a time of 24:12.3. Full results

In the NCAA Div III Atlantic Region, Dan Chebot, a freshman at the University of Rochester placed 74th overall, and 6th for his team, with a time of 27:18, as the host Yellow Jackets placed 4th out of 32 teams. Full results

In the NCAA Div III Great Lakes Regional Meet, Joni Waldron placed 132nd and 4th for Earlham College with a time of 24:27 for 6K. En route, Joni set a 20-second PR for 5K! Full results

In the NCAA Div I South Central Regional held in Waco Texas, Chris Barnicle placed 13th overall and 6th for Arkansas with a time of 31:31 for 10K. the The #1 ranked Razorbacks won the meat easily and qualified for the NCAA Div I Championships November 21. Full results

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Razorbacks won the meat"...joke?? No joke?? Either way I like it!!

Anonymous said...

Did Chris make the team for nationals?

Jon Waldron said...

Chris thinks he will be going to Nationals as an alternate, although the final decision about who will run hasn't been made yet.