Nov. 11, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2007 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.
St. Olaf College will host the 2007 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, November 17, at the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails in Northfield, Minnesota. The women's race will begin at 11 a.m. Central time followed by the men's race at noon Central time.
The following teams and individuals were selected to the championships:
| Men's Automatic Qualifying Teams | Men's At-large Teams |
| Allegheny | Anderson |
| Amherst | Augustana |
| Calvin | Bowdoin |
| Cortland St. | Carleton |
| Emory | Carnegie Mellon |
| Haverford | Colorado College |
| Luther | Dickinson |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Geneseo State |
| New York University | Heidelberg |
| Occidental | North Central |
| Ohio Northern | St. Johns |
| Rhodes | The College of New Jersey |
| Willamette | Trinity (Connecticut) |
| Williams | Tufts |
| Wisconsin-La Crosse | Wartburg |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Women's Automatic Qualifying Team | Women's At-large Teams |
| Amherst | Allegheny |
| Calvin | Bowdoin |
| Case Western Reserve | Colby |
| Dickinson | Colorado College |
| Emory | DePauw |
| Geneseo State | Elizabethtown |
| Haverford | Ithaca |
| Luther | Johns Hopkins |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Kenyon |
| Plattsburgh State | Middlebury |
| Puget Sound | St. Olaf |
| Trinity (Texas) | St.Thomas (Minnesota) |
| Washington U. in St. Louis | The College of New Jersey |
| Willamette | Wartburg |
| Williams | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Wisconsin-Platteville |
Men's Individual Automatic Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
Peter Kosgei Hamilton
Erik Donohoe St. Lawrence
Brendan Epstein Nazareth
Nick Stenuf Nazareth
Eli Howard St. Lawrence
Travis Stewart Rutgers-Camden
Andy Varble RIT
Central Region
Ben Grant Loras
Daniel Greeno Bethel (Minnesota)
Carl Gladitsch Bethel (Minnesota)
Chris deLaubenfels Gustavus Adolphus
Eric Osterhaus Simpson
Brad O'Neil Coe
David Swanson St. Olaf
Great Lakes Region
Joel Bendtsen Denison
Dominic Smith Case Western Reserve
Dusty Kime DePauw
Kyle Basista Mt. Union
Jim Boston Kenyon
Curt Daniels Tri-State
Dustin Ford Mt. Union
Mideast Region
Eddie Penatar Cabrini
Francis Eanes Messiah
Patrick Brandon Johns Hopkins
David Chorney Muhlenberg
Paul Thistle Susquehanna
Tim Van Syckle Muhlenberg
Eric Graves Salisbury
Midwest Region
Brandon Mull Wheaton (Illinois)
Brian Butzler Wisconsin-Whitewater
Jeff Pentek St. Norbert
Ryan McCarl Chicago
Micah Lorenzen Concordia (Wisconsin)
Mike White Carthage
Matt Field Wheaton (Illinois)
New England Region
Sean Watson Wesleyan
John Swain Colby
Curtis Wheeler Southern Maine
Michael Griffin Springfield
James Butcher Middlebury
Jared Samuel Keene St.
Matt Dunlap Bates
South/Southeast Region
R.J. Cowan Texas-Tyler
Ben Donnan Texas-Tyler
Michael Welsh Washington and Lee
David Woodson Christopher Newport
Ricky Flynn Lynchburg
Husein Nasiro-Sigo Methodist
Frank DeVar Mary Washington
West Region
Francis Reynolds Puget Sound
Shawn Pollard Linfield
Nicholas Gallagher Whitworth
Harrison Wilson Linfield
Brian Kopczynski Claremont-M-S
Dusty Caseria Whitworth
Chris Smith Redlands
Women's Individual Automatic Qualifiers
Atlantic Region
Wendy Pavlus St. Lawrence
Elizabeth Ludovici St. Lawrence
Kellie Hasselwander Rochester
Jessica Brown Nazareth
Meredith Fitzpatrick Hamilton
Lisa Holt Cortland State
Jessica Bennett Fredonia State
Central Region
Sarah Spencer Grinnell
Marie Borner Bethel
Nikki Umhoefer Bethel
Angie Berry Central (Iowa)
Allison Louthan Grinnell
Ashley Schnell Coe
Erin Lowrey Macalester
Great Lakes Region
Gwen Kemple Anderson (Indiana)
Megan Gray St. Mary's (Indiana)
Joanna Johnson Oberlin
Rachel Krasich Rose-Hulman
Niki Reese Otterbein
Brooke Boening Denison
Emily Cochard Hanover
Mideast Region
Kristen Carter Grove City
Jennifer Kooser Messiah
Alycia Woodruff Susquehanna
Julia Seward Grove City
J. Fraley Coles Goucher
Sara Gearin Muhlenberg
Jackie Kirby Keystone
Midwest Region
Becca Jordahl Wisconsin-River Falls
Ayla Mitchell Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Erin Kelley Carroll
Jenny Scherer St. Norbert
Liz Driscoll Augustana
Hannah Dieringer Wisconsin-Stevens Pt.
Lisa Baumert Wheaton (Illinois)
New England Region
Jennifer Adams Keene State
Catherine Beck Tufts
Katy O'Brien Tufts
Stephanie McNamara Tufts
Nicole Mauro Bridgewater State
Lucia Pier Wesleyan
Elizabeth Finn MIT
South/Southeast Region
Cristy Falcone Mary Washington
Ann Tripp Mary Washington
Kat Telfeyan Washington and Lee
Rebecca Taylor Washington and Lee
Amy Wampler Christopher Newport
Jennie Pernisi Lynchburg
Alys Cheatle Catholic
West Region
Amanda Phillips Lewis and Clark
Alicia Freese Pomona-Pitzer
Kelsey Owens Pacific
Tamma Carleton Lewis and Clark
Marci Klimek Linfield
Evelyn Ross Claremont-M-S
Maddie Weissman Occidental
In 2006, Calvin College's men's team placed five runners in the top 13 to capture the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships hosted by Wilmington College. They finished with 37 points to defeat runner-up New York University, which finished with 92 points.
On the women's side, Middlebury College defeated Amherst by the slimmest of margins to win the championship. Middlebury , who also won NCAA titles in 2000, 2001 and 2003, totaled 144 points to Amherst's 145. Third-place Calvin was close behind with 149 points.
Individual honors went to Sarah Zerzan of Willamette who won the individual title, finishing 20 seconds ahead of Dickinson's Caitlin Bradley. Also, in the men's championship, individual honors went to Macharia Yuot of Widener. Yout was the 2003 and 2005 individual runner-up, and he captured his first NCAA cross country championship in his final race finishing ahead of Tim Finnegan of Calvin.
For more information regarding the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, log on to www.ncaasports.com.
