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Four Owls Compete at Cross Country Nationals

(Kenosha, Wisc., Nov. 22)--Four members of the William Woods University cross country team competed in the NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday at Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The women took the course at 10:30 am. Kristi Palmer finished 72nd out of 327 runners. Palmer finished with a time of 18:47.7. Palmer, a sophomore from Ste. Genevieve, Mo., competed in her second consecutive NAIA National Championship race.

Cheryl Held, a freshman from Wildwood, Mo., finished 111th. Held finished with a time of 19:08.5

Palmer and Held were members of the William Woods cross country team that won the 2008 American Midwest Conference Championship. Palmer was a member of the 2008 All-AMC team, and the 2008 Academic All-AMC team. Held was selected the 2008 AMC Freshman of the Year. She was also named to the All-AMC team.

The men took the course at 11:45 am. Brent Almand finished 29th out of 331 runners. Almand finished with a time of 25:15.8. Almand, a senior from The Woodlands, Tex., competed in his first NAIA Championship race.

Phil Guidry, a senior from Lafayette, La., finished 199th. Guidry finished with a time of 26:58.5. Guidry competed in his first NAIA Championship race.

Almand and Guidry were members of the William Woods cross country team that won the 2008 American Midwest Conference Championship. Almand won the 2008 AMC individual championship and was named the AMC Championship Outstanding Runner. He was also a member of the 2008 All-AMC team, and the 2008 Academic All-AMC team. Guidry was also selected to the 2008 All-AMC and Academic All-AMC squad.

NAIA National Championship Links:

Men's Cross Country National Championships

Women's Cross Country National Championships

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AMC Champions

(FOREST PARK, Mo., Nov. 7)--The William Woods University women’s cross country team won the American Midwest Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday. The Owls have now won four of the last five AMC Championships.

The Owls finished first in a field of five teams.  The Owls placed six runners in the top ten.

Kristi Palmer was the top finisher for the Owls.  Palmer finished 2nd in a field of 30 runners.  She finished with a time of 18:12.  Cheryl Held finished 25 seconds behind Palmer to finish in third individually.

Top Finishers for the Women’s Cross Country Team

Kristi Palmer (Ste. Genevieve, Mo.)         2nd       18:12

Cheryl Held (Wildwood, Mo.)                   3rd        18:37

Latrice Fletcher (Independence, Mo.)       6th        19:17

LeeAnn Beard (Hannibal, Mo.)                 7th        19:38

Jessica Bollinger (Ste. Genevieve, Mo.)    8th        19:39

Jordan Locke (Hannibal, Mo.)                  10th      20:23

Award Winners

Cheryl Held - AMC Freshman of the Year

Jessica Bollinger - AMC Newcomer of the Year

Bollinger and Palmer - Academic All-AMC

Palmer, Held, Fletcher, Beard, Bollinger, and Locke - All-AMC

Brayce Forsha - AMC Women’s Coach of the Year

Palmer and Held qualified for the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on November 22nd.  The team will find out if they will receive an at-large bid to the Championships on Tuesday, November 11th.