CEDARVILLE, Ohio - In their final meet of the year at the NCCAA National Championship Meet, the Judson University cross country teams made a good showing. Competing together for the first time, ever, at the meet, the women's team finished 8^th of 21 teams while the men were 11^th of 28 teams.

Kim Peek was the top runner for Judson as she finished in 34^th place in the 5K running a 20:03.08. She finished just ahead of teammate Meaghan Gard who came in 35^th place at 20:03.47. Kristal Pitts crossed in 53^rd (20:38) while Morgan Kimball was 57^th (20:42). Finishing in the top 100 were Dianna Clark in 92^nd (22:07), Stephanie Belokon in 93^rd (22:12), and Cassie Criminger in 96^th (22:26). There were 148 overall runners in the meet.

Nate Nevius finished 34^th with a time of 27:56 in the 8K race and was followed by Robert Altenburger in 50^th (28:27). Kyle Julian crossed the finish line next in 66^th place (28:56) while Tim Ciochon was 78^th (29:14) and Andy Anderson in 97^th (29:46) to round out the top five. Matt DeBall came in 108^th (30:04) and Ethan Hahn was 136^th (31:07). There were 186 runners in the meet.

This completes the third year of the new program at Judson University for cross country.

136^th - Ethan Hahn (31:07)