Cedarville, OH - Running in her first post-season race, freshman Rachael Dean (Lindenhurst, IL) ran with the best runners in the nation for the NCCAA (National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association) in Cedarville, Ohio. Dean finished 30th out of 139 runners.
She competed against the best from the NAIA, NCCAA, and NCAA Division II and III. Cedarville University won the meet for the third year in a row and is the #1 team in the nation for NAIA. Dean ran a 19:43 in the 5K for a 30th place finish.
"It was a great experience for me," says Rachael Dean. "I had never experienced this kind of meet at the college level. This race has prepared me more for next week at the NAIA National Meet. I will try and do better there."
Dean will now run at the NAIA National Meet in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Saturday, November 22nd.
