Big Sky XC Notes - Nov. 17th
Tanner Gooch
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Ogden, Utah (November 17,2009) - The Northern Arizona men’s cross country team was selected for an at-large bid in the NCAA Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. The Lumberjacks finished fourth at the Mountain Regionals in Albuquerque, N.M., Northern Arizona’s David McNeil repeated as the region’s champion with a time of 29:51.
Juniors Ben Ashkettle and Jordan Chipangama place eighth and 14th respectively to receive their All-Region medals.
Senior All-American Veronica Pohl finished eighth and received an individual at-large placement to run of the women’s championship.
Montana's Katrina Drennan will join Pohl at Nationals, as she recieved the fourth at-large bid from the Mountain Region, after her 17th place finish in Albuquerque, N.M.
The championship races will televised on Versus, Monday, Nov. 23, with the men’s 10K race scheduled for 10:08 a.m. MST, and the women’s 6K event at 10:58.