Simon Fraser (B.C.), Virginia Intermont Capture NAIA Cross Country National Titles :: The top 30 finishers in each meet are named All-American.

Nov. 18, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Simon Fraser University (B.C.) claimed its fourth consecutive NAIA women's cross country national championship while Virginia Intermont College claimed its third consecutive men's crown at the 2006 NAIA Cross Country National Championships held at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky.

Simon Fraser won its ninth women's title after besting Cedarville University (Ohio) 73-92 points. Genevieve Binsfield of Minot State University (N.D.) took home individual honors with a time of 17:38.2. For the fourth straight season, head coach Brit Townsend of Simon Fraser was named the Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Virginia Intermont won its third men's title with a team score of 67 points while Concordia University (Calif.) finished second with 136 points. Virginia Intermont was paced by David Cheromei who claimed individual medalist honors in a time of 24:05.15. The 2006 Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year honors went to Scott Simmons of Virginia Intermont for the fifth straight season. This is the third season for Simmons at Virginia Intermont as he led Minot State to national championships in 2002 and 2003.

This year marks the fourth year that the NAIA Cross Country Championships have been held in Louisville, Kentucky.

The top 30 finishers in each meet are named All-American.

Men's Team Results | Men's Individual Results
Women's Team Results | Women's Individual Results

Team Scores

Men

1. Virginia Intermont 67 15. Oklahoma Christian 393

2. Concordia (Calif.) 136 16. The Master's College (Calif.) 419

3. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 244 17. Wayland Baptist (Texas) 431

4. Oklahoma Baptist 253 18. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 437

5. Aquinas (Mich.) 257 19. Indiana Wesleyan 448

6. Westmont (Calif.) 269 20. Concordia (Ore.) 452

7. Black Hills State (S.D.) 272 21. Lewis Clark State (Idaho) 467

8. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 293 22. Dickinson State (N.D.) 472

9. California State-San Marcos 317 23. Park (Mo.) 500

10. Cedarville (Ohio) 323 24. Concordia (Neb.) 501

11. Cornerstone (Mich.) 326 25. Doane (Neb.) 509

12. Malone (Ohio) 330 26. Lindenwood (Mo.) 510

13. British Columbia 339 27. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 557

14. Univ. of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 362 28. Berry (Ga.) 744

Women

1. Simon Fraser (B.C.) 73 15. Vanguard (Calif.) 440

2. Cedarville (Ohio) 92 16. William Woods (Mo.) 447

3. Concordia (Calif.) 143 17. Park University (Mo.) 448

4. Black Hills State (S.D.) 187 18. Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 458

5. Malone (Ohio) 191 19. Aquinas (Mich.) 484

6. Milligan (Tenn.) 239 20. Concordia (Neb.) 487

7. British Columbia 285 21. Lewis Clark State (Idaho) 507

8. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 286 22. Berry (Ga.) 511

9. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 340 23. California State-San Marcos 519

10. Siena Heights (Mich.) 351 24. Wayland Baptist (Texas) 522

11. Oklahoma Baptist 367 25. Union (Tenn.) 528

12. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 390 26. Doane (Neb.) 531

13. Jamestown (N.D.) 408 27. Corban (Ore.) 587

14. Spring Arbor (Mich.) 432 28. Graceland (Iowa) 655

29. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 779

Individual Top 30 Finishers (All-Americans)

Men's

1. David Cheromei, Virginia Intermont 24:05.15 16. Theron Stoltzfus, Oklahoma Baptist 25:11.6

2. Noah Too, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 24:14.10 17. Andrew Fuller, Virginia Intermont 25:14.9

3. Aron Rono, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 24:35.45 18. Austin Richmond, Webber (Fla.) 25:17.05

4. Daniel Kanyaruhuru, Virginia Intermont 24:37.75 19. Robert Deo, Siena Heights (Mich.) 25:21.4

5. Daniel Roberts, Cedarville (Ohio) 24:42.35 20. Antony Kariuki, Marian (Ind.) 25:24.15

6. Carlos Handler, Concordia (Calif.) 24:46.95 21. Denise Mokaya, Friends (Kan.) 25:24.3

7. Derek Scott, Cornerstone (Mich.) 24:56.7 22. Julius Rono, Rob. Wesleyan (N.Y.) 25:25.2

8. David Wambui, Simon Fraser (B.C.) 24:58.45 23. Francis Kioko, MidAmerica Naz. (Kan.) 25:26.6

9. Shane Carlos, British Columbia 25:02.0 24. Scott Assenmacher, Aquinas (Mich.) 25:28.5

10. Calin Hantau, Lewis Clark State (Idaho) 25:02.85 25. Herbert Rotich, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 25:30.4

11. Felix Kiboiywo, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25:03.65 26. Brian Ball, Biola (Calif.) 25:31.00

12. Marco Venancio, Concordia (Calif.) 25:04.85 27. Dylan Gant, Simon Fraser (B.C.) 25:31.55

13. Luka Thor, Concordia (Neb.) 25:06.15 28. James Hansen, Black Hills State (S.D.) 25:32.65

14. Denis-Bull Olinga, Missouri Baptist 25:09.3 29. Jeff Symonds, British Columbia 25:32.95

15. Juan Mejia, California State-San Marcos 25:10.15 30. Daniel Harkins, Park (Mo.) 25:33.35

Women's

1. Genevieve Binsfield, Minot State Univ. (N.D.) 17:38.2 16. Anna Stumbo, Westmont (Calif.) 18:26.45

2. Grace Jepngetich, Vanguard (Calif.) 17:47.9 17. Wesleigh Jastorff, Black Hills State (S.D.) 18:26.9

3. Bethany McCoy, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 17:57.45 18. Krishawna Parker, Siena Heights (Mich.) 18:32.35

4. Laura York, Taylor (Ind.) 17:59.85 19. Stellah Sang, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 18:33.85

5. Kristen Kolstad, Simon Fraser (B.C.) 18:03.3 20. Petrana Petkova, Goshen (Ind.) 18:34.3

6. Meredith McGregor, Simon Fraser (B.C.) 18:06.55 21. Nicole Santos, Cedarville (Ohio) 18:34.45

7. Sara Powell, Concordia (Calif.) 18:11.85 22. Jolene Mick, Kansas Wesleyan 18:34.7

8. Jaime Canterburry, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 18:20.3 23. Emily LaSala, Indiana Wesleyan 18:34.8

9. Asher Kyger, MidAmerica Naz. (Kan.) 18:20.75 24. Francine Nzilampa, Savannah Art (Ga.) 18:35.25

10. Samantha Maat, Cedarville (Ohio) 18:22.00 25. Rebecca Sopp, Vanguard (Calif.) 18:35.6

11. Valentine Chebogut, MidAmerica Naz. (Kan.) 18:22.7 26. Katie Bagley, Malone (Ohio) 18:36.5

12. Elisabeth Pyles, Cedarville (Ohio) 18:23.95 27. Phoebe Garcia, Minot State (N.D.) 18:38.0

13. Allison Hudson, Simon Fraser (B.C.) 18:24.8 28. Renata Volf, Virginia Intermont 18:39.15

14. Nicole Degner, Berry (Ga.) 18:24.85 29. Kate Hudgens, Oklahoma Christian 18:39.6

15. Christine Jarchow, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 18:25.85 30. Elizabeth Woodruff, Black Hills State (S.D.) 18:40.3