Nov. 20, 2006
TERRE HAUTE, IN –
The men and women’s cross country teams competed in the final meet of the season at the NCAA championships. Running in Terre Haute, IN, the women completed a 6,000-meter course while the men ran 10,000-meters.
The junior dominated women’s team returned to the NCAA championship meet after a 14 year drought. Leading the Hawkeyes to a 17th place finish was junior Diane Nukuri (8th, 21:05). Crossing the finish line second for the Hawkeyes was junior Rachael Marchand (30th, 21:18). Nukuri and Marchand strong efforts leading the Hawkeyes earned them All-American honors. Other Hawkeye runners were junior Meghan Armstrong (43rd, 21:33), junior Jessica Schmidt (202nd, 23:05), freshman Jolly Burke (211st, 23:20), freshman Krista Anderson (225th, 23:35), and junior Molly Esche (247th, 24:25). The strong efforts of Nukuri and Marchand have all earned them All-American honors. Taking the team NCAA champion title was Standford, scoring 195 points and posting an average team time of 21:31. Individual NCAA champion was awarded to sophomore Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech finishing the course in a time of 20:11.
WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS
(TOP FIVE PLUS IOWA)
1. Stanford 195 pts.
2. Colorado 223 pts.
3. Michigan 233 pts.
4. Wisconsin 262 pts.
5. Arkansas 286 pts.
17. IOWA 409 pts.
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
(TOP FIVE PLUS IOWA)
1. Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) 20:11
2. Jenny Barringer (Colorado) 20:37
3. Lindasay Donaldson (Yale) 20:42
4. Arianna Lambie (Sanford) 20:43
5. Julia Lucas (NC State) 20:47
8. Diane Nukuri (IOWA) 21:05
30. Racheal Marchand (IOWA) 21:18
43. Meghan Armstrong (IOWA) 21:33
202. Jessica Schmidt (IOWA) 23:05
211. Jolly Burke (IOWA) 23:20
225. Krista Anderson (IOWA) 23:35
247. Molly Esche (IOWA) 24:25