Photo Courtesy of Sheri LitherlandWomen's Cross Country Finishes Eighth in West Region; Callaway Headed to NCAA Championships
Michele Callaway '12 is headed to the NCAA Championships after a
fourth place finish at the NCAA Division III West Regional
Championships in Salem, Ore., on November 15. The women
finished eighth overall out of sixteen teams and finished ahead of
SCIAC rivals Redlands (9th), Occidental
(11th), Cal Lutheran (13th) and Caltech
(16th).
Callaway broke the Whittier College record for a 6,000-meter race
with a time of 22:02.39. There was only one SCIAC competitor
in the 113-runner field to finish ahead of Callaway. She and
teammate Darlene Partida '10 earned All-West Region honors for
their performances. It is the third consecutive All-Region
honor captured by Partida, who finished in 23rd with a
time of 22:53.11. Candace Wray '12 turned in a personal best
time of 23:44.81 to take 47th for the Poets. Molly
Litherland '12 took 63rd in 24:11.68 and rounding out
the Poets top five was Eva Aguilar '12 in 24:19.07. The Poets
finished with 206 team points; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps won the West
Region with 88 points.
For the men, Yuki Miyagiwa '09 ended his Whittier College career
with a personal best time of 28:42.80 on the 8,000-meter
course. He was the lone participant from the men's
squad. The SCIAC was represented well in the men's West
Region, with Claremont qualifying for the NCAA Championships in
second place. Occidental and Pomona finished fourth and
fifth, respectively, with their top runners qualifying for
nationals.
Callaway will travel to Hanover College in Indiana for the NCAA
Division III Championships on November 22.
