Athletics Headlines: Three Spartan Runners Qualify for National Meet

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November 4, 2007

Three Spartan Runners Qualify for National Meet

The MBU men's cross country team finished in third place at the NAIA Region V Meet on Saturday. The Spartans finished with 84 points behind MidAmerica Nazarene (78) and meet champion Lindenwood (28). Two MBU athletes qualified for the NAIA National Meet: Kenneth Kibii and Vincent Morogah.

In women's cross country action, MBU's Meagan Hudson took second place at the NAIA Region V Meet, running a personal best time of 18:18. Her finish qualifed Hudson for the NAIA National Meet.

The NAIA Cross Country National Championship will take place in Kenosha Wisconsin on November 17th. The MBU men's squad still has a chance of earning an at-large bid to the meet. The final ratings will be announced Monday, with the team and individual qualifier list being announce Tuesday.