February 26, 2008
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Women's Cross Country Finishes 15th at NCAA Midwest Regional;
Lady Reds’ Karen Jackson Earns All-Regional Honors
2007 NCAA Midwest Regional: The Carthage College women’s cross country team (82-45) finished 15th at the Saturday, Nov. 10 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis. Washington University (Mo.) won the 37-team championship event with 41 points, followed by Wisconsin-Eau Claire second at 87, Wisconsin-Platteville third at 99, Wisconsin-La Crosse fourth at 113, Wisconsin-Oshkosh fifth at 221, Wisconsin-Stevens Point sixth at 223, CCIW-member Wheaton College (Ill.) seventh at 232, conference-member North Central College eighth at 269, Wisconsin-River Falls ninth at 302, Wisconsin-Whitewater 10th at 325, CCIW-member Augustana College (Ill.) 11th at 345, Carroll College (Wis.) 12th at 389, CCIW-member Illinois Wesleyan University 13th at 435, the University of Chicago 14th at 445 and Carthage 15th with 467 points.
Karen Jackson Named Coaches Association All-Academic: Carthage’s Karen Jackson (Fr., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) was named 2007 United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic. The award winners must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average and must have finished in the top 25 percent at their respective NCAA regional championships.
2007 CCIW Championship: Carthage finished fifth at the 2007 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Cross Country Championship at Maxwell Park in Bloomington, Ill. Wheaton College (Ill.) won its eighth conference title with 41 points, six points ahead of second-place North Central College at 47. Augustana College (Ill.) was third at 83, followed by Elmhurst College fourth at 99, Carthage fifth at 113, Illinois Wesleyan University sixth at 134 and Millikin University seventh at 216. North Park University did not field a team in the championship.
2007 Wisconsin Private College Championship: Carthage won the 2007 Wisconsin Private College Cross Country Championship at Concordia University (Wis.) in Mequon, Wis. The Lady Reds won their seventh state title, all since 1993, with 47 points, followed by Beloit College second at 85, Concordia (Wis.) third at 107, Lawrence University fourth at 110, Ripon College fifth at 135, St. Norbert College sixth at 143, Wisconsin Lutheran College seventh at 169, the Milwaukee School of Engineering eighth at 208, Cardinal Stritch University ninth at 250, Alverno College 10th at 300, Maranatha Baptist Bible College 11th at 307, Edgewood College 12th at 318, Mount Mary College 13th at 371, Marian College (Wis.) 14th at 379, Silver Lake College 15th at 448 and Lakeland College 16th with 465 points.
The Coach: Stephanie Domin is in her seventh season as head coach in 2007 (643-323-1, 7 years) after three years as an assistant coach.
The Conference: The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, in its 62nd year in 2007-08, has sponsored women's cross country since 1986. Wheaton College (Ill.) has won a league-leading eight championships, Augustana College (Ill.) has won five times, with Elmhurst College and North Central College winning four times each.
2007 Wisconsin Private College Championship Notes: Carthage’s Karen Jackson (So., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) won the individual title at the Oct. 13 Wisconsin Private College Cross Country Championship at Concordia University (Wis.) in Mequon, Wis. with a time of 18:55.10 in the 5K event. The win was Jackson’s second in a row after claiming first place in the Oct. 6 Carthage Invitational. Laura Pearson (Sr., Twin Lake, Wis.) was fifth at 19:50.90, Megan Johnson (Jr., Bloomington, Ill./Normal-Community) seventh at 19:57.00, Molly Lawrence (Fr., Plainfield, Ill./Central) 12th at 20:19.20, and Justine Petras (Sr., McHenry, Ill./Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic) was 22nd at 20:50.20. Also finishing for the Lady Reds were Liz Lanning (Fr., St. Charles, Ill./North) 27th at 21:01.60, Julia Hiett (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) 29th at 21:12.60, Nicole Munce (Jr., Palatine, Ill.) 31st at 21:21.30, Kathy Zbella (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Immaculate Heart of Mary) 33rd at 21:27.40, Betsy McSherry (Fr., Hanover Park, Ill./Bartlett) 35th at 21:38.30, Leah Coleman (So., Huntley, Ill.) 53rd at 22:15.30, Julia Methling (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill./York) 62nd at 22:28.80, Ellen Zanis (So., St. Charles, Ill./North) 63rd at 22:29.40, Laura Kilen (Jr., Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott) 70th at 22:48.80, Ellen Klahn (Fr., Montello, Wis./Princeton) 71st at 22:49.30, Maeve Hines (Sr., Downers Grove, Ill./South) 72nd at 22:53.80, Jean Brody (Fr., Pewaukee, Wis./Hartland-Arrowhead) 85th at 23:36.20, Alex Zeisse (Sr., Wauwatosa, Wis./West) 88th at 23:43.90, Jackie Muench (So., Chicago, Ill./Luther North) 97th at 23:59.90, Kelly Davies (Sr., Chicago, Ill/Luther North) 100th at 24:08.40, Rosemary Adams (Fr., McHenry, Ill./Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic) 101st at 24:10.30, Claren McLaughlin (Fr., Lodi, Wis.) 103rd at 24:24.40, Becky Swanson (Sr., Mundelein, Ill.) 108th at 24:52.90 and Marissa Harrison (Fr., Racine, Wis./Somers-Shoreland Lutheran) 121st at 25:57.40.
2007 CCIW Championship Notes: Marisa Mele from Elmhurst College won the 6K race at the Oct. 27 CCIW Women’s Cross Country Championship with a time of 22:31.31. Carthage’s Karen Jackson (So., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) earned All-CCIW honors with a sixth-place finish and a time of 23:25.96. Megan Johnson (Jr., Bloomington, Ill./Normal-Community) also earned all-conference honors by finishing 12th at 24:01.61. Laura Pearson (Sr., Twin Lake, Wis.) was 18th at 24:19.60, Molly Lawrence (Fr., Plainfield, Ill./Central) 41st at 25:28.00, and Julia Hiett (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) was 43rd with a 25:33.41 mark. Also finishing for the Lady Reds were Justine Petras (Sr., McHenry, Ill./Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic) 44th at 25:35.86, Kathy Zbella (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Immaculate Heart of Mary) 51st at 26:01.87, Liz Lanning (Fr., St. Charles, Ill./North) 62nd at 27:03.75 and Ashley Johnson (Jr., Romeoville, Ill.) 68th at 28:24.85.
2007 CCIW Open Race Results: Carthage’s Leah Coleman (So., Huntley, Ill.) finished ninth in the open-race portion of the Oct. 27 CCIW championship with a time of 26:10.24. Nicole Munce (Jr., Palatine, Ill.) was 14th at 26:25.85, Betsy McSherry (Fr., Hanover Park, Ill./Bartlett) 25th at 27:02.75, Kaylyn Haberland (Fr., Appleton, Wis./West) 26th at 27:03.29, Julia Methling (Sr., Elmhurst, Ill./York) 42nd at 27:56.76, Ellen Klahn (Fr., Montello, Wis./Princeton) 43rd at 27:58.88, Maeve Hines (Sr., Downers Grove, Ill./South) 44th at 28:12.12, Ellen Zanis (So., St. Charles, Ill./North) 46th at 28:27.87, Laura Kilen (Jr., Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott) 49th at 28:46.98, Rosemary Adams (Fr., McHenry, Ill./Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic) 50th at 28:48.61, Jean Brody (Fr., Pewaukee, Wis./Hartland-Arrowhead) 52nd at 29:07.33, Kelly Davies (Sr., Chicago, Ill/Luther North) 55th at 29:11.47, Courtney Leeper (Jr., Decatur, Ill./MacArthur) 59th at 29:31.53, Alex Zeisse (Sr., Wauwatosa, Wis./West) 61st at 29:53.17, Becky Swanson (Sr., Mundelein, Ill.) 62nd at 30:08.54, Jackie Muench (So., Chicago, Ill./Luther North) 63rd at 30:10.78, Claren McLaughlin (Fr., Lodi, Wis.) 64th at 30:16.33 and Marissa Harrison (Fr., Racine, Wis./Somers-Shoreland Lutheran) 73rd at 32:05.65.
2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Results: Becca Jordahl from Wisconsin-River Falls won individual honors at the 2007 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship with a time of 21:05.21. Carthage’s Karen Jackson (So., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley) earned all-regional honors with a 35th-place finish and a career-best time of 22:39.92. Megan Johnson (Jr., Bloomington, Ill./Normal-Community) was 68th with a career-best time of 23:26.94, Molly Lawrence (Fr., Plainfield, Ill./Central) 98th at 23:53.82, Laura Pearson (Sr., Twin Lake, Wis.) 130th at 24:25.22, and Julia Hiett (So., Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township) finished 136th with a career-best time of 24:32.64. Also finishing for Carthage were Kathy Zbella (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Immaculate Heart of Mary) 139th at 24:35.59 and Justine Petras (Sr., McHenry, Ill./Woodstock-Marian Central Catholic) 162nd at 25:07.52.