Owen wasn't the only Bear competing at the NAIA National Meet. Sara Armstrong ran a 17:33.52 in the prelims of the 5,000 meter run to qualify for the finals. In the finals, Armstrong placed 16th with a time of 18:20.21. 

Brad Liston ran the men's 5,000 meter and placed 18th in the prelims with a time of 15:02.06. 

Galen Dills and Chuck Wentz competed in the 10,000 meter run. Dills placed 32nd overall in a time of 31:46.82, while Wentz finished 34th with a time of 31:49.48.

Shawnee State women’s cross country team placed 25^th at the NAIA National Championship in Vancouver, Washington this year, their second time competing in the National Championship in school history. Sara Armstrong was the first finisher on the team with a time of 19:06, placing 71^st out of 331. Brittney Lipira finished second, placing 147^th (105^th) with a time of 19:40. Kasey Hosier was third, 171/121, with a time of 19:47. Freshmen Sarah Ruggles and Ashley Peters finished out the top five, with times of 20:21 and 20:41, respectively.  [Results]

In just their first season in the Mid-South Conference the Shawnee State women's cross country team won the Conference Meet to earn a bid to the NAIA National Meet.  This is the first regular season title the women's team has won.  Shawnee State won the meet with a score of 35 points, while the University of the Cumberlands finished second with 51 points. 

Junior Sara Armstrong (Sylvania, OH) blew the competition away as she won the meet in a time of 18:16, finishing 36 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.  Junior Brittney LiPira (Thornville, OH) placed third in a time of 18:54, while sophomore Kasey Hosier (Springfield, OH) ran the course in 19:06 to place sixth overall.  Freshman Ashley Peters (Mt. Gilead, OH) ran the course in a personal best of 19:44 to place 11th overall.  Freshman Sarah Ruggles (Franklin Furnace, OH) placed 14th as she finished the course in a time of 20:01.  Juniors Amanda Burton (Waverly, OH) and Brianna McCauley (Canton, OH) rounded out the Bears scoring as they placed 16th and 17th in times of 20:17 and 20:31.  [Results]

Armstrong, LiPira, and Hosier each earned Mid-South Conference honors.

The Shawnee State women's cross country team finished third out of 24 teams with a score of 158 points at the Great Lakes Challenge at Aquinas College on Saturday.  NAIA No. 25 ranked Olivet Nazarene took the title with 71 points, while No. 18 Aquinas finished second with 100 points. 

Four of the Bears seven top runners ran the 5000 meters in personal records.  Juniors Sara Armstrong and Brittney LiPira crushed their previous personal bests.  Armstrong led the Bears with a fourth place finish, completing the course in 18:07, knocking 29 seconds off her best time.  LiPira placed 21st overall in a personal record of 18:43, cutting 21 seconds off her best time.  Freshman Kasey Hosier placed 23rd overall in 18:51, while freshmen Sarah Ruggles and Ashley Peters ran personal records of 19:40 and 19:45 to place 53rd and 57th overall.  Juniors Brianna McCauley and Amanda Burton rounded out the scoring for the Bears finished 81st and 93rd overall.  McCauley finished the course in 20:11, while Burton ran 20:26.

Juniors Torey Predmore and Kala Conn both registered personal records on the meet, as well as sophomore Maria Lancianese and freshman Brianna Cahill. [Results]

The Shawnee State women's cross country team finished 2nd at the Shawnee State Invitational on Friday afternoon.  The Bears finished with a team score of 45 points, while Cleveland State won the meet with 41 points. 

SSU's Sara Armstrong won the meet.  Armstrong, a junior, ran the 5,000 meters in a time of 18:53.  Sophomore Kasey Hosier finished second overall in 19:04.  Freshman Sarah Ruggles ran the course in 20:11 to place 11th overall, while senior Brittney LiPira finished 15th in 20:54.  Placing 18th and 19th for the Bears were juniors Amanda Burton and Brianna McCauley, both running the course in 21:08.  Junior Torey Predmore rounded out the scoring for the Bears placing 33rd in 22:04.  [Results]

The Shawnee State women's cross country team finished 4th in the Division II/NAIA Division and 17th overall with a score of 581 at the All-Ohio Meet at Cedarville University on Friday afternoon.  Miami University won the meet with a score of 43, followed by Dayton with a score of 92.

Junior Sara Armstrong led the Bears with a time of 18:40.  In a field of 284 runners, Armstrong finished 44th overall.  Her time of 18:40 places her 22nd on SSU's all-time fastest times.  Freshman Kasey Hosier had a career race, finishing 54th overall in a time of 18:47 to become SSU's 5th fastest runner in school history.  Junior Brittney LiPira finished 110th overall in 19:29, while freshman Sarah Ruggles finished with a personal best time of 19:49 to place 140th.  Junior Amanda Burton finished 170th in a time of 20:20 and freshman Ashley Peters finished 172th in 20:21.  Junior Brianna McCauley rounded out the scoring for the Bears as she ran the course in 20:49 to place 194th.  [Results]

The Shawnee State women's cross country team finished 11th out of 18 teams at the Iona College Meet of Champions on Saturday morning.  Shawnee State finished with 383 points, defeating Harvard and Youngstown State.  Kentucky won the event with 62 points, while Brown finished 2nd with 64 points. 

Junior Sara Armstrong led the Bears with a 36th place finish in a time of 23:14.  Sophomore Kasey Hosier placed 71st in a time of 24:04, while junior Brittney LiPira finished in a time of 24:15 to place 79th overall.  Freshmen Sarah Ruggles and Ashley Peters finished the course in time of 24:57 and 25:12 to finish 96th and 101st respectively.  Juniors Amanda Burton and Brianna McCauley rounded out the scoring for the Bears finishing 107th and 110th in times of 25:41 and 26:38.  [Results]

Junior Sara Armstrong had a stellar race as she finished 12th overall.  Armstrong, who is this week's Mid-South Conference Runner of the Week, finished the course in a time of 18:36 to become the 3rd fastest runner at Shawnee State behind All-Americans Lisa Davies and Star Emmert.  Junior Brittney LiPira finished 33rd overall and she finished the course in 19:32.  Sophomore Kasey Hosier placed 55th in a time of 20:06 followed by freshman Sara Ruggles who ran a 20:07 in her college debut to finish 57th.  In her debut freshman Ashley Peters finished 64th in a time of 20:23.  Juniors Amanda Burton and Brianna McCauley rounded out the scoring for the Bears as they finished 69th and 85th overall in times of 20:33 and 21:07.  [Results]

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