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Paradise Valley dominates field to win men's national title at 2011 Division
I Cross Country Championships
November 12, 2011
Hobbs, N.M. — The men's 8k race at the 2011 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships was dominated by Paradise Valley Community College, Ariz., as four Puma runners finished in the top 12 to win the team championship. The event was hosted by New Mexico Junior College on Saturday, Nov. 12th at Ocotillo Golf Course in Hobbs, N.M., and featured over 750 student-athletes from 72 different NJCAA member colleges.
Jacob Naybr was the first PVCC runner to cross the finish line, taking home fourth place (26:23.35). Alejandro Valencia was seventh (26:56.01), Ryan Norton was next at eighth overall (27:01.94) and Matthew Whitlatch finished 12th (27:09.65). Those four All-American performances, along with Ruganza Mugisha's 26th place finish (27:40.66), gave PVCC just 54 team points to finish 59 points ahead of second place Garden City Community College, Kan. (113). Central Arizona College was third (128), North Iowa Area Community College fourth (200) and Johnson County Community College, Kan. (220), rounded out the top five.
Kemoy Campbell of South Plains College, Texas, won the men's individual title. Campbell took early control of the 8k race and never looked back, cruising to a 38-second victory (25:22.08). He was the runner-up finisher a year ago.
Edward Limo of Colby Community College, Kan., was this year's runner-up finisher (26:00.47) followed by Viktor Slesarenoks of Cloud County Community College, Kan. (26:17.75).
The team championship is the third overall for the PVCC men's cross country program (2004, 2008, 2011).
Photos courtesy NMJC PR and Marketing Department
NOTE: *1-5 finishers = First-Team All-Americans; 6-10 = Second-Team All-Americans; 11-15 = Honorable Mention All-Americans
ACCAC Cross Country Championship
Date: September 30, 2011
Site: Villago Park, Casa Grande
Meet Schedule
- 6:00 Course open for inspection
- 7:00 Coaches Meeting
- 8:00 Men's 8k race
- 8:45 Women's 5k race
- Awards Ceremony to follow last race
Course Map (PDF)
For more information call Paul Tavarez at 480-241-8920
2010 ACCAC Cross Country Award Recipients
Greg Silcox
Athletic Director, Paradise Valley Community College
Dec. 3, 2010
After the completion of the 2010 season and a subsequent vote of the cross country coaches,
please join in the congratulations to the following student athletes and coaches.
- Male Athlete of the Year - Henry Lelei, Central Arizona
- Female Athlete of the Year - Ashley Workman, Paradise Valley
- Male Coach of the Year - Paul Tavares, Central Arizona
- Female Coach of the Year – Randy Espinoza, Glendale
2010 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships
Fred Moore
Region I Cross Country Publicist
Nov. 13, 2010
The Cowley County (Kansas) Community College's cross country teams went home from the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division I cross country championships on Saturday with national titles.
Both the Cowley County men's and women's teams finished in first place in the event, hosted by Spartanburg Methodist College at the Milliken Research Park.
The top four men's teams were rounded out by Central Arizona Community College in second place, South Plains Community College in third place, and Paradise Valley Community College in 4th Place.
On the women's side South Plains Community College came in second and Lansing Community College finished third, with Central Arizona College in 4th place.
Henry Leilei, from Central Arizona Community College set a new course 8K record for collegiate men, finishing in first place with a time of 23:39.
Florence Ngetich, from El Paso Community College ran a 17:16 in the women's 5K to finish first.
"This was a great event - the weather was perfect and the runners all ran a great meet. We had a new course record set and saw some awesome competition. All the runners and coaches were great sportsmen and represented their schools well. They should all be proud of what they've accomplished this year. And we were glad to show off some southern hospitality to them while they were here. We hope they enjoyed coming to Spartanburg and the course at Milliken," says Spartanburg Methodist College athletic director Mark Perdue.
Central Arizona College Continues to Domintate
Central Arizona continues to dominate the ACCAC conference in cross country. This year winning conference championships in both men and women, first in the Region Championship, and with a 2nd place and 4th place in the NJCAA National Championship. Several other teams have contended with Central including Paradise Valley men's team, Mesa men and women, and Pima women keeping the local championships close and interesting. Henry Lelei and Violah Lagat of Central Arizona were the top man and woman in the conference with Lelei going on to win an individual national championship and Lagat finishing third in the women's race.
NJCAA National Championship Results
Women's Team Scores
Pl Team Score
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1 Cowley County CC 75
2 South Plains 83
3 Lansing CC 86
4 Central Arizona 114
5 Iowa Central CC 179
6 El Paso CC 212
7 Macomb CC 241
8 Johnson County CC 312
9 Pima CC 323
10 Spartanburg Methodist 343
11 Glendale CC 405
12 Illinois Central College 420
13 Butler County CC 422
14 Gillette 468
15 North Iowa Area CC 468
16 Jackson CC 496
17 Mesa CC 522
18 Darton 539
19 Paradise Valley 551
20 Lon Morris 579
21 Pasco-Hernando CC 604
22 Oakland CC 606
23 Cloud County CC 607
24 Cuyahoga CC 613
25 Longview CC 627
26 Moraine Valley CC 630
27 Iowa Western CC 641
28 Sauk Valley CC 654
29 Hutchinson CC 666
30 Highland CC 684
31 Lincoln College 766
32 Coffeyville CC 772
33 Gadsden State CC 924
34 Pratt CC 1011
35 South Georgia College 1024
36 Kaskaskia College 1028
37 CCBC Essex 1054
38 Southwestern CC 1058
Men's Team Scores
Pl Team Score
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1 Cowley County CC 94
2 CENTRAL ARIZONA 110
3 South Plains 118
4 PARADISE VALLEY 137
5 Lansing CC 190
6 Iowa Central CC 225
7 Iowa Western CC 230
8 Garden City CC 238
9 Gillette 281
10 Johnson County CC 320
11 Colby CC 328
12 Oakland CC 358
13 North Iowa Area CC 408
14 Butler County CC 410
15 MESA CC 415
16 El Paso CC 468
17 Darton 500
18 Lon Morris 501
19 Cloud County CC 542
20 DuPage 543
21 Teram Muskegon CC 543
22 Spartanburg Methodist 570
23 Danville Area CC 578
24 Waubonsee CC 584
25 Southwestern CC 629
26 Hagerstown CC 677
27 Illinois Central College 698
28 Coffeyville CC 713
29 Chattahoochee Tech 772
30 Rend Lake 772
31 Kaskaskia College 833
32 Jackson CC 868
33 Indian Hills CC 886
34 Marshalltown CC 889
35 South Georgia College 926
36 Highland CC 1044
ALL AMERICANS
Women
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Violah Lagat Central Arizona 3rd Place overall 1st Team
Rebecca Hbetamu Central Arizona 15th place overall Honorable Mention
Men
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Henry Lelei Central Arizona 1st place overall 1st Team
David Justus Central Arizona 3rd place overall 1st Team
Humberto Gonzales Paradise Valley 9th place overall 2nd Team
Other Top 50 Finishers:
Women
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Violah Lagat Central Arizona 3rd place overall
Rebecca Hbetamu Central Arizona 15th place overall
Sarabel Bojourquez Central Arizona 26th place overall
Melissa Peters Mesa CC 27th place overall
Ashley Workman Paradise Valley 30th place overall
Annette Sotelo Glendale CC 33rd place overall
Catherine Crinigan Central Arizona 35th place overall
Denetchee Allison Central Arizona 38th place overall
Valerie Segay Central Arizona 41st place overall
Priscilla Mendoza Pima CC 46th place overall
Letitia Luch Central Arizona 47th place overall
Men
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Henry Lelei Central Arizona 1st place overall
David Justus Central Arizona 3rd place overall
Humberto Gonzales Paradise Valley 9th place overall
Robert Evans Paradise Valley 22nd place overall
Ismail Abdikani Mesa CC 24th place overall
Jeffrey Segovia Central Arizona 25th place overall
Jacob Naylor Paradise Valley 28th place overall
Alex Evans Paradise Valley 32nd place overall
Carlos Roa Mesa CC 35th place overall
Alberto Tellez Central Arizona 40th place overall
Ryan Yazzie Central Arizona 41st place overall
Solomon Bennett Paradise Valley 48th place overall
Pictures from NJCAA National Cross Country Championship Meet
Christina Hundley
Coordinator, Student-Athlete Services
PVCC Athletics
Nov. 13, 2010
Pictures from NJCAA Region I Cross Country Championship Meet
Christina Hundley
Coordinator, Student-Athlete Services
PVCC Athletics
Nov. 2, 2010
More Photos From Region I Cross Country Meet
Kaetlynn Daoust
Student Life PR & Sports Information Director
GateWay Community College
Nov. 2, 2010
Pictures from Estrella Mountains Inaugural Season
Herschel Jackson
Athletic Director
Oct. 13, 2010
Please submit any and all articles about any of the NJCAA Region I teams to clyde.resendez@domail.maricopa.edu
- ACCAC Cross Country Championships (10/2/2010)
- Women's Race, 9:00 AM (5K)
- Men Race, 9:45 AM (8K)
- Entry Deadline: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, on WingfootFinish.com
- Course Open for inspection and practice at 7:00 AM
- Location:
Scottsdale Community College (Track)
9000 E. Chaparral Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
- Questions: Contact Josh Trask (602) 697-9448
- Women's Course Map
- Men's Course Map
- Results
- Race Photos
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