LAWRENCE, KAN. (Sporting Alert) — The following is the complete team scores from the 2014 NAIA National Cross Country Championships from the Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Defending champions Oklahoma City lived up to the billings of being the title favourites by going out and dominating the championships – scoring 55 total team points – 58pts less than the second placed side on the day.
The team was earning back-to-back wins, and the second in school history.
Peter Koskey paced the Stars with a third place finish in the 8K race after he crossed the finish in 24:44 — improving from taking eighth a year ago.
Csaba Matko was the second finisher for Oklahoma City in 5th with a time of 24:54, and he was home followed by Arya Bahreini (13th at 25:19), David Mountford (18th at 25:24) and Mackenzie Wahpepah-Harris (21st at 25:29).
The Stars had a team average time of 25:10, with a total team scoring time of 2:05:51.
Second on the day was last year’s runner-up Southern Oregon, with the rest of the top five completed by third-place Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on 142 points, Eastern Oregon, fourth with 144 points and Aquinas (Mich.), fifth with 183 points.
The top 10 finishers were British Columbia in sixth with 213 points, Cal St. San Marcos was 7th with a team score of 231 points, St. Francis (Ill.) scored 232 points for 8th, with Carroll and Lewis-Clark rounding out the double hand full of finishers.
NAIA FINAL MEN’S TEAM SCORES
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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Results - Men
1 Oklahoma City 55 3 5 12 16 19 36 64
Total Time: 2:05:51.80
Average: 25:10.36
2 Southern Oregon 113 8 9 14 29 53 82 121
Total Time: 2:07:35.20
Average: 25:31.04
3 Olivet Nazarene 142 17 22 30 33 40 47 125
Total Time: 2:08:17.00
Average: 25:39.40
4 Eastern Oregon 144 2 20 26 28 68 132 199
Total Time: 2:07:47.60
Average: 25:33.52
5 Aquinas 183 11 23 32 50 67 105 141
Total Time: 2:08:55.30
Average: 25:47.06
6 British Columbia 213 4 13 61 63 72 90 107
Total Time: 2:09:06.40
Average: 25:49.28
7 Cal St. San Marcos 231 15 18 45 69 84 106 142
Total Time: 2:09:50.30
Average: 25:58.06
8 St. Francis (Ill.) 232 25 46 49 52 60 77 116
Total Time: 2:09:57.20
Average: 25:59.44
9 Carroll 307 7 34 44 86 136 147 190
Total Time: 2:10:34.20
Average: 26:06.84
10 Lewis-Clark 316 43 48 56 80 89 124 156
Total Time: 2:11:19.00
Average: 26:15.80
11 Tennessee Wesleyan 346 31 35 70 101 109 135 164
Total Time: 2:11:22.50
Average: 26:16.50
12 Indiana Wesleyan 348 24 39 54 102 129 134 165
Total Time: 2:11:14.40
Average: 26:14.88
13 Morningside 357 27 38 58 111 123 137 162
Total Time: 2:11:24.00
Average: 26:16.80
14 St. Mary (Kan.) 412 37 85 92 95 103 131 145
Total Time: 2:12:34.10
Average: 26:30.82
15 Taylor 423 42 83 87 98 113 177 184
Total Time: 2:12:41.90
Average: 26:32.38
16 Indiana Tech 459 55 74 88 99 143 146 163
Total Time: 2:13:01.10
Average: 26:36.22
17 Shawnee State 479 59 65 96 120 139 148 205
Total Time: 2:13:09.30
Average: 26:37.86
18 The Masters 485 57 71 76 130 151 167 194
Total Time: 2:13:11.60
Average: 26:38.32
19 Columbia College (Mo.) 523 41 97 114 119 152 202 218
Total Time: 2:13:34.20
Average: 26:42.84
20 Concordia (Ore.) 526 6 73 79 179 189 191
Total Time: 2:13:35.10
Average: 26:43.02
21 Northwestern (Iowa) 529 66 81 100 122 160 170 210
Total Time: 2:13:52.60
Average: 26:46.52
22 College of Idaho 534 21 108 112 140 153 197 217
Total Time: 2:13:28.50
Average: 26:41.70
23 Embry-Riddle 557 51 75 115 133 183 198 227
Total Time: 2:14:06.30
Average: 26:49.26
24 Oregon Tech 607 62 110 118 158 159 178 187
Total Time: 2:14:37.70
Average: 26:55.54
25 Wayland Baptist 689 1 104 169 193 222 224 238
Total Time: 2:15:56.11
Average: 27:11.22
26 Marian (Ind.) 708 117 126 144 149 172 212 213
Total Time: 2:15:40.80
Average: 27:08.16
27 Goshen 713 93 94 171 175 180 186 219
Total Time: 2:16:01.60
Average: 27:12.32
28 William Carey 720 10 138 161 203 208 239
Total Time: 2:16:32.40
Average: 27:18.48
29 Rio Grande 775 78 155 166 181 195 231
Total Time: 2:17:02.00
Average: 27:24.40
30 Embry-Riddle Arizona 896 128 157 168 220 223 225 235
Total Time: 2:19:50.80
Average: 27:58.16
31 Baker 897 154 173 174 182 214 226 237
Total Time: 2:18:44.90
Average: 27:44.98
32 Wiley 945 127 150 207 229 232
Total Time: 2:23:10.40
Average: 28:38.08
33 St. Ambrose 979 185 188 196 204 206 209 216
Total Time: 2:20:37.90
Average: 28:07.58
34 Friends 980 176 192 200 201 211 215 236
Total Time: 2:20:40.20
Average: 28:08.04
35 York (Neb.) 1004 91 221 228 230 234 241 242
Total Time: 2:26:00.40
Average: 29:12.08
36 Xavier-Louisiana 1205 233 240 243 244 245
Total Time: 3:15:25.40
Average: 39:05.08