(courtesy Lenoir Rhyne University Sports Information)
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA –
Lenoir-Rhyne University’s
Kate Griewisch earned All-American honors Saturday at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships in
Evansville, Ind. Griewisch finished 19th out of 184 runners in the women’s race and ran a
21:30 on the 6K course hosted by the
University of Southern Indiana.
Adams State won the 2009 NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championship while Seattle Pacific's Jessica Pixler was the top individual with a time of
20:22.
Griewisch becomes the first-ever Lenoir-Rhyne runner to earn NCAA Division II All-American honors in cross country.
The Banner Elk, N.C., native and Avery High School alumnus finished first at both the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional race two weeks ago and the 2009 South Atlantic Conference Championship in October in
Newton, N.C. Griewisch also led L-R to back-to-back league titles.
For her efforts, Griewisch was named the USTFCCCA (
United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) NCAA Division II Southeast Region Women’s Athlete Of The Year and the 2009 SAC Runner Of The Year.
An outstanding student as well, Griewisch was selected as the 2009 South Atlantic Conference Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Of The Year.
(courtesy Lenoir Rhyne University Sports 