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Cross country looks for NCAA honors

The UA men's and women's cross country teams conclude their season today at the NCAA Championships in Bloomington, Ind.

The meet will be held at the Indiana University Golf Course. The men's 10,000-meter race will begin at 9 a.m. MST followed by the women's 5,000m race at 10:15 a.m.

"We are very pleased to have both teams going to the NCAA Championships," head coach Dave Murray said.

The men's team will be led by senior Micheil Jones. Jones stepped into the No. 1 slot in the men's lineup this year and has become one of the nation's top runners.

Junior David Lopez and sophomore Steve Smith will be close behind, both having been solid No. 2 and 3 spots for the team all season long.

Also running on the men's side will be seniors Jeremy Lyon and Brent Pederson and sophomores Tom Prindiville and Mike Cramer, the same lineup UA has been successful with for the entire fall.

"Our men have continued to run well all the way through the season," Murray said.

Leading the women's team will be sophomore Tara Chaplin.

"On the women's side, we are not as strong as we have been in some years. We have a very young team with no seniors and only one junior running at the meet," Murray said.

Also running on the women's team will be junior Katrin Engelen, sophomores Erin Doherty and Jennifer Burris, and freshmen Kimberely Bates and Mandee Ash. Seniors Kristen Parrish and Maia Wright are both out for the remainder of the season with leg injuries.

"This is definitely going to be a good learning experience for us, but I think that we can also have a good performance," Murray said.