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| St. Norbert |
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| Beloit |
121 |
| Ripon |
153 |
| Lawrence |
172 |
| Illinois College |
198 |
| Lake Forest |
224 |
| Knox |
236 |
| Carroll |
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| Grinnell |
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| Ripon |
111 |
| Beloit |
113 |
| Lake Forest |
115 |
| Monmouth |
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| St. Norbert |
137 |
| Carroll |
151 |
| Lawrence |
162 |
| Illinois College |
259 |
| Knox |
271 |
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| Results - Men - Women |
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| Central Regional (at Northfield, Minn.) |
| Team Results - Men - Women |
| Individual Results - Men - Women |
| Midwest Regional (at Rock Island, Ill.) |
| Results - Men - Women |
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| Championship Results |
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| Women - Team - Individual |
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| FINAL 2006 |
| November 14, 2006 |
| October 31, 2006 |
| October 24, 2006 |
| October 17, 2006 |
| October 10, 2006 |
| October 3, 2006 |
| September 26, 2006 |
| September 19, 2006 |
| September 12, 2006 |
| September 6, 2006 |
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| Click here for MWC Cross Country Archives |
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The Grinnell women’s cross country team (shown accepting the NCAA Central Regional championship plaque) followed the first NCAA Regional title in Midwest Conference history by placing seventh in the nation at the 2006 NCAA Division III Cross  Country National Championships in West Chester, Ohio.
The Pioneers were led by junior Sarah Spencer, who achieved All-American status after finishing third with a time of 22:52.00 in the 6K race. Spencer finished a little over 20 seconds behind the national champion and a single second behind the runner-up. Grinnell senior Sara Brady also earned All-American honors after finishing 35th with a time of 23:54.00.
A complete list of MWC competitor’s results is below or click here for NCAA Results |
| NCAA Women's Results |
| 3. Sarah Spencer, Grinnell - 22:52.00 * |
| 35. Sara Brady, Grinnell - 23:54.00 * |
| 79. Erin Kelley, Carroll - 24:39.00 |
| 83. Katie Ryan, Grinnell - 24:42.00 |
| 92. Allison Louthan, Grinnell - 24:47.00 |
| 93. Becky Bessinger, Grinnell - 24:49.00 |
| 111. Brittany Dick, Ripon - 25:02.00 |
| 196. Erin Sindewald, Grinnell - 25:54.00 |
| 230. Meredith Groves, Grinnell - 26:24.00 |
| NCAA Men's Results |
| 40. Drake Ballew, Grinnell - 27:50.00 |
| 137. David Montgomery, Grinnell - 28:52.00 |
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The Grinnell women’s cross country team took home the team title at the 2006 NCAA Central Regional on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., on Saturday (Nov. 11). The  Pioneers had four runners finish among the top 12 finishers, including junior Sarah Spencer (22:08.62) and senior Sara Brady (22:30.07), who finished second and third, respectively. The Grinnell men placed sixth as a team, including a third-place individual finish by 2006 MWC Champion Drake Ballew (25:46.20).
The rest of the MWC competed in Saturday’s NCAA Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Ill. Monmouth’s men placed a league-best 14th as a team, while Beloit registered the top finish among league schools on the women’s side, finishing 17th.
The Pioneer women, who became the first squad in MWC history to claim an NCAA Regional title, receive an automatic qualifier to the 2006 NCAA Division III National Championships and will compete for a national title at Voice of America Park in West Chester, Ohio on Saturday, November 18.
Ballew and teammate David Montgomery both received automatic qualifiers to the NCAA Championships on the men's side, while Carroll's Erin Kelley and Ripon's Brittany Dick qualified on the women's side.
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The 2006 Midwest Conference Cross Country Championships saw Grinnell’s women’s team cruise to their third consecutive team title, while the men’s side featured a historic finish that last occurred pre-World War II. Grinnell and Monmouth’s men’s squads tied for the MWC title, as both teams accumulated 36 points. The first and only other time in league history that two teams have tied for the championship happened in 1936 when Lawrence and Carleton shared the honor.
Carroll’s Erin Kelley, the two-time defending MWC champ, was  unable to become the first woman in MWC history to win three individual titles, as Grinnell junior Sarah Spencer (right) beat Kelley to the finish line by just over 17 seconds, winning the individual title with a time of 18:35.1 on the 5K course.
 Grinnell’s Drake Ballew (left) gave the Pioneers the individual championship sweep, as the junior runner finished the 8K course in 25:41.1. Ballew held off St. Norbert junior Jeff Pentek, who crossed the finish line just over 24 seconds behind the champion.
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Carroll junior Erin Kelley (right) will look to become the first women’s runner in Midwest Conference history to win three individual titles in a career at the 2006 MWC Cross Country  Championships on Saturday, October 28. The meet will be held at Minooka Park in Waukesha, Wis., and is hosted by Carroll College.
No matter where the meet has been held, Grinnell’s men’s and women’s teams have managed to make it their own. The Pioneer men enter 2006 in search of their tenth straight conference championship, while the Grinnell women look to run their consecutive league title streak to three in a row.
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finished third in the Pike's Peak Marathon in Colorado on August 20.
