b'Womens Cross Country Team Nabs Second National Title in Past Four Years Nothing was going to stop the Cowleyinto this race, how six of the seven girlsin at the end, and I dont think I College womens cross country teamwere battling the flu the last 10 dayswould have been too upset if they did, from accomplishing their goal of beingof the season and some barely werebecause we really ran all out from the national champions, not even a fluable to practice going into nationals.start. That type of effort is all you can bug that ran through the team leadingThey were still not 100 percent on raceask for as a coach and it was amazing up to the race. The Lady Tigers placedday. Talking with our trainer Blaketo see and be a part of. five runners in the top-25 and claimedSmith the morning of the race, I toldLake Michigan Colleges Olivia Ippel its second national championship inhim, our girls team is feisty, if they arewon the 5,000-meter race with a time the past four years by winning thegoing to go down, they are going to goof 17:56.6. 2023 NJCAA Division II womensdown swinging. As soon as that gun cross-country national championshipwent off a pack of orange shot straightCowley Womens Results: Dheniffer held Saturday in Huntsville, AL.to front of the pack.Vaz, 18:46.50, eighth; Kayli Myers, This was the second DII NationalDheniffer Vaz, the lone sophomore19:18.10, 16th; Leticia Belo, 19:19.10, Title in school history and the thirdon the team,finished eighth with a18th; Brittannia Willis, 19:30.60, overall with the team capturing thetime of 18:46.50 in the 5,000-meter20th; Lakota Schultz, 19:43.80, 25th; 2010 NJCAA Division I nationalrace and earned Second-Team All- Britt Hunter, 20:51.40, 82nd; Tavarie championship. The Lady TigersAmerican honors for her efforts. KayliCampbell, 20:51.60, 83rd. completed a historic performance,Myers, Leticia Belo, Brittannia Willis,Top-10 womens team scores: (1) finishing the day with 66 team points.and Lakota Schultz also ran amazingCowley, 66; (2) Heartland, 71; (3) Heartland (IL) came in a close secondraces and earned Coaches AssociationParadise Valley, 115; (4) Mesa, 125; with 71 points. Paradise Valley (AZ),All-American honors.(5) Des Moines Area CC, 162; (6) Mesa (AZ), and Des Moines Area (IL)With how sick they were coming in,Daytona State College, 172; (7) Pasco-rounded out the top 5 finishers.I honestly did not know what to expectHernando State College, 184; (8) Our girls had themselves a day, theyand do not know how they pulled itWallace State, 254; (9) Southeastern were every bit of incredible, Cowleyoff, other than just willing themselvesCC, 274; (10) Florida Gateway College, head coach Cameron Rieth said. Ifto it. I am at a loss for words, Rieth292. people knew of the backstory leadingsaid. Heartland almost reeled us'