Matt Helm finished sixth in a time of 26:34 to lead the Ravens and was named All-Conference. Jake Wyatt was 11th in a time of 26:48, earning All-Conference and Freshman of the Year honors. Also finishing in the top 20 was Kyle Schmidt (15th, 27:14).

“Our guys battled and had a good effort today,” said coach Scott Wilson. “We came up short on our team goal, but we had some bright spots to be proud of. Matt lead the way for us again and has been consistent all year. Jake gained double honors and Kyle Schmidt had his best race of the year and was honorable mention. We had a group of freshman run very well and that is something to build on.”

Other AU finishers were Matt St. Amour (21st, 27:30), Tony Pryor (25th, 27:43), Emby Duncan (26th, 27:45), Matt Dougherty (27th, 27:45), Marc St. Amour (34th, 28:10), Frankie Dixon (39th, 28:33), Kenton Pratt (40th, 28:37), Troy Pryor (47th, 29:12), Drew Beaty (58th, 29:52), Perry Childs (59th, 29:54), Dan Malloy (69th, 30:41) and Ryan Ash (79th, 31:26).

Franklin won the championship with 46 points. Rose-Hulman was second (48), followed by Manchester (63), Anderson (78), Hanover (169), Defiance (178), Mt. St. Joseph (181), Bluffton (inc.) and Transylvania (inc.).

For the men, Matt Helm finished fourth overall to lead the Ravens in a time of 25:57. Other AU finishers were Jake Wyatt (17th, 26:51), Troy Pryor (25th, 27:13), Kyle Schmidt (27th, 27:18), Emby Duncan (36th, 27:53), Tony Pryor (57th, 28:41), Kenton Pratt (61st, 28:50.12), Marc St. Amour (64th, 28:53.49), Frankie Dixon (70th, 29:05), Dan Malloy (80th, 29:40) and Perry Childs (87th, 30:24).

For the women, Kristen Reiff finished ninth to lead the Ravens in a time of 24:14. Other AU finishers were Mollie Ringer (11th, 24:21), Candace DeLong (16th, 24:30), Erica Moffitt (47th, 25:42), Abbey Ingalls (51st, 25:46), Jenna Milazzo (73rd, 26:38), Katie Bartmas (95th, 27:39) and Kendra Gorman (104th, 28:22).

AU runs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Manchester on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m.

Matt Helm led the Raven men with a 68th-place finish in a time of 26:20. Other AU finishers were Troy Pryor (114th, 26:57), Jake Wyatt (128th, 27:11), Kyle Schmidt (150th, 27:41), Matt Dougherty (170th, 28:23), Kenton Pratt (175th, 28:32), Matt St. Amour (185th, 29:01), Emby Duncan (186th, 29:02) and Tony Pryor (191st, 29:48).

Kristen Reiff led the AU women with a 135th-place finish in a time of 19:58. Her time was a personal best by more than one minute.

Other AU finishers were Mollie Ringer (147th, 20:12), Candice DeLong (159th, 20:38), Abigail Ingalls (181st, 21:19), Kaitlyn Gingerich (189th, 22:00), Jenna Milazzo (191st, 22:08), Erica Moffitt (192nd, 22:09), Kendra Gorman (195th, 22:33) and Katie Bartmas (196th, 22:37).

AU runs at the Manchester Invitational on Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.

Mollie Ringer led the AU women on the 5K course with a 36th place finish in a time of 21:09. Other AU finishers were Candace DeLong (48th, 21:50), Kristen Reiff (59th, 22:13), Katie Bartmas (64th, 22:32), Jenna Milazzo (74th, 22:53), Kendra Gorman (83rd, 23:50) and Kaitlyn Gingerich (87th, 24:36).

Matt Helm led the AU men on the 8K course with a 19th place finish in a time of 26:55. Other AU finishers were Jake Wyatt (40th, 27:39), Tony Pryor (47th, 28:00), Kyle Schmidt (83rd, 29:29), Kenton Pratt (84th, 29:32), Emby Duncan (86th, 29:35), Matt St. Amour (96th, 30:01), Matt Dougherty (98th, 30:07) and Marc St. Amour (103rd, 30:21).

Women’s Top 10 teams - Southern Indiana 35, DePauw 66, Indiana Tech 90, Taylor 136, Grace 157, Franklin 180, Manchester 189, Indianapolis 189, Anderson 259, Rose-Hulman 264.

Men’s Top 10 teams - Indiana Tech 37, Southern Indiana 45, Huntington 119, Manchester 136, DePauw 148, Taylor 149, Wabash 197, Rose-Hulman 198, Franklin 235, Anderson 257.

“This race was a good starting point for our team,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “We have work to do, but with consistent hard work, we will make good progress from here.”

In the women’s race, the team of Kristen Reiff (5:58/6:14)/Candace DeLong (5:54/6:14) finished 15th in a time of 24:23 to lead the Ravens. Other AU duos in the meet were Jenna Milazzo (6:32/6:30)/Molly Ringer (6:06/6:07) (17th, 25:15), Abigail Ingalls (6:31/6:15)/Katie Bartmas (6:24/6:40) (31st, 25:24) and Kendra Gorman/Kaitlyn Gingerich (39th, 26:40).

In the men’s race, the team of Matt Helm (4:50/4:52)/Jake Wyatt (4:51/5:03) finished 13th overall in a time of 29:35. Other Raven finishers were Kyle Schmidt (5:08/5:03)/Matt Dougherty (5:07/5:14) (31st, 30:48), Kenton Pratt (5:06/5:05)/Emby Duncan (5:03/5:15) (36th, 30:58), Marc St. Armour/Matt St. Armour (39th, 31:23), Frankie Dixon/Beaty (57th, 33:14) and Perry Childs/Ryan Ash (61st, 33:51).

AU runs again in the Indiana Intercollegiates race in Bloomington on Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m.

In order to qualify, a team must have a minimum cumulative team GPA of 3.10 through the fall 2007 term and competed at a NCAA Regional meet. The 14 ladies on the Raven roster have compiled a cumulative team GPA of 3.480, including seven women who have a cumulative GPA of 3.700 or higher.

In addition to the women’s team, the following individuals were recognized: Gwen Kemple (Sr.; English; 3.850), Laura Lash (Sr.; Nursing; 3.748), Dan DeYoung (Sr.; Criminal Justice and Psychology; 3.560), Sean Hudson (Sr.; History; 3.737), Matt Ingalls (Sr.; Christian Ministries; 3.863).

In order to qualify as an individual, student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 and finished in the Top 25 percent at the NCAA Regional meet. Both AU cross country teams competed at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional and Hudson and Kemple were both named All-Americans.

Anderson

The senior runner led the Ravens cross country squad to their ninth straight conference crown and a third place finish at the Great Lakes Regional.

Hudson placed fourth at the Great Lakes Regional, finishing the 8K course in a time of 25:02.65.  As a team, the Ravens advanced on to the NCAA Division III National Meet which was held in Northfield, Minnesota.

The senior runner earned All-American honors after placing 11^th in the national meet, posting a time of 24:55.00 to lead all Anderson runners.  AU finished 31^st out of 32 teams competing in the national championships.

Sean is the seventh Anderson athlete to win the HCAC Player of the Month award, and is the second men’s cross country runner to earn the honor.  Anderson’s Stephen Cohen won the award for his efforts during October of 2005.

The HCAC Player of the Month award is in its third year of existence. The award is voted on by the sports information directors of each member institution.

Hudson finished 11th in the race in a time of 24:55 while Kemple was 33rd in 22:08. The top 35 runners are named All-Americans.

“I was so proud of Sean and his effort out there,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “To get 11th at Nationals is outstanding. He was aggressive, but controlled throughout the race. His goal was to get in the top 15 and he was in that position at about the 2K mark and just kept battling. This was the best cross country race I have seen him run.”

Hudson became the 11th AU runner to be named an All-American and his place was the best in school history at the NCAA national meet. It tied AU Hall of Famer Frank Runion for second best individual finish overall, including NAIA national meets. Brian Williams is the top individual with a pair of fifth place finishes at the NAIA national meet.

The AU men’s team finished 31st overall out of 32 teams. Other finishers for the Ravens were Matt Ingalls (146th, 26:19), Matt Helm (173rd, 26:34), Dan DeYoung (182nd, 26:44), Troy Pryor (187th, 26:49), Tony Pryor (221st, 28:12) and Kyle Schmidt (223rd, 28:42).

“Thirty-first at Nationals is about where we are,” said Wilson. “They put the effort out there, but the competition at Nationals is just exceptional. They can be very proud of their season and running at Nationals. With over 400 Div. III schools in the country to make it to the national meet is a great accomplishment. Additionally, experiencing this meet will really help motivate our younger runners.”

Kemple became the sixth Raven female to be named an All-American. The last All-American from AU was Lisa Nicholson in 2002.

“Gwen accomplished her year long goal to be All-American,” said Wilson. “She put herself in position (top 35) early in the race and just ran with all her heart to the finish. Just to make nationals is difficult, but then to make All-American is outstanding. I am very proud of her.”

For complete results from the meet go to http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/crossctry/men/

For more pictures from the 2007 NCAA Div. III National Cross Country Championships go to: http://www.eliterunning.com/photos/index.php?g2_itemId=112767