Cross Country Track & Field

he 2012-13 Men’s & Women’s onships in Cedarville, Ohio, where they season Cross Country and Track & Field earned a 5th place showing in the field HIGHLIGHTS seasons proved to be another of 35 teams. Bruce continued her stel- successful campaign for lar sophomore season with a 5th place SOPHOMORE BaptistT University. Led by eighth-year finish out of 255 runners and capped Kelsey Bruce Head Coach Jacob Phillips, both the off her year with NCCAA All-American won 2nd Heartland Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Teams recognition. Conference title; named Conference continued their winning traditions, On the Men’s side, DBU claimed their MVP; finished 11th as each squad clinched the Heartland fourth consecutive Heartland Confer- in 3000M Steeple- Conference Championship. ence Championship. Junior Joshua chase at NCAA Out- On the Women’s side, DBU’s confer- Pauley made school history, as he door Track & Field Championship. ence title marked the sixth straight for became the program’s first-ever Men’s the program, the longest current streak Individual Champion. Freshman Chris JUNIOR in NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Springer placed 3rd and was named the Jacob Phillips won the NCCAA Out- Country. DBU’s victory at the Heartland Freshman of the Year in the Heartland door Track & Field Conference Cross County Champion- Conference, while junior Jacob Phillips National Champion- ship in Wichita, , proved to be placed 6th and earned his third straight ship in 1500 Meters; named All-Heartland a dominant performance, as the team All-Heartland Conference honor. Conference. posted a perfect score of 15. In Track and Field, Kelsey Bruce quali- Leading the way for Dallas Baptist fied for the Women’s NCAA Outdoor was sophomore Kelsey Bruce, who won Track and Field Championship in the • en’s and Women’s Cross her second consecutive Conference 3000 Meter Steeplechase. Her school MCountry Teams claimed title and was named the Heartland record time of 10:38, qualified her for their fourth and sixth straight Conference MVP. Freshman Anna Sala- the finals at the NCAA Championships, Heartland Conference Champi- zar finished second behind Bruce and where she finished 11th overall. Jacob onships. was named the Freshman of the Year Phillips was the headliner on the Men’s • nna Salazar named Heart- land Conference Freshman in the Heartland Conference. Junior Track Team as he won the NCCAA Out- A of the Year. Julie Durrwachter was the third to cross door Track and Field National Champi- • ulie Durrwachter, Sarah the line and earned All-Conference onship in the 1500 Meters. JRayas, Glynnis Meade, Tif- honors for the third consecutive sea- “We had another great year of Cross fany Brown, Katie Mark, and son. Sophomores Sarah Rayas and Country and Track & Field at DBU,” Hanna Rice named to Heartland Glynnis Meade placed fourth and fifth stated Head Coach Jacob Phillips. “It’s All-Conference Team. respectively and were also named to always easier to be successful when the All-Conference Team. Also named you have great kids who work hard and to the All-Conference Team was the want to use the gifts that they have sophomore trio of Tiffany Brown, Katie been blessed with. It also helps that we Mark, and Hanna Rice. have such encouragement and support The DBU Women concluded their from the entire DBU family.” season at the NCCAA National Champi-

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