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Senior Cheyenne Thompson , who won the individual title at the Peach Belt Conference Championship , came in 103rd overall in individual standings with her time of 22:23.1 .
Senior Anna Leinheiser recorded a time of 22:42.1 , which placed her 134th overall in individual standings . Senior Natalie Shoemaker finished 150th overall in individual standings with her time of 22:51.9 .
Senior Katherine Terino came in 153rd overall in individual standings with her time of 22:53.3 as she provided the final points in the race for the Falcons .
Junior Hannah Evans rounded out the group of Montevallo runners with her time of 24:24.6 , which placed her 221st overall in individual standings .
The Falcons wrapped up an incredible season that saw Montevallo capture its third consecutive Peach Belt Conference and NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships .
Kevin Scola named Lander cross country coach
GREENWOOD – Kevin Scola , a New Jersey native with nearly a decade of coaching experience at the collegiate level , has been named the new cross country head coach at Lander University , Associate Athletic Director Kevin Pederson announced today .
“ Lander ’ s a wonderful school and it ’ s a wonderful opportunity ,” Scola said . “ I can not wait to get involved in the community and help get the program started and moving forward .
“ It ’ s been a wonderful experience meeting the athletic department . I ’ m thankful to coach Pederson and everybody else for giving me this opportunity and I ’ m looking forward to getting started .”
Lander will be fielding a men ’ s cross country team for the first time since 1999 and a women ’ s team for the first time since 2008 . “ We ’ re excited to bring cross country back on the mens ’ and womens ’ sides at Lander University ,” Pederson said , “ and feel like Kevin Scola is the right guy at the right time to do that . When you talk to him , it ’ s very impressive to hear his résumé and what he did as a Division I runner .”
“ Running is a family tradition for him . His father was also a coach and a very successful cross country runner and we feel like Kevin ’ s a guy who is going to be able to build our programs the right way , attract the right type of student-athletes and provide those student-athletes with a very well-rounded experience at Lander University .”
Scola spent the past three seasons as an assistant men ’ s and women ’ s cross country and track & field coach at Frostburg State University . During his time with the Bobcats , the men ’ s program has captured three event wins , while the women have posted four victories .
In 2015 , Frostburg State claimed eight individual top-10 and three top-five finishes . Robert Romano won the Westmoreland CCC Invitational with a time of 15:54 and the men ’ s team claimed a seventh-place finish at the CAC championships and a 32nd-place finish in the NCAA Mideast Regional .
Scola , who is a USATF Level I certified coach , attended High Point University , where he earned his bachelor ’ s degree in sport management in May 2006 . He completed his master ’ s degree in liberal studies from Rutgers-Newark in May 2010 . As a member of the cross country team at High Point , Scola led the Panthers to three consecutive Big South Conference championships .
Clayton State ’ s Kuhnen Named Top 30 for NCAA Woman of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind . - Having already concluded her illustrious career as a Laker , Maia Kuhnen ( Trier , Germany ) has accomplished something no other individual in program history has as she has been named one of 30 national finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year
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