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Drake's Braunsdorf 31st At NCAA Women's Cross Country Regional

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Drake's Braunsdorf 31st At NCAA Women's Cross Country Regional

NOV. 15, 2008
STILLWATER, OKLA.  -- Drake senior Nicole Braunsdorf (St. Francis, Wis.) finished 31st in the NCAA Midwest Regional Women's Cross Country meet Saturday.

Braunsdorf covered the 6,000-meter course in 21 minutes 52.55 seconds.

Drake sophomore Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) was 39th in 22:08.50.

Racheal Marchard of Iowa won the individual title in 20:32.05.

Other Drake results included sophomore Meredith Bell (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 110th, 23:16.70; junior Courtney Heinz (St. Paul, Minn.), 141st, 23:45.40; sophomore Katie Coomer (Overland Park, Kan.), 158th, 24:27.45; and freshman Elizabeth Dunn (Harvard, Mass.), 166th, 24:57.80.

Minnesota won the team title with 57 points, while Drake placed 19th with 479 points.

Thirty-two teams competed, while 187 runners finished the race.

NCAA Regional
Women's Team Scoring


1. Minnesota 57; 2. Illinois 64; 3. Nebraska 124; 4. Iowa 126; 5. Oklahoma State 184; 6. Kansas State 205; 7. Kansas 253; 8. Missouri State 263; 9. Iowa State 286; 10. Missouri 291; 11. Wichita State 313; 12. Loyola-Chicago 345; 13. Illinois State 347; 14. Northwestern 349; 15. Southern Illinois 382; 16. South Dakota State 427; 17. Northern Iowa 429; 18. North Dakota State 467; 19. Drake 479; 20. Saint Louis 512; 21. DePaul 600; 22. Illinois-Chicago 638; 23. Western Illinois 659; 24. Southeast Missouri State 660; 25. Bradley 668; 26. Eastern Illinois 748; 27. Creighton 843.

Individual Leaders
6,000 Meters

1. Racheal Marchand, Iowa, 20:32.05; 2. Angela Bizzarri, Illinois, 20:39.20; 3. Pasca Cheruiyot, Missouri State, 20:40.70; 4. Megan Duwell, Minnesota, 20:45.25; 5. Kellyn Johnson, Wichita State, 20:50.80.

Drake Results
- 19. Nicole Braunsdorf, 21:52.55; 39. Casey McDermott 22:08.50; 110. Meredith Bell, 23:16.70;  141. Courtney Heinz, 23:45.40; 158. Katie Coomer, 24:27.45; 166. Elizabeth Dunn, 24:57.80.

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Players Mentioned

Meredith Bell

Meredith Bell

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Nicole Braunsdorf

Nicole Braunsdorf

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Katie Coomer

Katie Coomer

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Sophomore
Elizabeth Dunn

Elizabeth Dunn

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Freshman
Courtney Heinz

Courtney Heinz

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Casey McDermott

Casey McDermott

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Players Mentioned

Meredith Bell

Meredith Bell

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Nicole Braunsdorf

Nicole Braunsdorf

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Katie Coomer

Katie Coomer

Sophomore
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Elizabeth Dunn

Elizabeth Dunn

Freshman
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Courtney Heinz

Courtney Heinz

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Casey McDermott

Casey McDermott

Sophomore
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