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Nov 7, 2009

Mines men finish third to qualify for NCAA Championships; Women finish eighth, Sydney Laws qualifies as an individual


WAYNE, Neb. – The Colorado School of Mines cross country teams competed in the 2009 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships this morning hosted by Wayne State College at Wayne Country Club. The CSM men finished third out of 19 schools from the RMAC and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) while the Oredigger women placed eighth overall out of 22 total teams.

The Oredigger men’s third-place finish helped them to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships as a team. This will be the fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship for the men’s squad. Aaron Swift and Ben Zywicki both earned All-Region honors for the men. Swift finished 11th-overall (31:55.3) out of 128 total runners. Zywicki finished right behind Swift in 12th-place (32:07.1).

For men's team results, CLICK HERE.

For men's individual results, CLICK HERE.

Sydney Laws recorded the highest ever individual finish at the NCAA Regional Championships by a women’s cross country runner at Mines to earn All-Region honors. Laws placed fourth overall out of 147 runners and qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships. Marie Patton finished in the top 20 as she place 16th with a time of 22:43.3.

For women's team results, CLICK HERE.

For women's individual results, CLICK HERE.

The Oredigger men and Sydney Laws will compete in the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 21st hosted by Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind.

For more information about Colorado School of Mines Athletics, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Katie Simons at ksimons@mines.edu.

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