Cross Country

DMACC Seventh at Dutch Invitational As Clark Sets New Record

September 7, 2010

Freshman Katie Clark set another school record and the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s cross country team finished seventh Saturday at the Dutch Invitational cross country meet at Pella.

Clark toured the 5K (3.1-mile) course in 21 minutes, 34 seconds, finishing 30th overall and breaking the school record of 23:01.21 she established a week ago at the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Time Trials.

The eight-team field consisted of five four-year schools and three community college teams. Clark’s performance helped the Bears to a seventh place in the team standings with 216 points.

Other DMACC results saw Kari Sylvester finish 40th in 23:02; Kelsie Jo Van Kooten was 45th in 24:00; Nyang Toang placed 49th with a time of 26:45; Maria Melendez was 52 in 31:56; and Jeavenia Jones finished 53rd with a time of 32:39.

Grinnell College won the meet with 52 points and was followed by Iowa Central Community College with 57 points. Simpson College’s Catie Ellingson won the individual competition with a time of 18:44. Angie Berry, running unattached, placed second in 19:10.

“Each one of our athletes ran better times than they did the week before,” DMACC coach Jim Dose said. “We were against some very tough competition so our finishing places weren’t where we would like. But we consider the meet a success because we showed improvement.”

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