NAIA Nationals set for Saturday in Washington

The 56th Annual NAIA Men's and 32nd Annual Women's Cross Country National Championships will take place Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. The men's 8K race will start at 10:30 a.m. PST, followed by the women's 5K race at 11:45 a.m. The 2011 Championships are hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia University-Portland (Ore.). It is the third-consecutive year that the event has been held at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

The Concordia University women’s team will represent the Great Plains Athletic Conference at this year’s National Championships, marking the 17th appearance at Nationals for the Bulldog women in the past 18 years.  Concordia freshman Ben Sievert (Frankenmuth, Mich.) will represent Concordia on the men’s side.  Sievert was one of five individual competitors selected to Nationals from the GPAC. 

The 32-team men's field features 21 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, one conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-up and nine at-large selections. Concordia (Ore.) received a host berth to the event. There are also 100 individual qualifiers.

The 32-team women's field features 22 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, one conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-up and eight at-large selections. Concordia (Ore.) received a host berth to the event. There are also 105 individual qualifiers.

Saturday’s awards ceremony will be streamed live for free starting at approximately 2 p.m. PST.  
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