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The NCAA News -- November 23, 1998

Championships scores/pairings

Men's cross country

(Note: The first-place team in each region automatically qualifies for the national championships.)

Regionals: Central region -- 1. St. John's (Minn.), 53; 2. St. Thomas (Minn.), 95; 3. Neb. Wesleyan, 96; 4. Wartburg, 110; 5. Loras, 150; 6. St. Olaf, 154; 7. Buena Vista, 234; 8. Macalester, 285; 9. Gust. Adolphus, 297; 10. Grinnell, 304; 11. St. Mary's (Minn.), 318; 12. Concordia-M'head, 363; 13. Luther, 372; 14. Carleton, 375; 15. Hamline, 383; 16. Simpson, 438; 17. Central (Iowa), 452; 18. Coe, 454; 19. Dubuque, 536; 20. Augsburg, 538; 21. Bethel (Minn.), 544; 22. Cornell College, 674.

Great Lakes region -- 1. Calvin, 46; 2. Heidelberg, 112; 3. Wabash, 113; 4. Anderson (Ind.), 190; 5. DePauw, 205; 6. Otterbein, 206; 7. Hope, 226; 8. Denison, 229; 9. Baldwin-Wallace, 256; 10. Muskingum, 268; 11. Kenyon, 284; 12. Wittenberg, 335; 13. Wooster, 348; 14. Kalamazoo, 409; 15. Wilmington (Ohio), 461; 16. Hanover, 468; 17. Alma, 481; 18. Oberlin, 493; 19. Franklin, 503; 20. Ohio Wesleyan, 545; 21. Albion, 546; 22. John Carroll, 625; 23. Earlham, 648; 24. Manchester, 692; 25. Rose-Hulman, 705; 26. Adrian, 756; 27. Olivet, 767; 28. Defiance, 807.

Mideast region -- 1. Col. of New Jersey, 57; 2. Carnegie Mellon, 76; 3. Haverford, 92; 4. Rowan, 135; 5. Gettysburg, 169; 6. Grove City, 205; 7. Allegheny, 233; 8. Dickinson, 235; 9. Swarthmore, 288; 10. Widener, 291; 11. Johns Hopkins, 299; 12. Richard Stockton, 305; 13. Frank. & Marsh., 341; 14. Moravian, 343; 15. Penn St.-Behrend, 526; 16. Ursinus, 549; 17. Scranton, 608; 18. Messiah, 612; 19. Montclair St., 619; 20. Lebanon Valley, 651; 21. York (Pa.), 656; 22. Lincoln (Pa.), 664; 23. Drew, 666; 24. Elizabethtown, 676; 25. Villa Julie, 712; 26. Albright, 728; 27. Goucher, 736; 28. Wm. Paterson, 770; 29. Allentown, 791; 30. Ramapo, 806; 31. Cabrini, 809; 32. Muhlenberg, 841; 33. Stevens Tech, 845; 34. Western Md., 899; 35. Marywood, 958; 36. Delaware Valley, 979; 37. Wash. & Jeff., 1,137.

Midwest region -- 1. North Central, 61; 2. Wis.-Stevens Point, 85; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 96; 4. Wis.-Oshkosh, 126; 5. Wis.-Eau Claire, 153; 6. Wis.-Whitewater, 177; 7. Washington (Mo.), 196; 8. Wis.-Stout, 260; 9. Augustana (Ill.), 277; 10. Wheaton (Ill.), 293; 11. Wis.-Platteville, 322; 12. Elmhurst, 329; 13. Greenville, 333; 14. Ill. Wesleyan, 408; 15. Beloit, 427; 16. Chicago, 433; 17. Carthage, 509; 18 Wis.-Superior, 512; 19. Knox, 528; 20. Lawrence, 553; 21. St. Norbert, 593; 22. Milwaukee Engr., 647; 23. Millikin, 682; 24. Carroll, 710; 25. Lake Forest, 766; 26. North Park, 799; 27. Concordia (Ill.), 840; 28. Benedictine (Ill.), 853.

New England region -- 1. Williams, 62; 2. Keene, 95; 3. Tufts, 98; 4. Brandeis, 113; 5. MIT, 132; 6. Coast Guard, 154; 7. Amherst, 205; 8. Bates, 260; 9. Connecticut Col., 303; 10. Springfield, 344; 11. Colby, 376; 12. Wesleyan (Conn.), 405; 13. Bowdoin, 406; 14. Middlebury, 419; 15. Westfield St., 427; 16. Bri'water (Mass.), 446; 17. Southern Me., 494; 18. Salem St., 527; 19. Trinity (Conn.), 535; 20. Wheaton (Mass.), 556; 21. Norwich, 561; 22. Worcester Tech, 591; 23. Babson, 604; 24. Mass.-Dartmouth, 637; 25. Mass.-Boston, 728; 26. Johnson, 799; 27. Endicott, 818; 28. Roger Williams, 845; 29. Eastern Conn. St., 857; 30. Gordon, 863; 31. Maine Maritime, 890; 32. Clark (Mass.), 936.

New York region -- 1. Cortland St., 52; 2. St. Lawrence, 74; 3. Plattsburgh St., 138; 4. Fredonia St., 184; 5. Rensselaer, 195; 6. Rochester Inst., 224; 7. Geneseo St., 232; 8. Hamilton, 270; 9. Brockport St., 283; 10. Oswego St., 287; 11. Ithaca, 308; 12. Hartwick, 313; 13. Vassar, 330; 14. Alfred, 335; 15. Rochester, 348; 16. Hunter, 386; 17. Hobart, 390; 18. Union (N.Y.), 422; 19. New York U., 422; 20. Merchant Marine, 490; 21. Oneonta St., 560; 22. Clarkson, 683.

South/Southeast region -- 1. Frostburg St., 54; 2. Emory, 77; 3. Rhodes, 86; 4. Roanoke, 150; 5. Mary Washington, 157; 6. Centre, 195; 7. Sewanee, 248; 8. Southwestern (Tex.), 260; 9. Trinity (Tex.), 261; 10. Salisbury St., 273; 11. Lynchburg, 321; 12. Bridgewater (Va.), 327; 13. East. Mennonite, 328; 14. Catholic, 332; 15. Wash. & Lee, 345; 16. Mississippi Col., 403; 17. Oglethorpe, 472; 18. McMurry, 523; 19. Methodist, 564; 20. Averett, 605; 21. Ferrum, 612.

West region -- 1. UC San Diego, 58; 2. Pacific Lutheran, 65; 3. Linfield, 127; 4. Colorado Col., 130; 5. Claremont-M-S, 136; 6. Willamette, 147; 7. Whittier, 160; 8. Lewis & Clark, 193; 9. Cal St. Hayward, 268; 10. Redlands, 269; 11. Cal Tech, 277; 12. Pomona-Pitzer, 294; 13. Whitman, 388; 14. Cal Lutheran, 400; 15. Chapman, 406.

Championships: November 21 at Dickinson.

Women's cross country:

(Note: The first-place team in each region automatically qualifies for the national championships.)

Regionals: Central region -- 1. St. Olaf, 92; 2. Neb. Wesleyan, 104; 3. Macalester, 134; 4. St. Thomas (Minn.), 146; 5. Wartburg, 161; 6. Loras, 168; 7. St. Catherine, 182; 8. Concordia-M'head, 218; 9. Carleton, 219; 10. St. Benedict, 230; 11. Bethel (Minn.), 241; 12. Luther, 253; 13. Gust. Adolphus, 293; 14. Coe, 435; 15. Simpson, 451; 16. Clarke, 477; 17. St. Mary's (Minn.), 524; 18. Cornell College, 560; 19. Grinnell, 567; 20. Hamline, 580; 21. Central (Iowa), 597; 22. Buena Vista, 609.

Great Lakes region -- 1. Calvin, 36; 2. Hope, 103; 3. Baldwin-Wallace, 148; 4. Ohio Northern, 174; 5. Denison, 180; 6. DePauw, 209; 7. Hanover, 259; 8. John Carroll, 267; 9. Albion, 326; 10. Anderson (Ind.), 328; 11. Wooster, 347; 12. Kalamazoo, 370; 13. Earlham, 407; 14. Otterbein, 408; 15. Heidelberg, 422; 16. Manchester, 441; 17. Case Reserve, 453; 18. Kenyon, 458; 19. Oberlin, 482; 20. Muskingum, 489; 21. Alma, 522; 22. Franklin, 590; 23. Wilmington (Ohio), 600; 24. Wittenberg, 629; 25. Adrian, 656; 26. St. Mary's (Ind.), 661; 27. Olivet, 733; 28. Bluffton, 852; 29. Rose-Hulman, 891.

Mideast region -- 1. Carnegie Mellon, 71; 2. Col. of New Jersey, 84; 3. Moravian, 109; 4. Haverford, 164; 5. Dickinson, 187; 6. Messiah, 260; 7. Swarthmore, 269; 8. Rowan, 271; 9. Frank. & Marsh., 288; 10. Bryn Mawr, 314; 11. Scranton, 324; 12. Allegheny, 334; 13. Muhlenberg, 336; 14. York (Pa.), 409; 15. Widener, 430; 16. Gettysburg, 432; 17. Susquehanna, 533; 18. Elizabethtown, 534; 19. Grove City, 538; 20. Western Md., 589; 21. Johns Hopkins, 590; 22. Allentown, 655; 23. Cabrini, 697; 24. Juniata, 698; 25. Ramapo, 710; 26. Montclair St., 755; 27. Stevens Tech, 825; 28. Marywood, 847; 29. Wash. & Jeff., 848; 30. Thiel, 869; 31. Ursinus, 885; 32. Lincoln (Pa.), 897; 33. Lebanon Valley, 914; 34. Misericordia, 917; 35. Drew, 957; 36. Wm. Paterson, 1,025; 37. Richard Stockton, 1,063; 38. New Jersey City, 1,087; 39. Delaware City, 1,094; 40. Immaculata, 1,125.

Midwest region -- 1. Wis.-Oshkosh, 100; 2. Chicago, 131; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 135; 4. Augustana (Ill.), 147; 5. Washington (Mo.), 151; 6. Beloit, 170; 7. Wis.-Stevens Point, 179; 8. Wis.-Stout, 199; 9. Wheaton (Ill.), 209; 10. North Central, 254; 11. Wis.-Eau Claire, 312; 12. Lawrence, 353; 13. Wis.-Superior, 362; 14. Wis.-Whitewater, 374; 15. Carroll, 375; 16. Elmhurst, 409; 17. Wis.-Platteville, 421; 18. Carthage, 539; 19. Ill. Wesleyan, 576; 20. North Park, 612; 21. Knox, 656; 22. Millikin, 672; 23. Milwaukee Engr., 682; 24. Concordia (Ill.), 708; 25. Monmouth (Ill.), 759; 26. Maryville, 824; 27. Benedictine (Ill.), 830.

New England region -- 1. Williams, 74; 2. Middlebury, 93; 3. Colby, 164; 4. Amherst, 182; 5. Tufts, 192; 6. Springfield, 200; 7. Brandeis, 231; 8. Trinity (Conn.), 232; 9. Bowdoin, 242; 10. Wellesley, 250; 11. Coast Guard, 320; 12. Connecticut Col., 351; 13. Westfield St., 368; 14. Bates, 379; 15. Smith, 380; 16. Wheaton (Mass.), 431; 17. Southern Me., 471; 18. MIT, 487; 19. Mount Holyoke, 509; 20. Wesleyan (Conn.), 513; 21. Gordon, 633; 22. Babson, 651; 23. Fitchburg St., 657; 24. Salem St., 709; 25. Clark (Mass.), 737; 26. Eastern Conn. St., 745; 27. Bri'water (Mass.), 776; 28. Worcester Tech, 781; 29. Keene, 830; 30. Salve Regina, 869; 31. Framingham St., 972; 32. Maine Maritime, 1,016.

New York region -- 1. Plattsburgh St., 73; 2. Cortland St., 77; 3. Geneseo St., 127; 4. Hamilton, 155; 5. Ithaca, 179; 6. Oswego St., 191; 7. Hartwick, 204; 8. Rochester, 220; 9. Vassar, 232; 10. St. Lawrence, 275; 11. Rensselaer, 289; 12. Buffalo St., 303; 13. Brockport St., 371; 14. Alfred, 411; 15. William Smith, 430; 16. Fredonia St. 454; 17. New York U., 458; 18. Union (N.Y.), 477; 19. Clarkson, 483; 20. Oneonta St., 497; 21. Hunter, 539.

South/Southeast region -- 1. Emory, 43; 2. Lynchburg, 95; 3. Sewanee, 109; 4. (tie) Mary Washington and Rhodes, 126; 6. Centre, 153; 7. Frostburg St., 231; 8. Catholic, 233; 9. Salisbury St., 237; 10. Trinity (Tex.), 240; 11. Roanoke, 269; 12. Wash. & Lee, 289; 13. Mississippi Col., 356; 14. Bridgewater (Va.), 397; 15. Averett, 418; 16. Oglethorpe, 449; 17. McMurry, 527.

West region -- 1. Colorado Col., 47; 2. Whitman, 98; 3. Claremont-M-S, 113; 4. Pacific Lutheran, 131; 5. UC San Diego, 137; 6. Linfield, 149; 7. Willamette, 155; 8. Whitworth, 209; 9. Pomona-Pitzer, 225; 10. Lewis & Clark, 266; 11. Cal St. Hayward, 285; 12. Redlands, 307; 13. Pacific (Cal.), 361; 14. (tie) Cal Lutheran and Chapman, 408; 16. Whittier, 442; 17. Mills, 489; 18. Cal Tech, 548.

Championships: November 21 at Dickinson.

Men's soccer

First round: Williams 2, Bowdoin 0; Amherst 1, Keene St. 0; Centre 1, Washington (Mo.) 0; Otterbein 1, Earlham 0; Gettysburg 3, Drew 0; Richard Stockton 3, Western Conn. St. 0; Chapman 2, Cal Lutheran 1; Macalester 3, Luther 1 (2 ot).

Regionals: At Plymouth St. -- Williams 5, Middlebury 0; Plymouth St. 1, Amherst 0; Williams 3, Plymouth St. 2.

At St. Lawrence -- Clarkson 5, Rensselaer 1; St. Lawrence

  • 1, Plattsburgh St. 1 (2 ot) (
  • St. Lawrence advances on penalty kicks, 3-0); St. Lawrence 1, Clarkson 0 (2 ot).

    At Wheaton (Ill.) -- Trinity (Tex.) 2, Rhodes 0; Wheaton (Ill.) 3, Centre 0 (2 ot); Trinity (Tex.) 2, Wheaton (Ill.) 1 (4 ot); Ohio Wesleyan 5, Alma 0; Otterbein 4, DePauw 2; Ohio Wesleyan 2, Otterbein 1.

    At Messiah -- Johns Hopkins 6, Bethany (W.Va.) 5; Messiah 2, Gettysburg 0; Johns Hopkins

  • 1, Messiah 1 (4 ot) (
  • Johns Hopkins advances on penalty kicks, 5-4).

    At. Kean -- Rowan 1, Montclair St. 0; Richard Stockton 1, Kean 0; Rowan 2, Richard Stockton 1 (2 ot).

    At Pacific (Cal.) -- Pacific (Cal.) 2, Chapman 1; Macalester 1, St. Olaf 0; Macalester 1, Pacific (Cal.) 0.

    At Greensboro -- East. Mennonite 1, Emory 0; Greensboro 3, Va. Wesleyan 0; Greensboro 4, East. Mennonite 0.

    Quarterfinals (to be completed by November 22 at campus sites): Williams (16-1) vs. St. Lawrence (17-0-1); Trinity (Tex.) 17-2-1) vs. Ohio Wesleyan (15-6); Johns Hopkins (18-1-2) vs. Rowan (15-5-1); Macalester (18-3) vs. Greensboro (16-3).

    Women's soccer

    First round: Elizabethtown 3, Johns Hopkins 1; Wellesley 1, Bowdoin 0; Colby 5, Keene St. 1; Rochester 1, Nazareth 0 (3 ot); Lynchburg 1, Roanoke 0 (3 ot); Gust. Adolphus 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1; Denison 1, Calvin 0; Ohio Wesleyan 4, Olivet 3 (2 ot).

    Regionals: At Richard Stockton -- Col. of New Jersey 4, Elizabethtown 1: Richard Stockton 2, Gettysburg 1 (2 ot); Col. of New Jersey 1, Richard Stockton 0.

    At William Paterson -- Connecticut Col. 2, Wm. Paterson 1 (2 ot); Williams

  • 0, Amherst 0 (2 ot) (
  • Williams advances on penalty kicks, 3-2); Connecticut Col. 1, Williams 0.

    At Tufts -- Wellesley 2, Clark 1; Tufts 4, Colby 0; Tufts

  • 1, Wellesley 1 (4 ot) (
  • Tufts advances on penalty kicks, 5-4).

    At Ithaca -- William Smith

  • 0, Ithaca 0 (2 ot) (
  • William Smith advances on penalty kicks, 3-2); Ithaca
  • 1, Cortland St. 1 (2 ot) (
  • Ithaca advances on penalty kicks, 4-3); Ithaca 2, William Smith 1.

    At UC San Diego -- St. Benedict 1, UC San Diego 0; Willamette 1, Wis.-Stevens Point 0; Willamette 2, St. Benedict 1 (2 ot).

    At Mary Washington -- Mary Washington 3, Lynchburg 2; Emory

  • 0, Trinity (Tex.) 0 (2 ot) (
  • Emory advances on penalty kicks, 9-8); Mary Washington
  • 1, Emory 1 (4 ot) (
  • Mary Washington advances on penalty kicks, 3-1).

    At Wheaton (Ill.) -- Macalester 1, Gust. Adolphus 0 (2 ot); Chicago 2, Wheaton (Ill.) 1; Macalester 3, Chicago 0.

    At Ohio Wesleyan -- Washington (Mo.) 5, Denison 1; Ohio Wesleyan 3, Kalamazoo 2; Washington (Mo.) 6, Ohio Wesleyan 5 (2 ot).

    Quarterfinals: Col. of New Jersey 1, Connecticut Col. 0 (2 ot); Ithaca 1, Tufts 0 (2 ot); Willamette 2, Mary Washington 0; Macalester

  • 1, Washington (Mo.) 1 (4 ot) (
  • Macalester advances on penalty kicks, 4-3).

    Semifinals (November 21 at Ithaca): Col. of New Jersey (18-2-1) vs. Ithaca (15-3-2); Willamette (18-0-4) vs. Macalester (19-1-1).

    Women's volleyball

    Regionals: At Juniata -- Lycoming def. Frank. & Marsh., 10-15, 16-14, 15-8, 15-8; Gettysburg def. Salisbury St., 16-14, 15-9, 15-10; Juniata def. Lycoming, 15-9, 15-5, 15-8; Gettysburg def. Moravian, 15-12, 15-13, 8-15, 15-13; Juniata def. Gettysburg, 15-3, 15-4, 15-7.

    At Washington (Mo.) -- Southwestern (Tex.) def. DePauw, 7-15, 15-6, 6-15, 15-9, 15-13; Emory def. Savannah A&D, 15-5, 15-7, 15-9; Trinity (Tex.) def. Southwestern (Tex.), 15-5, 15-9, 15-7; Washington (Mo.) def. Emory, 15-7, 15-5, 15-8; Washington (Mo.) def. Trinity (Tex.), 15-7, 16-14, 15-12.

    At Wittenberg -- Hope def. Calvin, 11-15, 15-7, 15-5, 16-14; Muskingum def. Ohio Northern, 15-10, 15-9, 15-6; Hope def. Wittenberg, 7-15, 15-8, 15-3, 13-15, 15-13; Muskingum def. Mt. St. Joseph, 15-7, 15-13, 16-14; Muskingum def. Hope, 15-11, 15-8, 15-3.

    At UC San Diego -- Cal St. Hayward def. Colorado Col., 15-7, 15-6, 15-10; Willamette def. Linfield, 15-13, 15-12, 11-15, 15-6; Cal St. Hayward def. Cal Lutheran, 15-8, 20-18, 16-14; UC San Diego def. Willamette, 15-12, 13-15, 15-2, 15-4; UC San Diego def. Cal St. Hayward, 15-5, 15-8, 15-8.

    At Cortland St. -- New York U. def. Elmira, 8-15, 15-3, 15-5, 15-8; Ithaca def. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 15-10, 13-15, 15-9, 15-10; Cortland St. (N.Y.) def. New York U., 15-11, 15-6, 16-14; Ithaca def. Rochester Inst., 10-15, 15-13, 15-17, 15-9, 15-9; Cortland St. def. Ithaca, 15-12, 15-8, 15-4.

    At Wellesley -- Amherst def. MIT, 14-16, 15-4, 15-7, 7-15, 15-13; Eastern Conn. St. def. Middlebury 15-9, 15-11, 15-7; Williams def. Amherst, 15-13, 15-7, 13-15, 15-9; Wellesley def. Eastern Conn. St., 15-2, 15-6, 15-5; Wellesley def. Williams, 16-14, 13-15, 15-4, 15-4.

    At Wis.-Whitewater -- Wis.-Stout def. Elmhurst, 15-13, 10-15, 16-14, 1-15, 15-12; Wis.-La Crosse def. Ill. Wesleyan, 16-14, 15-5, 15-3; Wis.-Whitewater def. Wis. Stout, 15-12, 15-1, 15-9; Wis.-River Falls def. Wis. La Crosse, 15-8, 3-15, 15-10, 15-6; Wis.-Whitewater def. Wis.-River Falls, 10-15, 9-15, 15-3, 15-9, 15-10.

    At Central (Iowa) -- Neb. Wesleyan def. Dubuque, 17-15, 15-4, 15-13; St. Olaf def. St. Benedict, 15-11, 15-8, 6-15, 12-15, 17-15; Neb. Wesleyan def. Wartburg, 15-5, 13-15, 6-15, 15-3, 15-10; Central (Iowa) def. St. Olaf, 10-15, 15-2, 15-4, 15-2; Central (Iowa) def. Neb. Wesleyan, 11-15, 15-7, 15-4, 15-13.

    Quarterfinals (November 21 at campus sites): Juniata (38-1) vs. Washington (Mo.) (37-3); Muskingum (30-5) vs. UC San Diego (24-4); Cortland St. (36-2) vs. Wellesley (35-0); Central (Iowa) (34-2) vs. Wis.-Whitewater (32-5).