Results

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Emma Luhmann '18 and Emma Zimmerman '18 have enjoyed superb cross country seasons at Grinnell College in 2016, and they continued that trend Saturday.
 
Luhmann was 15th in a 219-runner field and Zimmerman placed 33rd as each earned all-region honors at the NCAA Division III Central Region Championships hosted by Carleton College.
 
Luhmann, also an all-region honoree in 2015, ran the 6-kilometer course in 23:00.5. That clocking ranks 10th in Pioneer history and puts her in contention to earn an at-large berth for the NCAA Championships, while will be determined Sunday.
 
Zimmerman earned all-region honors for the first time and finished in 23:17.9.
 
Other Pioneer scorers were Anna Ahrens '19, who was 65th  in 23:51.9, Mikayla Fujiwara '20, 69th in 23:54.8, and Whitney Teagle '18, 119th in 24:51.7. Fujiwara's time is 36 seconds better than her personal best and moves her from 45th to 26th on the Pioneers' all-time chart.
 
Rounding out the top seven for Grinnell were Tori LaVerdiere '20 (131st in 25:09.1) and Nicole Arredondo '19 (150th in 25:37.7).
 
Grinnell was 10th in the 32-team meet with 301 points. Among squads the Pioneers beat was Luther College, the ninth-ranked team in the region. Grinnell entered the meet unranked in the region.
 
The top two teams, and automatic national qualifiers, were champion St. Olaf College with 91 points and Nebraska Wesleyan University.