The Missouri Southern men finished 12th as a team, led by junior Dustin Dixon's 23rd place finish. The Southern women were 13th led by Kimi Shank in 22nd place.

The women's race saw the Missouri Southern course record broken for the second straight meet. In the 2007 Division II South Central Regional held two weeks ago in Joplin, Abilene Christian freshman Winrose Karunda, running in her first meet of the year, set the mark at 20:39 over the 6k course. Seattle Pacific sophomore Jessica Pixler, however, won her first national title and broke the course record today with a time of 20:29.1. Karunda finished second with a time of 20:42.7.

Adams State won its fifth team title in a row, defeating Seattle Pacific by 115 points and had all five scorers in the top 24 and three in the top 11. Grand Valley State finished third, followed by Chico State, Cal. State Los Angeles, Western State, Abilene Christian, Augustana, South Dakota and Tampa to round out the top ten women's teams.

The Southern women were led by Shank's 21st place finish, netting her All-American honors. Kara Eckard finished 59th, while Courtney Waltbillig was close behind at 67th. Ashley Bunch was 116th, Kari Fritchie was 125th, Victoria Kline was 132nd and Taylor Whitacre finished 170th.

Pixler and Karunda were first and second, respectively in the individual scoring. Adams State's Tanya Gaurmer was third, followed by Emporia State's Janel Rossbach and Wayne State's (Mich.) Rachelle Malette in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Abilene Christian repeated as champs in the men's race and defeated second place Western State and Adams State, both of whom scored 66 points, by a margin of seven points. Grand Valley State was fourth, followed by Minnesota State-Mankato, Chico State, Colorado - Mines, Southern Indiana, Slippery Rock and New Mexico Highlands to round out the top ten men's teams.

The Missouri Southern men finished just one point out of 11th place and just 20 points from the top ten. The Lions were led by Dustin Dixon's 23rd place finish, completing the 10k course in a time of 31:13.0. Dixon suffered a slight break in his leg in the fourth mile and still finished the race, qualifying for All-American status. Isaac Garcia finished 35th with a time of 31:35.4 and was also named All-American.

Ryan Arthur finished just outside of All-American status with a 59th place finish, while Brennon Benkert finished at 107. Kyle Davis was 137th, and Derek Wright was 152nd. Dustin Miller, running with a bad case of the flu, finished 173rd.

All-Americans, as well as all of the team and individual awards will be presented tonight at the Awards Banquet held at the John Q. Hammons center in Joplin.