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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

Naibadu Makes NCAA History with Fourth Straight XC Title

Posted November 18th, 2007 at 3:00 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Abilene Christian University senior Nicodemus Naimadu made NCAA history when he captured his fourth straight Division II cross country title on Saturday.

The 23-year-old native of Narok, Kenya, cruised to a 25 second victory at the D-II championships in Joplin, Mo., to become the first collegiate athlete to collect four individual cross country titles at any level. Three others –Gerry Lindgren, Steve Prefontaine and Henry Rono– had tallied three victories each, all at the Division I level.

“It was a very competitive race,” Naimadu said. “When I moved ahead with a mile or more to go and nobody came with me, I believed I would win.”
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Interview with Liberty’s Josh McDougal on the upcoming NCAA XC season

Posted September 5th, 2007 at 8:45 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Special Features, Interviews

Liberty’s Josh McDougal has developed into one of America’s finest distance runners. With 4th, 13th, and 27th place finishes at the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships, McDougal looks to be the top finisher this upcoming season.

Q. Can you explain how you first got starting in the sport of track and field?
I grew up running a few miles a week with my parents. They were trying to stay in shape, and I was always an active kid so it was always fun to go out and run.

A. When I was 10 my family moved a town over to Peru to be closer to where my Dad worked. One of our new neighbors was the high school cross country and track coach. She saw us out running and suggested we do the Junior Olympic series. That first year we did the JO’s Jordan and I just showed up and ran, no real preparation whatsoever. It was really hard, we both puked after our first race, and Mom and Dad were sure we would never want to do anything like that again. We both loved it though and have been serious ever since.

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