By Chad Hensley, NKU Sports Information

Men's Results | Women's Results

ROLLA, Mo. - Five members of the Northern Kentucky University cross country teams earned spots on the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team. In the team events, the Norse hustled their way to top-five spots for both the men's and women's teams Saturday at the GLVC Championships meet at the Missouri S&T Golf Course.

Drew Harris, Matthew Shoulta, and Ben Foley scurried their way to All-GLVC honors on the men's side, while Jenna Siemer and Janice Laker matched the effort on the women's side.

Harris, a graduate of Campbell County High School, completed the eight-kilometer race with a second-place time of 25:55.03. Harris was narrowly edged by Drury's Jaime Villa Zapatero, who finished with a time of 25:47.83, for medalist honors.

Siemer was the top harrier for head coach Steve Kruse's women's squad. Siemer, a native of Villa Hills, Ky., earned fourth place at the six-kilometer course with a time of 21:56.90.

Jessica Monson (20:43.56) of Wisconsin-Parkside blew away the competition for medalist honors and finished almost 16 seconds faster than the second-place finisher, Mary Ballinger (20:59.43) of Southern Indiana.

Shoulta finished the 108-runner field in 10th place with a time of 26:20.64. Shoulta has been a vital part of why the NKU men's cross country team has turned into one of the better programs in the GLVC and the team's third consecutive double-digit score. Prior to Shoulta's arrival, the best the Norse had finished in GLVC competition was fourth place in 1988.

Foley, a Sycamore High School graduate, hustled his way to a 13th-place finish with a time of 26:24.68 and a spot of the 15-runner All-GLVC team.

With three members on the 2008 All-GLVC team, NKU, which is currently ranked No. 22 in the country, has now increased its total of men's harriers to earn an All-GLVC spot to nine in the program's history.

Eddie Griffin (21st; 26:50.55), Zach Koehler (23rd; 26:52.05), Ryne Smith (30th; 27:08.93), and Breylen Derrick (37th; 27:23.45) completed the runners who scored points for the Norse. Eric Dwyer (54th; 27:53.18), Jonathon Pahren (29:38.95), and Hunter Durden (96th; 31:00.90) rounded out the squad making the trip to Rolla, Mo.

As a team, NKU's second-place result was the second year in a row the Norse finished as the runners-up. The Norse earned a total of 63 points but was 37 shy of Southern Indiana's 26 points. The Screaming Eagles are now the four-time defending champions and have won 16 titles overall.

Laker, a graduate of Batesville (Ind.) High School, completed the six-kilometer course with a time of 22:56.04 earning herself a second-consecutive All-GLVC honoree spot. Laker narrowly beat out USI's Lacy Williams (16th; 22:59.91) for the last spot on the All-GLVC team.

With Laker and Siemer earning All-GLVC bids, the women's team has now placed a runner on that list every year since 2003, which was the first year someone from NKU had earned such high honors.

Jerrica Maddox (17th; 23:03.33), Kira Cooper (22nd; 23:19.34), Rose Morgan (29th; 23:47.99), and Tarah Cole (44th; 24:13.52) rounded out the roster for the Norse in the 84 runner field.

As a team, the Norse earned a third-place finish with 80 points. USI's first-place of 39 points broke UWP's streak of four consecutive crowns as they handily disposed of the Rangers (64), marking only the second time UWP hadn't won the event this century.

Despite not winning the titles in their respective divisions, the Norse had a successful meet at the Missouri S&T Golf Course and will now set their sites towards the Midwest Regional on Nov. 8.

The Midwest Regional will begin at 10 a.m. at the Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids, Mich., and will be hosted by Ferris State University.