Jillian Tholen raced to All-American honors to help lead the Augustana women's cross country team to an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Saturday in Pensacola, Fla.
Tholen, a freshman from Tracy, Minn., turned in a time of 20:58.3 over the 6K course to finish in 14th place overall. The top 30 finishers earned All-American honors, as well as the top 30 American finishers.
As a team, Augustana had a team score of 306. The Vikings missed a top 10 finish by 18 points as Edinboro finished 10th with a team score of 288.
Adams State won the national team championship with a team score of 94, while Western State's Esther Komen won the individual title in a time of 20.09.4.
Following Tholen, Jessica Pape was 42nd in 21:37.9, while Molly Clark was 73rd in 22:16.2. Alyssa Anderson had a time of 22:34.6 to finish 86th, while Caitlin Polgreen was close behind in 91st place in 22:40.6.
Augustana's other competitors were Kelly Fernandez (104th in 22:56.8) and Mairead Kelly (113th in 23:06.3).
Team Results1. Adams State, 94
2. Western State, 101
3. Grand Valley State, 165
4. Cal State-LA, 169
5. Harding, 186
6. Seattle Pacific, 195
7. Colorado-Colorado Springs, 211
8. Wisconsin-Parkside, 216
9. Chico State, 228
10. Edinboro, 288
11. Augustana, S.D., 30612. Abilene Christian, 327
13. North Dakota, 348
14. Kutztown, 364
15. Florida Southern, 366
16. UC San Diego, 369
17. Stonehill, 371
18. Findlay, 397
19. Tampa, 422
20. Massachusetts-Lowell, 463
21. Fort Lewis, 473
22. Pittsburg State, 491
23. North Carolina Central, 644
24. Lincoln Memorial, 740
Augustana Results14 Jillian Tholen, 20:58.3
42 Jessica Pape, 21:37.9
73 Molly Clark, 22:16.2
86 Alyssa Anderson, 22:34.6
91 Caitlin Polgreen, 22:40.6
(104) Kelly Fernandez, 22:56.8
(113) Mairead Kelly, 23:06.3
