November 17, 2007
Carter earns NCAA All-America honors
NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Grove City College junior cross country standout Kristen Carter (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham) earned NCAA Division III All-America honors Saturday after placing 26th in the NCAA Championships at St. Olaf College. Carter completed the six-kilometer course in 22 minutes in earning her first NCAA All-America honor.
Junior Julia Seward (Elizabethton, Tenn./Science Hill) made her debut at the national meet and finished 129th in the 280-runner field. Seward recorded a time of 23:12.
Carter is the second NCAA All-American in Grove City women's cross country history, joining Elisa Pedersen, who earned All-America in both 2004 and 2005.
This is the first season that Grove City has had multiple qualifiers for the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championships. Carter also qualified for the 2006 NCAA Championships and placed 175th as a sophomore.
Willamette's Sarah Zerzan won the NCAA Division III title for the second straight year. Amherst won the NCAA team title.