CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Brett Pierce continued his success Saturday, building off a sixth-place Mid-South Conference finish on Nov. 9 for an All-American sixth-place finish at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I Men's Cross Country Championships, Nov. 16 at Cedarville University's Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.

Pierce finished with a time of 26:04.94 to lead the CU men's cross country team to a 12^th place finish among 24 teams. There were 173 runners in the NCCAA DI race.

In the women's action, CU finished 21^st of 25 teams.

The Tigers' next best time behind Pierce belonged to Dylan Ford at 27:07.32. Ford was 54^th among the 173 runners in the NCCAA DI race. Andrew Simmons followed with a 27:30.25 and finished 72^nd in his final collegiate race, while Joey Hartlage was 87^th with a time of 27:46.81. Other CU runners were Mason Dunbar (115^th, 28:29.80), Bradley Harris (136^th, 29:05.36) and Wade Harris (142^nd, 29:17.82).

The Lady Tigers were led by Maggie Calvert, who ran a personal best 20:50.14 to finish 102^nd among 180 runners. Calvert's lead was followed by Sarah Johnson (113^th, 21:07.89) and Mallory Vest (124^th, 21:15.53), Rebekah Southwood (129^th, 21:21.57), Megan Charity (129^th, 21:55.16), Shelby Courtney (15^th, 22:23.49) and Jennifer Hatley (172^nd, 24:01.72).

The NCCAA meet concludes CU's season as a team, but Pierce will compete next Saturday, Nov. 23 at the NAIA Men's Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kan.

WOMEN'S RESULTS