1998 NCAA Division III
Men's Cross Country Championships

 

Championship Hompage

 Carlisle High School Campus
Carlisle, Pa.
Saturday, November 21, 1998

 

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   Hosted By Dickinson College

North Central College Reigns As NCAA Division III Champion

A foot injury kept North Central College's Erik Dieckman out of action during the 1997 men's cross country season, leaving him on the sidelines when the Cardinals won a record 10th national championship last year. Saturday afternoon, he made a complete comeback. Dieckman ran his way to the NCAA Division III title in Carlisle, Pa., besting the field of 184 runners with a time of 24:58.27 over the 8,000 meter course. His performance led North Central College to the team title as well, the 11th national title for the school from Naperville, Ill. The victory also marked the 22nd time in 26 national meet appearances that North Central College had either won the team title or finished second. The senior had a seven-second advantage over Williams College's Paul Alsdorf, who was second in 25:05.95. John Krueger from St. John's University was third in the race, followed by Robert Mitchell from Amherst College and Connaire Foran from State University of New York-Cortland. North Central College won the team title with 106 points, outrunning Calvin College (122 points) and Williams College (135). St. John's University was fourth and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point fifth in the final team standings.

 

Team Results
  
 Place   Team

Points
   Scoring Place of Finishers  
1   North Central College (Ill.)

106
   1 10 19 33 43 57    
2   Calvin College (Mich.) 122   8 22 25 29 38 56 90  
3   Williams College (Mass.) 135   2 6 34 40 53 65 102  
4   St. John's University (Minn.) 143   3 27 32 39 42 67 71  
5   University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 161   13 18 20 28 82 123    
6   University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 221   24 26 47 52 72 75 87  
7   Keene State College (N.H.) 252   7 14 55 81 95 96 139  
8   Brandeis University (Mass.) 256   12 41 64 66 73 110 122  
9   Nebraska Wesleyan University 268   21 35 48 61 103 107    
10   State University of New York-Cortland 272   4 16 76 84 92 115 133  
11   University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 284   5 30 51 89 109 135 135  
12   University of St. Thomas (Minn.) 299   9 23 80 93 94 118 125  
13   Tufts University (Mass.) 301   17 37 44 97 106 117 126  
14   Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)  346   45 58 59 85 99 113 119  
15   University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh  355   50 54 60 86 105 112 128  
16   The College of New Jersey 358   31 63 68 88 108 124 138  
17   Wabash College (Ind.) 362   46 69 77 79 91 100    
18   Haverford College (Pa.)  370   36 62 78 83 111 130 143  
19   Heidelberg College (Ohio) 435   49 70 98 104 114 116 121  
20   Frostburg State University (Md.) 489   11 74 131 136 137 140 141  
21   University of California-San Diego 492   15 101 120 127 129 134 142  

Individual Results - All-Americans
 Place   Name Yr. School Time
1   Erik Dieckman Sr. North Central College 24:58
2   Paul Alsdorf Sr. Williams College 25:05
3   John Krueger Jr. St. John's University 25:15
4   Robert Mitchell Sr. Amherst College 25:16
5   Connaire Foran Jr. State University of New York-Cortland 25:17
6   Jason Finch Sr. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 25:18
7   Dan McCue Sr. Williams College 25:21
8   Dave Cooper Sr. Mount Union College 25:21
9   Scott Jensen Jr. Keene State College 25:22
10   Mark Theiss Sr. Greenville College (Ill.) 25:23
11   Geoff Vandragt Sr. Calvin College 25:24
12   Corey Davidson Jr. State University of New York-Plattsburgh 25:25
13   Josh Kath Sr. University of St. Thomas 25:25
14   Ryan Pauling Sr. Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.) 25:26
15   Colin Young Jr. North Central College 25:28
16   Michael Taye Jr. Frostburg State University 25:30
17   Matt Twiest Jr. Bates College (Maine) 25:31
18   Greg Foley Jr. Brandeis University 25:34
19   Tim Julien Jr. Washington University (Mo.) 25:35
20   Dan Schwamberger Jr. University Wisconsin-Stevens Point 25:37
21   Joe Dunham So. Denison University (Ohio) 25:38
22   Ian Golden Sr. Ithaca College (N.Y.) 25:39
23   Wilson Perez Sr. Keene State College 25:40
24   James Nielsen So. University of California-San Diego 25:41
25   Jerimie Slick Fr. State University of New York-Cortland 25:41
26   Rod Hemingway Sr. Tufts University 25:43
27   Joseph Fent So. University of Scranton (Pa.) 25:43
28   Jesse Drake So. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 25:44
29   Tim McCoskey Jr. North Central College 25:44
30   Frank McCartney Jr. Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.) 25:45
31   Marc Akus So. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) 25:46
32   Ryan Wenos Jr. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 25:47
33   Thor Esbensen So. Nebraska Wesleyan University 25:47
34   Scott Westhouse Jr. Calvin College 25:48
35   Chris Schaefer Sr. Loras College (Iowa) 25:49