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All-time records
5,000 meters – 17:50, Cam Ratering, NCAA Division III regional, Credit Island, Davenport, 1980
6,000 meters – 21:53, Beth Cunningham, Augustana Brissman-Lundeen Inv., Credit Island, Davenport, Sept. 24, 2004
Two miles – 11:19, Lori Nolte, 1978
Three miles – Cam Ratering, 17:33, Wartburg Inv., Waverly, Oct. 31, 1981

LEFT: 6,000-meter school record holder Beth Cunningham at 2004 NCAA Division III national meet in Eau Claire, Wis.

 

Central College Cross Country Course records
(course opened in 2004)
Women's 5,000 meters – 18:41, Kristy Feldman, unattached,
      Sept. 3, 2005
Women's collegiate 5,000 meters – 19:13, Beth Cunningham,      Central, Sept, 4, 2004
Women's collegiate 6,000 meters – 20:15, Missy Buttry, Wartburg,      Oct. 30, 2004
Girls' high school 4,000 meters – 15:19, Sarah Larsen, Cedar Falls,      Sept. 3, 2005

Central Dutch Invitational meet records
Women's collegiate 5,000 meters – 18:42, Jen Wendt, Simpson,
      Sept. 3, 2005
Girls' high school 4,000 meters – 15:19, Sarah Larsen, Cedar Falls,      Sept. 3, 2005

Central's national championship meet qualifiers

Year Name NCAA finish Team finish
1979+ Cam Ratering 13th* 4th*
Julia Nowlan 24th* 4th*
Robin Rasmussen 35th* 4th*
Becky Wilson 42nd* 4th*
Laurie Haddy 51st* 4th*
Lori Nolte DNF 4th*
Deb Worden DNF 4th*
1980+ Cam Ratering 6th* 6th*
Lori Nolte 43rd* 6th*
Robin Rasmussen 66th* 6th*
Deb Worden 76th* 6th*
Kim Lehman 84th* 6th*
Laurie Haddy 96th* 6th*
Kristi Ostrich 125th* 6th*
1981+ Jackie Schwers 5th 1st*
Lori Nolte 7th 1st*
Cam Ratering 9th 1st*
Robin Rasmussen 11th 1st*
Jan Sedlacek 15th 1st*
Kim Lehman 26th 1st*
Kathy Simon 31st 1st*
1982 Julia Nowlan --
1984 Ingrid Elvebak 47th --
1986 Ingrid Elvebak 29th --
Connie Kemp 57th --
1989 Teresa Newcomb 53rd --
1990 Teresa Newcomb 54th --
2004 Beth Cunningham 20th --
2006 Angie Berry 37th --

All-Americans in bold

+qualified as a team. Others earned national meet berths individually.

*Central competed in the AIAW prior to 1981, when the first NCAA Division III women's championship was held.

Top 6,000 meter runners

Beth Cunningham 21:53 Sept. 24, 2004
Jill Rozendaal 22:28 Sept. 23, 2005
Nicki Thomas 23:05 Sept. 23, 2005
Angie Berry 23:05 Nov. 11, 2006
Lori Risser 23:20 Sept. 24, 2004
Teresa Wauters 23:33 Sept. 21, 2002
Katie Elsbernd 23:40 Nov. 16, 2002
Jessica Clark 23:43 Oct. 14, 2006
Heidi Rathje 23:54 Sept. 23, 2005
Mackenzie Lauman 23:58 Sept. 23, 2005
Amber Mayer 24:00 Sept. 9, 2006
Amy Olson 24:02 Nov. 16, 2002
Megan Slater 24:08 Sept. 24, 2004
Kari Hunerdosse 24:16 Oct. 16, 2004

Top 5,000 meter runners

Cam Ratering 17:50 1980
Connie Kemp 17:53 1986
Lori Nolte 18:00.5 1981
Jackie Schwers 18:06 1981
Ingrid Elvebak 18:14 1986
Kim Lehman 18:18 1981
Jean Sedlacek 18:20 1983
Suzy Van Wyngarden 18:25 2001
Deb Worden 18:35 1980
Julie Nowlan 18:40 1979
Teresa Newcomb 18:41 1989
Robin Rasmussen 18:42 1979
Beth Cunningham 18:43 2004
Jill Rozendaal 18:45 2005
Jill Katzer 18:49 1983
Teresa Wauters 18:57 2001
Kathy Simon 18:57.2 1981
Paulette Bendixen 18:59 1982
Jan Sedlacek 18:59.4 1981

Team records
Most consecutive meet championships – 6, 1985
Most meet championships, season – tie, 6, 1981, 1985

Iowa Conference championships
1982
1986

Iowa Conference MVPs
1985 – Ingrid Elvebak
1986 – Ingrid Elvebak

 

Year-by-year results

Year Iowa Conference NCAA Regional Coach
1974 -- -- Bill Herzog
1975 -- -- Bill Herzog
1976 -- -- Bill Herzog
1977 -- -- Bill Herzog
1978 -- -- Bill Herzog
1979 -- 1st* Mike Sullivan
1980 -- 1st*

Mike Sullivan

1981 -- 1st** Mike Sullivan
1982 1st 4th Mike Sullivan
1983 2nd 3rd Mike Sullivan
1984 3rd 7th Pamela Richards
1985 1st 3rd Pamela Richards

1986

2nd 5th Pamela Richards
1987 3rd 9th Pamela Richards
1988 4th 13th Pamela Richards
1989 6th 10th Pamela Richards
1990 5th 15th Pamela Richards
1991 5th 17th Pamela Richards
1992 6th 17th Pamela Richards
1993 5th 18th Pamela Richards
1994 5th 16th Jean Manecke
1995 4th 12th Jean Manecke
1996 4th -- Jean Manecke
1997 5th 14th Dianna Elder
1998 7th 21st Mike Gruver
1999 4th 12th Mike Gruver
2000 4th 14th Kendrick Clay
2001 3rd 11th Kendrick Clay
2002 5th 12th Kendrick Clay
2003 5th 18th Jeff Bovee
2004 3rd 14th Jeff Bovee
2005 3rd 16th Jeff Bovee
2006 6th 14th Stephen Fyfe

*AIAW meet; NCAA competition began in 1981
**NCAA Division III champions