Concordia's nationally ranked cross country teams ran Saturday at Kenosha, Wis., site of the NAIA national championship races. The men's squad tied its best finish in school history, taking sixth place. Concordia's women runners came in 17th as a team, keeping their string of top-20 finishes intact.
Individually the men's team was led by junior Zach Meineke who earned All-America honors, taking 17th place overall. The Concordia women were paced by Katie Swanson, who was 71st overall with a time of 18:47.
See also: Read more and see photos of the 2008 cross country championship races