Results

Malone University senior Jade Smith wrapped up her outstanding collegiate cross country career on Saturday morning by earning NCAA Division II All-America recognition at the National Championship Meet in Evansville, Indiana.

Smith, a native of Uniontown, Ohio and a graduate of Lake High School, placed 20th among 247 competitors at the Angel Mounds course with a 6K time of 21:28.0.

She becomes the third NCAA All-American in Malone women's cross country history, joining Tina Oprean, who became the University's first NCAA All-American in 2013, and teammate Hannah Campbell, who accomplished the feat as a sophomore in 2015. 

In addition, Smith's 20th-place showing is the highest individual finish at the NCAA Women's National Championship Meet for a Pioneer as Oprean and Campbell both placed 38th in their respective races.

The Top 40 individual finishers in the men's and women's races each garner All-America accolades.

In total, Malone student-athletes have now collected 15 NCAA All-America Awards since the University became a full member of Division II during the summer of 2013.

Adams State University captured the women's National Championship on Saturday with a total of 126 points.  The University of Mary was second at 137 and California Baptist University was third with 148 points.

The University of Alaska-Anchorage's Caroline Kurgat claimed the individual National Title after clocking an impressive time of 20:32.3.