Sports 6 November 2012

Mootispaw qualifies for national cross-country event

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McClain graduate and Asbury University (Ky.) freshman Caleb Mootispaw advanced to the 57th Annual NAIA Men's Cross-Country National Championship in Vancouver, Wash.

Mootispaw finished in 10th place at the KIAC meet this past weekend with a time of 28:16. Teammate Todd Yoder was 11th as he also advanced to the national meet.

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The meet will take place on Nov. 17 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

This season, Mootispaw raced in the season-opening meet at Wilmore, Ky., where he finished in second with a time of 18:31.10.

Later in the season, Mootispaw returned to competition with a first-place finish in the Kentucky Christian University "Late Knight's Run," racing to a time of 27:18 in the 4.68 mile event on Oct. 26.

For his first-place finish, Mootispaw was named the conference's runner of the week on Monday, Oct. 29.

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