ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Cumberlands (Ky.) finished runner-up and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) tied for 10th at the NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at Karl Straus Track.
The Patriots tallied 52 points, while the Blue Raiders finished with 23 during the three-day championship. Cumberland (Tenn.) finished tied for 33rd with eight points. British Columbia captured the national title with 101.5 points.
Cumberlands scored 21 points today, led by Alina Boshchuk and Patrober Jepchirchir, who both scored points in the 5,000-meter run. Boshchuk scored eight points for her second-place finish. She crossed the finish line in 17 minutes and 16.20 seconds. Jepchirchir finished sixth in 17:25.10 to earn three points.
Cumberlands' 4x100-meter relay team, consisting of Lillian Guzman, Ritorion Vigne, Abia Kante, and MaQuoia Raglin, finished third to pick up six points. The quartet finished with a time of 45.54 seconds.
Kante also posted a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter sprint with a time of 24.20 seconds.
Lindsey Wilson's Hannah Reid scored points in two different events today. She finished seventh in the 400 meters and eighth in the 100 meters.
All athletes who score points during the national championship earn NAIA All-America Team honors.
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Day 1
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Abia Kante
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Cumberlands
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Long Jump
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6.17m
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2nd / 8
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Rosemond Owusu
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Lindsey Wilson
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Long Jump
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5.99m
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3rd / 6
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Day 2
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Selena Johnson
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Lindsey Wilson
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Triple Jump
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12.06m
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4th / 5
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Daveina Watson
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Cumberland
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Shot Put
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15.15m
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2nd / 8
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Heather Durrant
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Cumberlands
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5,000m Race Walk
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24:32.23
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1st / 10
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Alina Boshchuk
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Cumberlands
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10,000m
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35:20.89
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2nd / 8
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Patrober Jepchirchir
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Cumberlands
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10,000m
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35:56.80
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4th / 5
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Day 3
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Athlete
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School
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Event
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Result
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Place / Points
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Lillian Guzman, Ritorion Vigne, Abia Kante, MaQuoia Raglin
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Cumberlands
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4x100m Relay
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45.54
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3rd / 6
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Chenessa Davis
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Lindsey Wilson
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100m Hurdles
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14.02
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5th / 4
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Hannah Reid
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Lindsey Wilson
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400m
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55.65
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7th / 2
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Hannah Reid
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Lindsey Wilson
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100m
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14.54
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8th / 1
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Abia Kante
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Cumberlands
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200m
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24.20
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5th / 4
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Alina Boshchuk
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Cumberlands
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5,000m
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17:16.20
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2nd / 8
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Patrober Jepchirchir
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Cumberlands
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5,000m
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17:25.10
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6th / 3
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