NCAA.com | December 3, 2018

NCAA DII cross country championships: Grand Valley State sweeps, takes men's and women's titles

Grand Valley State wins the 2018 DII Championship

The 2018 NCAA DII men's and women's cross country championship from the Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is in the books. Scroll below for highlights, scores, and analysis from the entire weekend.

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The Grand Valley State Lakers completed the sweep, winning the men's and women's titles. The men's championship was their first team title in program history. The Lakers edged second-place Colorado Mines by 10 points. CSU-Pueblo's Marcelo Laguera won the individual title with an impressive kick on the final mile, passing GVSU's Zach Panning with little time to spare. Adams State, last year's winner, finished in fourth place.

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The women's race wasn't as close, as Grand Valley State outlasted second place Mary by 42 points. Lakers' senior Sarah Berger won the individual title, edging Adams State junior Elish Flanagan in an entertaining final kick. Adams State, Western Colorado and Colorado Mines rounded out the top five in the team standings.

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MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

YEAR	CHAMPION	COACH	POINTS	RUNNER-UP	POINTS	HOST OR SITE
2018	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	89	Colorado Mines	99	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017	Adams State	Damon Martin	44	Grand Valley State	64	Louisville, Ky.
2016	Adams State	Damon Martin	54	Grand Valley State	79	St. Leo, Fla.
2015	Colorado Mines	Chris Seimers	100	Adams State	127	Joplin, Mo.
2014	Adams State	Damon Martin	69	Grand Valley State	127	Louisville, Ky.
2013	Adams State	Damon Martin	54	Grand Valley State	104	Spokan, Wash,
2012	Adams State	Damon Martin	34	Colorado Mines	102	Joplin, Mo.
2011	Western State	Jennifer Michel	27	Adams State	69	Spokane, Wash.
2010	Adams State	Damon Martin	57	Western State	102	Bellarmine
2009	Adams State	Damon Martin	23	Western State	86	Southern Indiana
2008	Adams State	Damon Martin	67	Western State	88	Slippery Rock
2007	Abilene Christian	Derek Hood	59	Western State Adams State	66	Mo. Southern State
2006	Abilene Christian	Derek Hood	57	Adams State	70	Pensacola, Fla.
2005	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	51	Adams State	108	Cal Poly Pomona
2004	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	39	Adams State	76	Southern Indiana
2003	Adams State	Damon Martin	40	Abilene Christian	68	Cary, N.C.
2002	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	35	Abilene Christian	81	Ashland
2001	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	38	Abilene Christian	74	Slippery Rock
2000	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	24	Abilene Christian	62	Cal Poly Pomona
1999	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	27	Adams State	95	Mo. Southern State
1998	Adams State	Damon Martin	68	Western State	74	Kansas
1997	South Dakota	Scott Munsen	78	Central Missouri	83	Wis.-Parkside
1996	South Dakota State	Tom Henderson	119	Lewis	142	Humboldt State
1995	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	69	Central Missouri	98	South Carolina Upstate
1994	Adams State	John Kernan	55	Western State	73	Nebraska-Kearney
1993	Adams State	Joe Vigil	25	Edinboro	103	UC Riverside
1992	Adams State	Joe Vigil	15	Western State	56	Slippery Rock
1991	UMass.-Lowell	Georige Davis	48	Nebraska-Kearney	96	SIU-Edwardsville
1990	Edinboro	Doug Watts	50	Shippensburg	125	Humboldt State
1989	South Dakota State	Scott Underwood	97	Edinboro	102	East Stroudsburg
1988	Edinboro Minn. State-Mankato	Doug Watts Mark Schuck	77			Mississippi College
1987	Edinboro	Doug Watts	95	Minn. State-Mankato	113	Southern Indiana
1986	Edinboro	Doug Watts	56	South Dakota State	79	UC Riverside
1985	South Dakota State	Scott Underwood	60	Edinboro	108	East Stroudsburg
1984	Southeast Mo. State	Fred Binggeli	87	Edinboro	129	Mississippi College
1983	Cal Poly Pomona	Jim sackett	86	St. Cloud State	100	Wisconsin-Parkside
1982	Eastern Washington	Jerry Martin	84	South Dakota State	123	St. Cloud State
1981	Millersville	Eugene Fritz	97	Edinboro	99	UMass.-Lowell
1980	Humoldt State	James Hunt	115	UNC Pembroke	120	Wisconsin-Parkside
1979	Cal Poly	Steve Miller	45	Sacramento State	108	UC Riverside
1978	Cal Poly	Steve Miller	42	South Dakota State	165	Indiana (Pa.)
1977	Eastern Illinois	Thomas Woodall	37	South Dakota State	151	Illinois-Chicago
1976	UC Irvine	Len Miller	50	Missouri State	73	Missouri State
1975	UC Irvine	Len Miller	59	Cal State Northridge	91	Cal State Northridge
1974	Missouri State	Chuck Hunsaker	112	South Dakota State	130	Missouri State
1973	South Dakota State	Jay Dirksen	88	Missouri State	93	Wheaton (Ill.)
1972	North Dakota State	Roger Grooters	84	South Dakota State	143	Wheaton (Ill.)
1971	Cal State Fullerton	Jim Schultz	47	North Dakota State	81	Wheaton (Ill.)
1970	Eastern Michigan	Bob Parks	100	Cal State Fullerton	124	Wheaton (Ill.)
1969	Eastern Illinois	Pat O'Brien	84	Eastern Michigan	146	Wheaton (Ill.)
1968	Eastern Illinois	Pat O'Brien	99	Minn. State-Mankato	130	Wheaton (Ill.)
1967	San Diego State	Anthony Sucec	66	Cal Poly Pomona	133	Wheaton (Ill.)
1966	San Diego State	Choc Sportsman	58	Western Illinois	184	Wheaton (Ill.)
1965	San Diego State	Choc Sportsman	55	Eastern Michigan	164	Wheaton (Ill.)
1964	Kentucky State	William Exum	95	Truman	105	Wheaton (Ill.)
1963	Emporia State	Fran Welch	44	Akron	174	Wheaton (Ill.)
1962	Central State (Ohio)	Dave Youngblade	77	Northern Illinois	96	Wheaton (Ill.)
1961	Southern Illinois	Lew Hartzog	33	South Dakota State	82	Wheaton (Ill.)
1960	Central State (Ohio)	Dave Youngblade	72	Minn. State-Mankato	109	Wheaton (Ill.)
1959	South Dakota State	Jim Emmerich	67	Emporia State	75	Wheaton (Ill.)
1958	Northern Illinois	C.H. Appel	90	South Dakota State	93	Wheaton (Ill.)

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

YEAR	CHAMPION	COACH	POINTS	RUNNER-UP	POINTS	SITE
2017	Adams State	Damon Martin	126	Mary	137	Louisville, Ky.
2016	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	116	Adams State	139	St. Leo, Fla.
2015	Adams State	Damon Martin	83	Grand Valley State	97	Joplin, Mo.
2014	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	50	Hillsdale	115	Louisville, Ky.
2013	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	54	Adams State	91	Spokane, Wash,
2012	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	101	Augustana (S.D.)	104	Missouri Southern State
2011	Augustana (S.D.)	Tracy Hellman	75	Western State	79	Spokane, Wash.
2010	Grand Valley State	Jerry Baltes	66	Western State	95	Bellarmine
2009	Adams State	Damon Martin	73	Grand Valley State	81	Southern Indiana
2008	Adams State	Damon Martin	79	Grand Valley State	102	Slippery Rock
2007	Adams State	Damon Martin	63	Seattle Pacific	178	Missouri Southern State
2006	Adams State	Damon Martin	94	Western State	101	West Florida
2005	Adams State	Damon Martin	54	Grand Valley State	69	Cal Poly Pomona
2004	Adams State	Damon Martin	31	Edinboro	101	Southern Indiana
2003	Adams State	Damon Martin	38	Western State	101	Cary, N.C.
2002	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	43	Adams State	46	Ashland
2001	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	46	Adams State	55	Slippery Rock
2000	Western State	Duane Vandenbusche	38	North Dakota	131	Cal Poly Pomona
1999	Adams State	Damon Martin	23	Western State	47	Missouri Southern State
1998	Adams State	Damon Martin	56	Western State	79	Kansas
1997	Adams State	Damon Martin	37	Lewis/Western State	106	Wisconsin-Parkside
1996	Adams State	Damon Martin	35	Western State	94	Humboldt State
1995	Adams State	Damon Martin	62	Abilene Christian	143	South Carolina Upstate
1994	Adams State	Damon Martin	47	Western State	55	Nebraska-Kearney
1993	Adams State	Damon Martin	75	Cal Poly	106	UC Riverside
1992	Adams State	Damon Martin	64	Western State	99	Slippery Rock
1991	Cal Poly	Deanne Johnson	60	UC Davis	93	SIU Edwardsville
1990	Cal Poly	Deanne Johnson	61	Air Force	78	Humboldt State
1989	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	34	Air Force	67	East Stroudsburg
1988	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	49	Air Force	51	Mississippi College
1987	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	53	Cal State Los Angeles	84	Southern Indiana
1986	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	39	Cal State Northridge	93	UC Riverside
1985	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	30	Cal State Northridge	86	East Stroudsburg
1984	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	32	South Dakota State	107	Mississippi College
1983	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	48	Holy Cross	92	Wisconsin-Parkside
1982	Cal Poly	Lance Harter	32	South Dakota State	45	St. Cloud State
1981	South Dakota State	Scoutt Underwood	26	Cal Poly	49	Southeast Missouri State

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