Josey runs well at

national XC event

Tue, Nov 24, 2009    to del.icio.us

Ferris State's Megan Josey had a strong showing at the NCAA Division II cross country national championships on Saturday in Evansville, Ind.

The former Spring Lake standout placed 67th for the Bulldogs, helping the team finish 11th overall. Josey's teammate, Christina Muir, led Ferris with an eighth-place finish.

A total of 184 athletes from 24 schools competed at the finals.

Grand Valley State's women finished runner-up at the championship meet, as the Lakers were edged by Adams State by only eight points, 73-81.

TAYLOR ADVANCES TO NAIA NATIONALS

Taylor University's women's volleyball team punched its ticket to the NAIA volleyball national championships with a 3-0 sweep of Indiana University East in the championship's opening round on Saturday in Upland, Ind.

Taylor will play Vanguard (Calif.) in Pool B during the opening game of the national championships in Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 1. It is the Trojans' first trip to the national championships since 2001 and the fifth overall in school history.

Fruitport graduate Jackie Geile sparked Taylor against Indiana University East, as she posted a season-best 18 kills. As a team, Taylor hit a red-hot .366, helping the Trojans improve to 35-5 this season.

STEINLAGE, SPARTANS FALL IN 2ND ROUND

Avery Steinlage and the Michigan State University men's soccer team had their season come to a heartbreaking end on Sunday, as it fell to Duke in the second round of the NCAA Championships, 2-1.

The Spartans, who clinched an NCAA berth for the third consecutive season, finished their campaign at 11-8-2.

It ended a tremendous season for Steinlage, the former Spring Lake standout, who was in goal for all 11 MSU victories. He totaled 67 saves and allowed only 15 goals in over 1,700 minutes played. The redshirt junior also had seven of the Spartans' eight shutouts this season.

Steinlage set an NCAA record earlier this season by not allowing a goal during 1,318 minutes, 26 seconds of action.