NIACC women set to open season Saturday

NIACC's Julia Dunlavey runs to a 123rd place finish at last season's national meet in Fort Dodge.

August 23, 2018

What's next: The NIACC men's and women's cross country teams open their seasons on Saturday at the NJCAA Region XI time trial at Crow Creek Park in Davenport. The women's 5-kilometer race starts at 11 a.m. with the men's 5K race starting at 11:45 a.m.

Leading the way: The NIACC women's team returns two sophomores (Julia Dunlavey and Ally Trager) from last year's team that placed fourth at the NJCAA Region XI meet and 29^th at the NJCAA Division I national meet. Dunlavey was 14^th at the regional meet earning honorable mention all-region honors and placed 123^rd at the national meet.

The NIACC men return five sophomores from last year's team that was second at the regional meet and 18^th at the national meet. Leading the list of returnees is Daniel Hennigar, who was 30^th at the regional meet and 162^nd at the national meet.

Trojan tidbits: The NIACC women placed fourth at the regional time trial last season in Council Bluffs with 91 points … The NIACC men were second at last year's regional time trial with 51 points.