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Kevin Nov 21st 2011, 9:40pm

2011 NAIA Women's Cross Country All-Americans Announced

Top-30 finishers at Fort Vancouver Historic Site earned the honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2011 Women’s Cross Country All-Americans on Monday. The top-30 individual finishers at the 32nd Annual NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships held Nov. 19 at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash., were bestowed with the accolade.

National champion Obsie Birru of Grand View (Iowa) headlines the honorees as the only four-time All-American. The Des Moines, Iowa, native, posted finishes of 18th, eighth and third before winning it all as a senior.

A trio of individuals earned their third nod: senior Lauren Jimison of Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Eastern Oregon junior Karlee Coffey and Caitlin Villarreal, a senior at Cal State San Marcos.

Nine runners became two-time All-Americans, while 17 others posted their first top-30 finish.

Name	Yr.	School
Obsie Birru	Sr.	Grand View (Iowa)
Lauren Jimison	Sr.	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Karlee Coffey	Jr.	Eastern Oregon
Maria Bernard	Fr.	British Columbia
Poppy Lawman	Jr.	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Suzanne Cornwell	Sr.	Cal State San Marcos
Kelly Thompson	Jr.	Cal State San Marcos
Sharon Ronoh	Jr.	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Jordan Arnold	Sr.	Friends (Kan.)
Sora Klopfenstein	So.	College of Idaho
Sarah Massey	Sr.	Shorter (Ga.)
Aleona Reyes	So.	Jamestown (N.D.)
Sarah Kortze	Jr.	Concordia (Neb.)
Kate Stuart	Sr.	Westmont (Calif.)
Danielle Brenon	Sr.	Houghton (N.Y.)
Brittany Petersen	Sr.	Northwest Christian (Ore.)
Gina Paletta	Fr.	Concordia (Ore.)
Hillary Holt	So.	College of Idaho
Gillian Giffen	Sr.	Milligan (Tenn.)
Stephanie Hescock	Sr.	Northwest Christian (Ore.)
Maggie Opelt	Sr.	Lee (Tenn.)
Chelsey Cortez	So.	Cal State San Marcos
Junia Limage	Sr.	Concordia (Ore.)
Sara Armstong	Sr.	Shawnee State (Ohio)
Rachael Dean	Sr.	State Xavier (Ill.)
Melissa Telon	So.	Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Bea Foley	Sr.	Viterbo (Wis.)
Holly Kopp	So.	The Master’s (Calif.)
Kortney Ellingboe	Jr.	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Caitlin Villarreal	Sr.	Cal State San Marcos