Johnson County Community College
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College Information and Publications
913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

11/18/08
Story by Tyler Cundith

Field set for 2008 Half Marathon Championships

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- The field for the 2008 NJCAA Half Marathon Championships, hosted by Johnson County Community College, have been set. A total of 185 competitors representing 27 teams will compete on Saturday, Nov. 22,  in the sixth half marathon championship in NJCAA history.

The 13.1 mile course runs through the city streets and trails at Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee and Lenexa, Kan., as well as on the Mill Creek Streamway Park’s Gary L. Haller Trail between miles 7.5 and 3.5.   The course will be run on a combination of roads and asphalt trails starting and finishing at the Shawnee Mission Park’s, The Theatre in the Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee.  The course is a mixture of hills and flat areas. The women’s race will start at 8 a.m., followed by the men’s race at 8:15 a.m.

Following is a list of the NJCAA schools who will be represented:

Alfred State College (NY)
Allen County Community College (KS)
Cloud County Community College (KS)
Colby Community College (KS)
Cowley College (Kan.)
El Paso Community College (AZ)
Fashion Institute of Technology (NY)
Gillette College (WY)
Highland Community College (KS)
Hutchinson Community College (KS)
Indian Hills Community College (IA)
Iowa Central Community College (IA)
Iowa Western Community College (IA)
Johnson County Community College (KS)
Longview Community College (MO)
Mesa Community College (AZ)
Mott Community College (MI)
Neosho County Community College (KS)
Oakland Community College (MI)
Pratt Community College (KS)
Rend Lake College (IL)
Schoolcraft College (MI)
South Plains College (TX)
Spartanburg Methodist College (SC)
SUNY-Delhi (NY)
Vincennes University (IN)
Western Texas College (TX)