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Story by Tyler Cundith
11/21/2005

JCCC Women win 1/2 Marathon, Men Finish Runner-up

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The JCCC women’s and men's cross country teams turned in outstanding performances at the 2005 1/2 Marathon Championships in Spartanburg, S.C., over the weekend.

The women's team won its second national championship, edging El Paso Community College for the 2005 title. The Lady Cavaliers won its first title in 2003.  They finished runner-up last season. Freshman Felicia Fleming and sophomore Esther Mathais led the Lady Cavaliers, finishing third and fifth respectively.  Fleming finished in 1:28:06, and earned NJCAA All-American.  Mathais finished with a time of 1:28:48.  Also turning in key efforts were freshman Jackie Jamison (11th-1:33:23) and sophomore Yuliya Kubryakova (20th-1:40:40).

Felicia Fleming

The JCCC men’s 1/2 marathon team finished second to Butler County Community College.  It marked JCCC fourth top-five finish in history, and second straight runner-up finish.    The Cavaliers were led by freshman Kory Cool, who finished fifth overall with a time of 1:13:01.  Also finished among the top-20 were sophomores Tighe Van Anne (13th-1:16:46) and Blake Koger (15th-1:16:49).  Rounding out JCCC’s team were freshman Chris Adams (21st-1:17:56), sophomore Justin Simonich (24th-1:18:40) and sophomore Alan Kroll (34th-1:21:24).

Kory Cool