Jon Sharp
Earned 2006 NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region accolades
(November 4, 2006)

November 4, 2006

Two Lenoir-Rhyne Cross Country Runners Earn All-Region Honors

Senior Jon Sharp and sophomore Genna Eisenmann both earn NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region accolades

Wingate, N.C. - Two Lenoir-Rhyne Cross Country runners, senior Jon Sharp (Jacksonville, N.C./Jacksonville HS) and sophomore Genna Eisenmann (Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS) earned NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region honors Saturday morning at the Wingate Cross Country facility.

Sharp placed eighth overall with a time of 33:21 over the 10K course in leading Lenoir-Rhyne to a seventh-place finish out of 16 teams.

St. Andrews Presbyterian and Mars Hill finished 1-2 in the men's race to earned a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championship.

On the women's side, Eisenmann ran a 24:30 over 8K to place 13th overall
while the Bears, as a team, placed ninth out of 19 teams.

North Carolina Central and Lincoln Memorial placed first and second to punch their tickets to the finals.

The NCAA Division II National Championships will take place on Saturday, November 18, in Pensacola, Florida, on the campus of West Florida University.

Men's Results (.htm)
Women's Results (.htm)

2006 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
(at Wingate, N.C.)

Lenoir-Rhyne Men - Individual

8. Jon Sharp 33:21
27. Brad Popple 34:38
45. Andy Haines 35:22
49. Jefferson Waugh 35:36
51. Brad Johnson 35:59
55. Tyler Mooney 35:53
69. Joshua Stuckey 36:42

Lenoir-Rhyne Women - Individual

13. Genna Eisenmann 24:30
34. Alyssa Lowe 25:42
56. Bekah Peeler 26:30
64. Elisabeth West 26:52
100. Elycia Zempel 28:45

 

 

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