2011 NCAA III Championship Results

Winneconne, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse sophomore Rachel Schroeder of Wales (Kettle Moraine) placed 208th at the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Women's Cross Country Championships Saturday morning at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.  She completed the 6,000-meter course in a time of 23:09.58 in her first career national appearance.

A total of 277 runners completed the race.  Chiara Del Piccolo of Williams College (Mass.) won the women's national title with a time of 20:52.08.

Washington University (Mo.) captured the national title with 70 team points while Middlebury College (Vt.) was second with 111 and Williams College (Mass.) third with 153.  Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College (Calif.) placed fourth (223 points) while Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fifth (276).  A total of 32 teams competed.

Schroeder was one of 56 individuals, the first seven athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, selected to participate in the championship.

She was UW-L's top finisher at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional November 12, placing 18th overall with a time of 22:40.4.  She earned all-region honors with her finish.