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LC's
Wombles places 15th in national half marathon
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[NOV. 22, 2004]
WICHITA, Kan. -- Clint Wombles, a sophomore
member of the Lincoln College cross country team, became the first
runner in LC history to compete in the NJCAA 1/2 Marathon National
Championships here Sunday. A total of 61 runners were entered in
the competition, and Wombles came home with a 15th-place finish.
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Wombles, from Rockford, ran the 13.1-mile course in
1:15.35. Calvin Fife of Mesa Community College in Arizona won the
race in a time of 1:11.02.
Lincoln College cross country coach Erin Verbeck said: "This was the
second half marathon Clint has run in his career. He ran three
minutes faster than his previous best time. Five runners finished
ahead of Clint, less than 30 seconds, showing how close the race was
run. Clint met his goal and ran an awesome race for not really
training for this distance."
[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College]
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