September 27: Jack Meijer runs in Columbia, Missouri, and Millie Freeland in Oklahoma
Jack Meijer, representing the University of Mississippi, competed in the Gans Creek Classic 8km cross country race in Columbia, Missouri, against 35 other university teams. In a highly competitive field, Jack was 101st at the end of the first 1km. He then gradually worked his way up the field to 67th with 1km to go. The last kilometre saw him slip back 11 places to finish 78th, the fourth scorer for his university team.
- Gans Creek Classic: 78 Jack Meijer (MS) 24:28
- 420 finished
Millie Freeland, running as an unattached member of the University of New Mexico (in order to extend her eligibility to compete for them), competed in the Cowboy Jamboree Cross Country Meeting in Stillwater, Oklahma against 15 other university teams. Over a 6km course she finished 33rd and 10th finisher for the New Mexico winning team. The picture above shows Millie, third from the left on the front row.
- Cowboy Jamboree: 33 Millie Freeland (F20) 22:18
- 173 finished