Winfield, Kan. - Southwestern College junior Frank Adelman (Yukon, OK) has been named an NAIA All-American following his 30th place finish at the NAIA Nationals Cross Country race held earlier this month.  Frank ran a time of 24:53 over the 8,000M course, a 1:57 faster than his time at last year's national race, which was held on the same course.

Adelman has had an outstanding 2011 as a whole.  He was named KCAC Runner-of-the-Week three times, as well as being honored as the KCAC Champions of Character award recipient in men's cross country from Southwestern College.  His personal best time of 24:39 was ran at home, in the Southwestern College NAIA Mid-State Classic.  This time was the second fastest time by a Southwestern College runner in meet history.

"Frank ran a tremendous race at nationals and in fact his 24:53th was the second fastest time at the national meet in the history of Southwestern cross country", said head cross country coach Jim Helmer.  "He gave himself a chance to be All-American from the start and was in the top 30 the entire race.  His tremendous resolve and determination carried him through the finish in 30th place, and we couldn't be prouder or happier for him.  He led us to 18th place in the team standings, and it was a great day for our program."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the team and individual qualifiers for the 2011 NAIA Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships on Monday. The 56th Annual Men's and 32nd Annual Women's event will take place at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 19. The men's 8K championship race will start at 10:30 a.m. PST, followed by the women's 5K run at 11:45 a.m.

Southwestern College men's cross country received an at-large team bid while Jennifer Hendrixson (Sedgwick, KS) received an individual bid for that national race by virtue of her performance at the KCAC Conference Meet.

After winning its first-ever national championship, Southern Oregon is aiming for a second title. Armed with the reigning individual titlist, Kennedy Kithuka, Wayland Baptist (Texas) will look to take home its first banner after a runner-up finish last year. Oklahoma Christian's Silas Kisorio won the title in 2009 and will be running alongside Kithuka, racing to the finish line.

The 32-team men's field features 21 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, one conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-up and nine at-large selections. Concordia (Ore.) received a host berth to the event. There are also 100 individual qualifiers.

Cal State San Marcos will take a run at winning its third-straight women's national title, while two-time runner-up Biola (Calif.) eyes a shot at taking home the banner for the first time in program history. Eastern Oregon sophomore Karlee Coffee, the 2010 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championship runner-up, will be looking for her first individual title with the field wide open.

The 32-team women's field features 22 conference/independent/unaffiliated group champions, one conference/independent/unaffiliated group runner-up and eight at-large selections. Concordia received a host berth to the event. There are also 105 individual qualifiers.

Men's Team and Individual Qualifiers | Women's Team and Individual Qualifiers