Bloomsburg's Justin Shepherd Earns All-American Honors at NCAA Championships

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Bloomsburg University cross country runner Justin Shepherd (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley) earned All-American honors on Saturday by finishing 33rd at 2006 NCAA Division II cross country championships in Pensacola, FL.

The top 30 overall finishers were named NCAA II All-Americans, and the top 30 time's for American runners only were also named All-Americans.

Shepherd finished 34th overall in a time of 30:26, a personal record for a 10k course by over a minute for the senior. The All-American award is second straight for Shepherd.

Twenty-four teams and 187 runners competed in the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country National Championship Meet at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola, Fla. Abilene Christian posted three top ten finishers en route to the programs first-ever national championship. Junior Nicodemus Naimadu of Abilene Christian won his third individual national title in three tries. Naimadu broke the NCAA II record for individual national titles with this third championship. He recorded an impressive time of 29:17.5.