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Nov. 11 - 24, 2013 www.lcc.edu/lookout SPORTS 8 Family Studies or Child and Family Development (BS) • Courses are offered almost entirely online • Gain provisional status as a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) in the Family Studies major • Meet the State of Michigan requirements for child care center directors in the Child Development major Interdisciplinary Health Services (BS) • Courses are offered online or in a hybrid format • Prepares graduates for entry or mid-level positions in a variety of occupations within the field of health services University Studies (BA I BS) • Courses are offered entirely online, as well as hybrid when courses are available • Designed for those students who are interested in obtaining a general bachelor’s degree with a concentration area of choice Complete your bachelor’s degree at Western Michigan University Students at LCC who would like to complete a bachelor’s degree can easily transfer to WMU-Lansing. We offer several degree program options designed with you in mind. Face-to-face or online, we have you covered. And what’s more, we are close to your home, making it extra convenient to forge ahead with your dreams! Visit wmich.edu/lansing for more information or call (517) 483-9728 to speak to a student service coordinator today. WMU-Lansing 210 West Shiawassee Street Lansing, MI 48901 (517) 483-9728 wmich.edu/lansing Lansing Richard Schenck Sports Editor Cross country teams in Region XII have to wait another year to try to de- throne the LCC men’s and women’s teams from the regional title. No team came close to challenging either team Oct. 26 at the NJCAA Re- gion XII Meet at Grand Woods Park in Lansing. The LCC men won hand- ily by 32 points and the women won by 34 points. LCC freshman Grant Webber was the first fin- isher for LCC in the men’s race, placing fifth out of 66 runners with a time of 26:15. Second across the line for LCC was sopho- more Chris Gan in sev- enth place with a time of 26:21. The women’s team had an even more impressive performance with LCC freshman Alison Dible finishing second overall out of 66 with a time of 19:16. Sophomore Viviana Alamillo finished seventh overall in 19:31. “I was really, really hap- py,” said LCC Head Coach Chuck Block. “The other teams in the region ran well. It’s geing harder and harder but we still win.” As has been the story for the majority of the 2013 season, both LCC teams used their depth and talent to keep their title streaks alive. “On the guy’s side, we didn’t get the performanc- es up front that we thought we would get,” Block said. “But we got the perfor- mance from our depth.” Following the regional, Block selected his top run- ners for the NJCAA Na- tional Championship Nov. 9 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. After the final rankings were selected Nov .5, Block said his teams would be traveling with a chip on their shoulders. The men were ranked ninth and the women were fifth heading into the nationals. “I think we are a whole lot beer than that, I really do,” Block said prior to the meet. “I think we are going to surprise a lot of people, especially the guys.” LCC sophomore Joe Marrah shared his coach’s high ambitions, explaining he wants to finish 2013 on a successful note. “I am looking to finish All-American, I believe that’s top 25,” Marrah said. “It has been a goal since the summer and I want to go out there and achieve it. Hopefully Chris (Gan) will do it with me.” The national meet was the last race for some of Block’s runners; it would be special to be able to leave a mark on a national stage to prove they have reached the top. “I am excited, I really think this team is ready,” said Block. “They have been training hard, they have a great aitude.” Block said he had every bit of confidence in his run- ners heading to Iowa. “This year I’m going in thinking, ‘Hey we are ready and we can do it,’” he said. Results of the meet will be available in the Nov. 25 issue of The Lookout. Photo by Suzanna Powers The 14 LCC harriers selected to compete in the Nov. 9 NJCAA National Championship are: (kneeling, l. to r.) Abigail Cottom and Alyssa Abendroth; (front row) Viviana Alamillo, Jessica D’Haene, Christy Snelgrove, Gabby Labioda and Allison Dible; (back row) Grant Webber, Steve Esders, Chris Gannt, Joe Marrah, Tony Vermilye, Tim Young, Stephen Merchant. Harriers win regionals en route to nationals

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Nov. 11 - 24, 2013www.lcc.edu/lookout

SPORTS8

Family Studies or Child and Family Development (BS)

•Coursesareofferedalmostentirelyonline

•GainprovisionalstatusasaCertifiedFamilyLifeEducator(CFLE)intheFamilyStudiesmajor

•MeettheStateofMichiganrequirementsforchildcarecenterdirectorsintheChildDevelopmentmajor

Interdisciplinary Health Services (BS)

•Coursesareofferedonlineorinahybridformat

•Preparesgraduatesforentryormid-levelpositionsinavarietyofoccupationswithinthefieldofhealthservices

University Studies (BA I BS)

•Coursesareofferedentirelyonline,aswellashybridwhencoursesareavailable

•Designedforthosestudentswhoareinterestedinobtainingageneralbachelor’sdegreewithaconcentrationareaofchoice

Completeyour bachelor’sdegreeat WesternMichiganUniversityStudentsatLCCwhowouldliketocompleteabachelor’sdegreecaneasilytransfertoWMU-Lansing.Weofferseveraldegreeprogramoptionsdesignedwithyouinmind.Face-to-faceoronline,wehaveyoucovered.Andwhat’smore,weareclosetoyourhome,makingitextraconvenienttoforgeaheadwithyourdreams!

Visitwmich.edu/lansing formoreinformationorcall (517) 483-9728tospeaktoa studentservicecoordinatortoday.

WMU-Lansing210WestShiawasseeStreetLansing,MI48901(517)483-9728wmich.edu/lansing

Southwest Lansing

Richard SchenckSports Editor

Cross country teams in Region XII have to wait another year to try to de-throne the LCC men’s and women’s teams from the regional title.

No team came close to challenging either team Oct. 26 at the NJCAA Re-gion XII Meet at Grand Woods Park in Lansing. The LCC men won hand-ily by 32 points and the women won by 34 points.

LCC freshman Grant Webber was the first fin-isher for LCC in the men’s race, placing fifth out of 66 runners with a time of 26:15. Second across the line for LCC was sopho-more Chris Gantt in sev-enth place with a time of 26:21.

The women’s team had an even more impressive performance with LCC freshman Alison Dible finishing second overall out of 66 with a time of 19:16. Sophomore Viviana Alamillo finished seventh overall in 19:31.

“I was really, really hap-py,” said LCC Head Coach

Chuck Block. “The other teams in the region ran well. It’s getting harder and harder but we still win.”

As has been the story for the majority of the 2013 season, both LCC teams used their depth and talent to keep their title streaks alive.

“On the guy’s side, we didn’t get the performanc-es up front that we thought we would get,” Block said. “But we got the perfor-mance from our depth.”

Following the regional, Block selected his top run-ners for the NJCAA Na-tional Championship Nov. 9 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

After the final rankings were selected Nov .5, Block said his teams would be traveling with a chip on their shoulders. The men were ranked ninth and the women were fifth heading into the nationals.

“I think we are a whole lot better than that, I really do,” Block said prior to the meet. “I think we are going to surprise a lot of people, especially the guys.”

LCC sophomore Joe Marrah shared his coach’s high ambitions, explaining

he wants to finish 2013 on a successful note.

“I am looking to finish All-American, I believe that’s top 25,” Marrah said. “It has been a goal since the summer and I want to go out there and achieve

it. Hopefully Chris (Gantt) will do it with me.”

The national meet was the last race for some of Block’s runners; it would be special to be able to leave a mark on a national stage to prove they have

reached the top.“I am excited, I really

think this team is ready,” said Block. “They have been training hard, they have a great attitude.”

Block said he had every bit of confidence in his run-

ners heading to Iowa.“This year I’m going

in thinking, ‘Hey we are ready and we can do it,’” he said.

Results of the meet will be available in the Nov. 25 issue of The Lookout.

Photo by Suzanna Powers The 14 LCC harriers selected to compete in the Nov. 9 NJCAA National Championship are: (kneeling, l. to r.) Abigail Cottom and Alyssa Abendroth; (front row) Viviana Alamillo, Jessica D’Haene, Christy Snelgrove, Gabby Labioda and Allison Dible; (back row) Grant Webber, Steve Esders, Chris Gannt, Joe Marrah, Tony Vermilye, Tim Young, Stephen Merchant.

Harriers win regionals en route to nationals