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Oklahoma St, Villanova win NCAA running titles

The Columbian
Published: November 22, 2010, 12:00am

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Liberty’s Samuel Chelanga defended his cross country title, and Oklahoma State and Villanova won the men’s and women’s team titles at the NCAA championships.

Chelanga ran the wind-swept 10,000-meter course Monday in 29 minutes, 22.2 seconds in Terre Haute, Ind. He beat Stephen Sambu of Arizona, and Luke Puskedra of Oregon was third.

Oklahoma State placed three men in the top nine and posted a winning total of 73 points. Florida State was second and Wisconsin third.

Villanova’s Sheila Reid overtook Oregon sophomore Jordan Hasay to win the 6,000-meter race in 20 minutes, 6.9 seconds. Emily Infeld of Georgetown was second and Hasay finished third.

Villanova won the women’s competition with 120 points, followed by Florida State and Texas Tech.

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