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Harcum College Runners Headed to National Championships in Iowa
- Wilmington natives competing with NJCAA’s best cross country runners
Bryn Mawr, PA – November 6, 2013 – Three Harcum College athletes are going to the NJCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships in Iowa this weekend.
Freshmen Anthony Watkins, Mark Williams, and Ronnie Carroll, all Wilmington natives, will compete in Des Moines, from November 7-10. They qualified for nationals at the Region XIX meet on October 26, each placing in the top 10, with Watkins and Carroll making the All-Region team. Carroll placed second (28:03.154), Watkins placed seventh (32:42.480), and Williams placed tenth (34:33.494).
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If they place in the top 10 at nationals, all three athletes will qualify for All-American status.
Harcum College competes within NJCAA Region 19 which is made up of junior colleges located within Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
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Harcum College, one of Pennsylvania’s first independent, two-year colleges, was founded in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1915 and was the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the state to grant associate degrees. Harcum offers fully accredited, career-ready majors in nursing, the allied health professions, business and social sciences on campus, online, and regionally, as well as lifelong learning programs and corporate training.