HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 17 - Junior Todd Markelz (Homer, AK) finished 14th at the NCAA Division III New England Championships with a career-best time of 25:07 on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

Markelz' performance qualified him for the 1999 NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 20 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

The Trinity cross country teams, coached by George Suitor, have sent runners to the Nationals Championships for four consecutive seasons. This will be Markelz's first trip to Nationals.

Markelz race-by-race

at Connecticut College w/Wesleyan 1st/27:51

at Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2nd/25:34

Ray Dwyer Invitational at RIC 1st/26:07

BANTAM INVITATIONAL 1st/26:21

New England Collegiate at Boston 84th/25:59

NESCAC Championhips at Hamilton 10th/26:46

NCAA Division III New England Championships

at Massachusetts-Dartmouth 14th/25:07