St. Scholastica's Chelsea Johnson won the NCAA DIII individual championship in Hanover, Indiana.   Johnson broke away from a pack of four around the 5K mark and cruised to the finish in front of St. Olaf's Noelle Olson, as the Minnesota pair took one, two.  Unofficial time for Johnson 21:11.7. Johns Hopkins won the team title with 85 points.

As she has all season Johnson, a senior,  pushed the pace from the start and began her drive for the finish about halfway through the race. Johnson and Hopkins' Hannah Oneda(fourth/21:27) were the aggressors, trading the lead for most of the way.  Kaleigh Kenny(third, 21:23) of Williams was also part of the quartet.  Johnson made her last big move near the 5K mark to open a gap on the rest of the field.  Olson, a freshman,  followed in the back of the pack of four and made her move down the stretch to take second in 21:22.3.  Macalester's Kimber Meyer also made All American, finishing 22nd in 21:50.6.  Carlton(442 points) finished 18th in the team race, St Olaf (579 points) 26th.