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McCreedy helps lead Iowa Central to Half Marathon National Championship

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November 16th, 2022 by admin

Photo credit: Iowa Central

Taylor McCreedy continued her stellar week of running by helping Iowa Central to the NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Championship.

McCreedy finished in 6th place with a time of 1:29.03 in the race in Tallahassee, FL. Her teammates Chloe Garcia Grafing and Zinash Valen finished 4th and 5th respectively to aid the championship finish. The Tritons had 15 points, 8 points ahead of runner-up New Mexico Junior College.

Faith Nyathi of El Paso won the individual title with a time of 1:19.59.

The team title was the 6th in school history in the event for Iowa Central. It was the second strong run of the week for McCreedy who finished 11th in the Women’s D1 5000M at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday.