TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Otterbein sophomore Sarah Scarborough delivered a strong performance at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday, capping an impressive season on the national stage with a 105th-place finish.

The Basics

• Hosted by Rose-Hulman, the 6K NCAA Championships meet was held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
• Full Results
• The top 40 finishers earned All-American recognition.
• Scarborough was an at-large qualifier to the NCAA Championships via her fifth-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 16.

Race Results 

• With Scarborough as Otterbein's sole competitor, the Cardinals did not record a team score.
• MIT took home the team title with 128 points, edging out the University of Chicago (138 points) and Williams College (155 points).
• Wilmington's Faith Duncan captured the individual title, finishing in 20:16. Haley Schoenegge of Vassar placed second (20:58), and Penelope Greene from SUNY Geneseo took third (21:06). 

• Scarborough delivered a strong performance, showcasing her consistency and determination on the national stage. Competing in a field stacked with top Division III runners, she completed the course in 22:24 to secure 105th place in the 293-woman field. The impressive finish placed her within the top third of elite competitors and highlighted her ability to perform under pressure.
• She was in 13th place at the 1K mark, 21st at the 3K mark and 78th at the 5K mark.

Quotes

• Head coach Matt Sutton: "Sarah's fearlessness has been exciting to watch all season. She brought the same mentality into the NCAAs today. Sarah's season has been one for the books!"
• Sophomore Sarah Scarborough: "Running at nationals was an experience like no other race that I have ran this season. The competition was tough, and there was never a dull moment on the course. It was a true course with many challenges, but running amongst the best of the best was an opportunity I could not be more thankful for."

Notables

• Scarborough is the Cardinals' first national qualifier since Allison Currey in 2019. Currey placed 165th that year with a time of 23:17 at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
• Scarborough closed the season as the Cardinals' top finisher in each race she competed in.
• The Cardinals ran the LaVern Gibson Course earlier this season at the Pre-Nationals meet on Oct. 4, and Scarborough placed 29th overall with a time of 22:15.
• Scarborough's career-best time is 21:24, which she posted as the runner-up at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 2.