Keller places 85th at Championships

First-year runner Linda Keller of Paynesville finished 85th in a field of 280 runners at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Saturday in Highland Hills, Ohio.

Keller is UMM's first ever national championship qualifer, an honor earned after a remarkable season during which she placed first in all but one regular-season race, won the UMAC championships, and was the highest placing first year at the regional meet in Grinnell, Iowa.