November 4, at American Mideast Conference/NAIA Region IX Meet
MVNU finished 11th out of 15 teams in the men's race with 306 points.  Malone College won the event for the 14th straight year and the 35th overall with 29 points to edge runner-up Cedarville University (39 points).  Mark Porostosky led the Cougars by finishing 30th out of 132 runners in a school-record 26:58 on the eight-kilometer course.  Zach Tuggle (28:09, 63rd), Dustin Wine (29:24, 85th), Tim Grubb (29:36, 90th), Brandon Steffee (32:07, 110th) and Ron Hook (32:33, 113th) rounded out the scoring with Tuggle, Grubb, Steffee, and Hook posting personal bests.  MEN'S RESULTS  In the women's race, Cedarville (22 points) repeated as champions and claimed the title for the 10th time in the past 15 seasons as the Lady Jackets edged Malone (39 points) to win the 14-team race.  MVNU registered 335 points to finish 11th on the five-kilometer course.  Lauren Hall led the Lady Cougars by finishing 61st out of 131 runners in a school-record 21:11.  Sarah Parks (22:30, 85th), Jillian Headley (22:52, 90th), Amanda Watkins (23:15, 95th), Mallorey Newland (24:14, 101st), and Brittany Dissinger (24:50, 111th) rounded out the scoring.  Parks, Headley, Watkins, and Dissinger each posted new personal bests.  WOMEN'S RESULTS

October 13, at Wilmington College Invitational
MVNU finished 10th out of 15 teams in the men's race with 296 points.  The University of the Cumberlands (KY) won the event with 40 points to edge runner-up Denison University (58 points).  Mark Porostosky led the Cougars by finishing 25th out of 167 runners in a school-record 27:23 on the eight-kilometer course.  Zach Tuggle (28:55, 67th), Dustin Wine (28:59, 73rd), Chris Au (30:31, 104th), Tim Grubb (30:43, 109th), and Brandon Steffee (33:32, 149th) rounded out the scoring with Tuggle, Wine, and Grubb posting personal bests.  MEN'S RESULTS  In the women's race, Anderson (IN) University (33 points) easily out-distanced runner-up Lindsey Wilson (KY) College (86 points) to win the 15-team race.  MVNU registered 351 points to finish 13th on the five-kilometer course.  Lauren Hall led the Lady Cougars by finishing 51st out of 137 runners in 22:39.  Sarah Parks (23:15, 66th), Mallorey Newland (23:46, 79th), Jillian Headley (24:32, 93rd), Brittany Dissinger (25:55, 117th place), and Beth Wilson (26:27, 124th) rounded out the scoring.  WOMEN'S RESULTS

October 6, at All-Ohio Invitational (Host: Ohio Wesleyan University)
MVNU finished 35th out of 42 teams in the men's race with 996 points.  The Ohio State University won the event with 42 points to out-distance runner-up University of Cincinnati (87 points).  Mark Porostosky led the Cougars by finishing 98th out of 286 runners in 28:02 on the hilly eight-kilometer course.  Dustin Wine (30:25, 216th), Zach Tuggle (30:25, 218th), Chris Au (31:02, 227th), Tim Grubb (33:07, 253rd), Brandon Steffee (35:07, 264th), and Ron Hook (36:26, 272nd) rounded out the scoring.  INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | TEAM RESULTS  In the women's race, Ohio University won the event with 63 points to edge out Ohio State (73).  The Lady Cougars finished 36th out of 38 teams on the five-kilometer course.  Lauren Hall paced MVNU by finishing 207th out of 264 runners in 22:45.  Sarah Parks (23:49, 228th), Mallorey Newland (24:18, 234th), Jillian Headley (24:23, 236th), Brittany Dissinger (25:53, 252nd), and Beth Wilson (27:56, 263rd) rounded out the scoring with Dissinger posting a new personal best.  INDIVIDUAL RESULTS | TEAM RESULTS

September 23, at Otterbein College Invitational
MVNU finished 10th out of 12 teams in the men's race with 276 points.  Denison University won the event with 58 points to edge host Otterbein.  Mark Porostosky paced the Cougars by finishing 25th out of 152 runners in 27:58 on the eight-kilometer course.  Zach Tuggle (29:59, 79th), Dustin Wine (30:13, 88th), Chris Au (31:22, 111th), Tim Grubb (33:02, 129th place), and Brandon Steffee (34:18, 138th place) rounded out the scoring.  MEN'S RESULTS  In the women's race, Oberlin College won the 11-team event with 30 points, while Mount Union College was second with 77 points.  The Lady Cougars finished 10th on the six-kilometer course with 274 points.  Lauren Hall paced MVNU by finishing 71st out of 112 runners in 28:02.  Sarah Parks (28:44, 78th), Mallorey Newland (29:15, 81th), Jillian Headley (29:17, 83rd), and Brittany Dissinger (31:33, 101st) rounded out the finishes for the Lady Cougars.  WOMEN'S RESULTS

September 16, at Cedarville University Invitational
The Cougars finished 11th out of 13 teams in the men's race with 272 points.  Host Cedarville, ranked 12th in the latest NAIA poll, won the event with 39 points to edge out 25th-ranked University of the Cumberlands (KY) on the sixth runner's finish.  Mark Porostosky paced MVNU by finishing 27th out of 129 runners in a school-record 27:26 on the eight-kilometer course.  Dustin Wine (29:20, 69th place), Chris Au (29:26, 71st place), Zach Tuggle (29:36, 74th place), and Brandon Steffee (32:20, 102nd place) rounded out the scoring for the Cougars by each posting a new personal best.  MEN'S RESULTS  In the women's race, host Cedarville, which is ranked sixth in the latest NAIA poll, won the 15-team event with 33 points, while Shawnee State University was second (66 points) and 24th-ranked Berry (Ga.) College was third (77 points).  MVNU was 12th with 350 points in the race.  Lauren Hall paced the Lady Cougars by coming in 77th out of 144 runners on the five-kilometer course in a new school record time of 22:27.  Sarah Parks (22:57, 84th place), Mallorey Newland (23:37, 92nd place), Jillian Headley (23:41, 93rd place), Brittany Dissinger (26:12, 127th place), and Beth Wilson (26:27, 128th place) rounded out the scoring for MVNU as they each shaved time off their previous personal best.  WOMEN'S RESULTS

September 1, at Shawnee State University Invitational
After a 27-year absence of the sport, MVNU fielded a men's and women's cross country team and got the 2006 season off and running at the Shawnee State Invitational.  In the men's race, host Shawnee State, which received votes in the NAIA preseason poll, won the six-team event with 20 points.  Davis and Elkins (WV) College was second with 55 points, while the Cougars were third with 93 points.  Mark Porostosky led MVNU with a fourth-place finish out of 54 runners in a school-record 27:44 over the eight-kilometer course.  Chris Au (30:22, 25th place), Zach Tuggle (30:32, 26th place), Dustin Wine (31:06, 30th place), Brandon Steffee (34:38, 45th place), and Ron Hook (38:52, 50th place) rounded out the men's scoring.  MEN'S RESULTS  In the women's race, host Shawnee State, which received votes in the NAIA preseason poll, won the five-team event with 18 points, while Georgetown (KY) College was second (38 points) and Ohio Valley (WV) University was third (100 points).  The Lady Cougars were a close fourth with 101 points.  Lauren Hall paced MVNU by coming in 16th out of 49 runners on the five-kilometer course in 23:15.  Mallorey Newland (23:58, 21st place), Jillian Headley (24:13, 22nd place), Sarah Parks (24:48, 26th place), Brittany Dissinger (29:10, 43rd place), and Beth Wilson (29:22, 44th place) rounded out the women's scoring.  WOMEN'S RESULTS