# @paulmerca70601 on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CIFY_HSnyij
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2546340-paulmerca70601-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/133c47d79a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-11-27T06:31:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Paul Merca (@paulmerca70601) — https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601

## Caption

Last weekend would have been the NCAA Division I cross country championship meet in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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One of the great stories I covered in my numerous visits to the NCAA championships was the 2015 @gonzagatfxc women’s team, which qualified for the national championship for the first time in school history, and mixed it up with the blue bloods of the sport.
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The team was led in Louisville that day by @shelbylynnemills who finished 82nd in 20:45.
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Afterwards, Mills said, “We ran with the best in the nation and came out with our heads held high. I can’t ask for a better team to have both here and back in Spokane. We’ve definitely felt the Zag love!”
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Who will be the next underdog to make it to the big dance? We will find out sometime in March, assuming the teams can compete safely!
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All photos ©️ 2015, Paul Merca. All worldwide rights reserved.
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#nikond750 #nikonphotography #nikonsports #nikonsportsphotography #nikonsportsphotographer #paulmerca #crosscountry #ncaad1xc #gozags @gozagsxctf #gobulldogs @nikerunning #harrier #justdoit #onemomile #imisscrosscountry #imissxc

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Merca | @paulmerca70601 | https://gondola.cc/paulmerca70601 | Photographer |

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