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Published November 01, 2009 12:19 am - Local Briefs From staff reports
MSSU coaches honored for cross country wins Missouri Southern’s Patty Vavra and Tom Rutledge have been named MIAA Cross Country Coaches of the Year. The Lions swept the conference titles on Oct. 24 in Emporia, Kan. For Vavra, it was her ninth MIAA coach of the year award and her fifth in cross country, including the last four in a row. The Southern women set a conference record low score (18 points) with their top runners finishing 1-2-4-5-6-7 in the race. Rutledge won his seventh MIAA coaching honor, his fifth in cross country. The Lions won their eighth conference cross country title in 10 years by placing three runners in the top 10 and four in the top 15. Both Southern teams return to action on Nov. 7, with the South Central Regional scheduled for Abilene (Texas) Christian. The Southern women are ranked No. 3 nationally. The men are ranked No. 12 in the nation and No. 1 in the region. Midwest Modified meeting set Tuesday SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A rules meeting for a new class of area modified stock car racing — Midwest Modified — will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Springfield Raceway. The class is devised for the modified driver that wants to compete on a weekly basis. The race cars are similar to the B modified and sport mod classes but less expensive. They are scheduled to run at Springfield Raceway and Lebanon Midway Speedway. Jerry Hoffman (Springfield Raceway) and Jack Jones (Midway Speedway) are holding the meeting and will be available to answer questions. Southern senior White earns academic honor 
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