{"id":288968,"date":"2024-12-05T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=288968"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:54:19","slug":"karly-just-to-compete-in-the-naia-marathon-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=288968","title":{"rendered":"Karly Just to compete in the NAIA Marathon Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KarlyJust-VCSUtrack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KarlyJust-VCSUtrack.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288969\" width=\"374\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KarlyJust-VCSUtrack.jpg 455w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KarlyJust-VCSUtrack-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/KarlyJust-VCSUtrack-265x175.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>VCSU<\/strong> &#8211; VCSU&#8217;s\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/karly-just\/3900\">Karly Just<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0has qualified to compete at the NAIA Marathon Classic on Dec. 8 in Sacramento, Calif.  Just enters the national marathon ranked No. 6 in the NAIA. Rankings were established based on average pace during a pair of two-hour runs conducted this fall. The NAIA Marathon Classic is run in conjunction with the California International Marathon.<br>\u00a0<br>The marathon will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. CT on Sunday, December 8, 2024, near the Folsom Dam in Folsom. The scenic 26-mile, 385-yard course runs from Folsom Dam to the State Capitol in Sacramento. Live results can be followed at the link below.<br>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/track.rtrt.me\/e\/CRRM-CIM-2024#\/tracker\">Live Results<\/a><br>\u00a0<br>Just will be competing in the NAIA Marathon Classic for the second time. In the 2023 NAIA Marathon Classic, Just finished 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0with a time of 3:27:54 averaging 7:56 minutes per mile.<br>\u00a0<br>Just also recently competed in the 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Columbia, Mo., where she placed 76<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in a field of 327. There she ran a 6K time of 22:30.5 nearly resetting the school record set by herself earlier in the season.<br>\u00a0<br>Valley City State has a strong marathon history, which includes an individual national championship by Gary Schafer in 1989. Last year\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/jasmine-barnes\/3898\">Jasmine Barnes<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/womens-cross-country\/roster\/karly-just\/3900\">Karly Just<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0competed recording 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place finishes. A few years back, Dennis Gonzalez placed fifth at the NAIA Marathon in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VCSU &#8211; VCSU&#8217;s\u00a0Karly Just\u00a0has qualified to compete at the NAIA Marathon Classic on Dec. 8 in Sacramento, Calif. Just enters the national marathon ranked No. 6 in the NAIA. Rankings were established based on average pace during a pair of two-hour runs conducted this fall. 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