TFS News Briefs: 11/11/07
Posted November 11th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs
Rupp, Ducks Win NCAA West Regional X-C Championships
The #1-ranked Oregon Ducks won the 2007 NCAA West Regional Cross-Country Championships on the strength of Galen Rupp’s 1st-place 29:35:45 finish in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks scored 47 points to 2nd-place Stanford’s 76 points. The Oregon women’s team finished 2nd with 72 points to Stanford’s 1st place 33 points. Stanford’s Teresa McWalters won the 6K race in 19:57:30, eight seconds ahead of Oregon’s Nicole Blood. Read more at: [GoDucks.com]
Michigan Ties 4th-Ranked UW Badgers In Great Lakes Regional X-C Championships
Led by Junior Lex Williams, the #23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines men’s cross-country team tied the 4th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the Great Lakes Regional Cross-Country Championships on Saturday, November 10th, 2007. Both teams scored 68 points. The women’s team finished 2nd to Michigan State, scoring 63 to the Spartans’ 60 points.Read more at: [MGoBlue.com]
Scottish 1st Minister: 2014 Games “Best in History”
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond pledged to make the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, “the greatest sporting event our country has ever seen… It’s up to us all now to keep building the buzz to make sure we put on an electrifying Games and to make sure that we make the most of this wonderful opportunity.” Read more at: [ic Wales, United Kingdom]
Osaka 5000m Bronze Medalist is a Farmer During Off-season
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, the down-to-earth Ugandan bronze medalist in the men’s 5000m run at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, indulges in a little farming during the off-season. He also oversees his other businesses which include a grinding mill and trucks. Read more at: [Sunday Vision, Uganda]
Complete Results Available For 9 NCAA Cross-Country Regional Championships
Results and recaps are now available for nine different NCAA Division I Regional Cross-Country Championships, which were held on Saturday, November 10th, 2007. The top 2 teams from each Regional Championship advance to the NCAA Championships. Read more at: [NCAA]
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Tags: 5000m, Commonwealth Games, cross country, galen rupp, lex williams, Michigan, michigan state, moses ndiema kipsiro, ncaa regional cross country championships, oregon, Osaka, stanford, Teresa McWalters, track and filed, uganda
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