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Lead Stories: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Week 4: Stanford Runs to Pre-Nationals Win, No. 2 Ranking in Men’s D-I Poll

Posted October 21st, 2008 at 3:59 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, College, Rankings, NCAA: XC

USTFCCCA: The Stanford Cardinals, running in the men’s 8-kilometer Pre-National White Race, picked up the team championship and improved eight spots in this week’s men’s Division I cross country poll to No. 2 behind top-ranked Oregon.

Oregon received eight of the 12 first-place votes with third-ranked Oklahoma State receiving the other four first-place votes as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the men’s top 30 on Tuesday.

Stanford easily outdistanced seventh-ranked Iona on Saturday as the Cardinal scored 77 points to Iona’s 123 in the White Race. The Cardinal were led by senior Garrett Heath who finished third with a time of 23:36.4.
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Week 4: Washington Women Unanimous No. 1 After Dominating Pre-Nats

Posted October 21st, 2008 at 12:55 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Rankings, NCAA: XC

USTFCCCA: An impressive team effort by the Washington Huskies women’s cross country team on Saturday led to a dominating win at the NCAA Division I Pre-National meet. The first major challenge for the Husky women paid big dividends as Washington picked up all 12 first-place votes this week in the women’s Division I cross country poll released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Huskies placed four women in the top-10 on Saturday scoring 36 points. Washington beat out 11 other ranked teams, including four in the-10 in the Blue Race. Sixth-ranked Villanova finished second to Washington.
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Be True To Your School

Posted May 18th, 2008 at 11:30 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, College

“I got a letterman’s sweater
With a letter in front
I got for football and track
I’m proud to wear it now
When I cruise around
The other parts of the town
I got a decal in back

So be true to your school now
Just like you would to your girl or guy
Be true to your school now
And let your colors fly
Be true to your school”

I did not go to a track meet this afternoon.

This is an unusual situation for me on a Saturday in May. There’s always a meet going on somewhere, and my previous blog wasn’t written under the name of “The Track & Field Superfan” for nothing. But this wasn’t just any Saturday, and not just any track meet that I didn’t attend.

I ran at Bowling Green State University in the early 90s, and while I wasn’t particularly good for a college runner I thoroughly enjoyed taking on the extreme physical challenge of training and competing in the NCAA’s highest division. I liked my experiences in Bowling Green so much, I remained in the town for fifteen years after graduation, only leaving six months ago when my wife’s career took us away. I bled burnt orange and seal brown.
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NCAA D-I Cross Country Announces Championship Qualifiers

Posted November 12th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced today the team and individual qualifiers for the 2007 Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals must qualify in their respective NCAA regions.

Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.

Thirty-eight individuals, the first four athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team and two additional qualifiers, were selected to participate in each championship. All individual qualifiers must finish in the top 25 in their region.
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Lehigh set to host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional XC Champs on Saturday

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, College

Lehigh will host the 2007 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Saturday morning on the Goodman Campus Cross Country Course. The Division I men’s 10K race will start at 11 a.m., followed by the Division I women’s 6K race at 12:15 p.m. Goodman Campus will also serve as host to the Division III Mideast Regional, with the women’s 6K race starting at 1:15, followed by the men’s 8K race at 2:15.

The Division I men’s race will feature 33 schools, including defending champion and nationally ranked Georgetown (No. 14) as well as Patriot League champion American and Paul Short winner Villanova. The Mountain Hawks will send eight runners to the course, led by freshman Dan McClimon and junior Dan DeWitt.

The women’s race will feature 33 schools, including defending champion and nationally ranked Princeton (No. 4), West Virginia (No. 14), Georgetown (No. 20) and Penn State (No. 28). The Princeton women are also the winners of this year’s Paul Short Run, finishing ahead of West Virginia. The Brown and White will send nine runners to the course, led by junior Shannon Alejandro, who was named to the All-Patriot League first team.

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Boston College to Host NCAA D-I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships

Posted November 9th, 2007 at 8:05 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

The Boston College men’s and women’s cross country teams will play host to the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships held at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., on Sat. Nov. 10.

The men, who are ranked 13th in the Northeast bracket, will start competition at 2:30 p.m. They will race amongst other top-ranked squads including Iona (1), Providence (2), Syracuse (3), Cornell (4) and Columbia (5).

The Eagles turned in a 10th place finish at last year’s regional championship. Senior captain Patrick Mellea ran the course in 31:36.8, qualifying him for the NCAA Championship.
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Oregon shoots for Pac-10 repeat on conference championship weekend

Posted October 23rd, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Top-ranked Oregon defends its title at the Pacific-10 Championships as other nationally ranked Division I teams also prepare for conference meets this weekend.

Oregon, the top-rated team in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, will be challenged Saturday by eighth-ranked California, No. 14 Stanford, No. 19 UCLA and 25th-ranked Arizona State. The Pac-10 Championships will be held in Corvallis, Ore.
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Women’s D-I XC Teams Prepare for Conference Championships

Posted October 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Defending NCAA champion Stanford competes against three other teams ranked in the top 10 nationally at Saturday’s Pacific-10 Conference Cross Country Championships in Corvallis, Ore.

Starting Friday and continuing through Sunday, the top Division I women‚s teams compete in conference meets across the country. The Pac-10 and Big Ten conference meets each feature four teams ranked among the top 10 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Championships.

The Pac-10 Championships include top-ranked Stanford, No. 2 Oregon, fifth-ranked Arizona State and No. 9 Washington.

Friday’s Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio, matches sixth-ranked Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, eighth-ranked Minnesota and No. 10 Illinois.

The USTFCCCA Division I polls remain the same this week since there was limited competition nationally as most teams rested for the upcoming conference, regional and national championships. The NCAA Championships will be held Nov. 20 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Course in Terre Haute
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Podcast 90: Liberty Univ. standout JOSH MCDOUGAL

Posted October 6th, 2007 at 4:15 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Episode 90 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast features my interview with Liberty University’s cross country and track & field standout JOSH MCDOUGAL.

In the interview, Josh talks about his season debut and victory at the Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational, going out on top in his final year of NCAA competition, his greatest accomplishments thus far, and plans to remain near Liberty when he begins his professional career.

Download the podcast to hear Josh discuss these topics, as well as, thoughts of running a marathon in the future, his predictions for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials, being home schooled during his high school years, being teammates with his brother Jordan, his running heroes, and the importance of both faith and family.

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