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NCAA West Regional Cross Country Preview

Posted November 8th, 2007 at 5:21 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, College

The University of Oregon proudly welcomes one of the top cross country meets on U.S. soil to Track Town, USA as the NCAA West Regional Championships make their first trip to the Springfield Country Club, Saturday, November 10.

On that day, Eugene-Springfield is one of nine host sites across the nation that automatically advance the top two team finishers and top four individuals from non-qualifying teams to the NCAA Championships, scheduled for Monday, November 19 at Indiana State University’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

Another 13 at-large teams and two at-large individuals will be added from across the nation to the 31-team, 255-runner M&W NCAA fields on the evening of Sun., Nov. 11. At-large team selection criteria is based on teams’ head-to-head records against other actual and potential NCAA qualifiers.

MEN’S RACE PREVIEW

In 2006, the Oregon men scored their first regional men’s team championship since 1989 thanks to five top-20 finishers – four of which return in ’07.
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Oregon Ducks Add Chapters to Pac-10 Cross Country History

Posted October 29th, 2007 at 10:17 AM by Andrew Goodman

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

The top-two nationally ranked Duck cross country teams savored some of their best showings ever Saturday in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, hosted by Oregon State University at at Trysting Tree Golf Course.

Under sunny, 62-degree nearly cloudless skies, the No. 1 Duck men won their 15th league title and were led by juniors Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott and Galen Rupp who nearly finished together and went 1-2 overall.

The No. 2 Oregon women claimed second place - their highest finish since 1997 - and were led by freshman Alexandra Kosinski and sophomore Nicole Blood who placed third and fourth overall.

Complete results are available in the link to the right, a photo gallery is available by clicking here.
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Stanford Women Capture 12th Straight Pac-10 Title, Men Edged by Top-Ranked Oregon

Posted October 29th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

The No. 15 Stanford men ran to a second place finish this morning at the Pac-10 Cross Country championships in Corvallis, Ore. The Cardinal scored a total of 55 points, while No. 1 Oregon captured the team title with 39 points. No. 8 Cal rounded out the top three as they recorded 70 points.

Russell Brown was the first Stanford runner to cross the finish line as he earned a third place finish in a time of 23:08.7 Hari Mix was second for the Cardinal with a fifth place finish with his time of 23:11.6, followed right behind by teammate Neftalem Araia in sixth with a 23:12.1. Hakon DeVries posted a 17th place finish as he crossed the line in 23:30.0, while John McGuire was the final point scorer as he posted a 24th place finish in a time of 23:43.2.

Garrett Heath finished in a time of 23:47.7 to take 29th place in the race, while brother Elliot Heath finished in 35th with his time of 23:53.9. Lauren Jespersen recorded a time of 24:02.9 to take 39th, followed by Justin Marpole-Bird in 43rd place with a 24:09.2. Brendan Gregg was the final Stanford runner to cross the line in 51st place with a time of 24:24.1. Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott captured the individual title as he stopped the clock with a time of 22:54.9.

The No. 1 Cardinal women captured their 12th straight Pac-10 title as they scored 48 team points for the victory. Oregon claimed a second place finish as they scored 64 points, while Arizona State earned third with 68 points.
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Pac-10 Cross Country Conference Championships Results

Posted October 28th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Women

Team
1. Stanford, 48 points
2. Oregon, 64 points
3 (tie). ASU, 68 points
3 (tie). Wash, 68 points
5. WSU, 136 points
6. Arizona, 188 points
7. OSU, 197 points
8. USC, 215 points
9. Cal, 237 points
10. UCLA, 248 points
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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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Week 6 XC Rankings: Badgers & Cardinals Lead Again Following “Conference Week”

Posted November 1st, 2006 at 2:30 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Announcements, Cross Country

USTFCCCA logo-200.jpg Following an exciting “Conference Weekend”, the Wisconsin men and Stanford women easily retained their #1 rankings in the Week 6 USTFCCCA Division I polls.

The Wisconsin men won its 8th consecutive Big Ten Conference title and the Stanford women won its 11th straight Pac-10 Conference Championship - showing once again why they are the top teams in the nation.

The teams making the biggest jumps in the men’s polls Michigan (18th to 11th), Providence (20th to 12th) and BYU (21 to 14).

Following Stanford, the following top-ten women’s teams also won their own conference meets: NC State, Michigan, Arkansas, UC Santa Barbara, Colorado and Providence.

With the November 20th NCAA Division I men’s and women’s cross country championships on their minds, the top teams really demonstrated why they are a force to be reckoned with.

For complete rankings, go to the official USTFCCCA Division I site.

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Outdoor Collegiate Track and Field

Posted May 13th, 2006 at 9:30 AM by Andrew Goodman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Chelsea Johnson May 13, 2006 marked the opening of the collegiate track and field conference championships all over the country. With many teams and individuals vying for spots in the four regional championships, the conference meets were sure shows of individual athleticism and team unity.

Some individual great efforts included:

Chelsea Johnson (UCLA-PAC-10 Conference Championship), who cleared 15-01, breaking her own record 15-00, which made her the first ever woman pole vaulter to clear 15 feet.

Priscilla Lopes (Nebraska-Big 12 Conference Championship) smashed her individual record in the hundred meter hurdles with a time of 12.63 seconds.

Mickael Hanany (UTEP-WAC Conference Championship) placed first in all three jumping events, and was named Outstanding Performer of the Year for 2006.

Taking place May 26th-27th in Austin, Texas, Greensboro, North Carolina, Knoxville, Tennessee and Provo, Utah, the four regional championships will feed their champions into the NCAA National Track and Field Championships June 7th-10th in Sacramento. Some of the top competitors for this years men’s title include Florida State, University of Texas-El Paso, and Louisiana State University. Some of the top Women’s competitors include University of Texas-Austin, University of Southern California, University of Miami, and University of Nebraska.

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