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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Wisconsin Badgers Capture Record Ninth-Straight Big Ten Cross Country Title

Posted October 29th, 2007 at 1:45 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

The Wisconsin men’s cross country team had five runners finish in the the top-10 to score 33 points and win its ninth-consecutive Big Ten Conference title Sunday at the Ohio State University Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio.

With the win, the fifth-ranked Badgers set a new conference record for consecutive conference championships. UW also held the previous record of eight straight titles between 1985 and 1992. No. 22 Minnesota finished second with 65 points while Ohio State was third with 91 points.

Wisconsin was led by junior Matt Withrow (Tinley Park, Ill.), who took home the individual title by completing the 8,000-meter course in a time of 23 minutes, 44.37 seconds. He finished more than three seconds ahead of second-place finisher Hassan Mead of Minnesota. Fellow junior, Stu Eagon (Portland, Ore.), finished fifth in a time of 23:55.35. Both Withrow and Eagon earned first-team All-Big Ten honors.
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Interview with Wisconsin XC standout STUART EAGON

Posted August 6th, 2007 at 8:40 AM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Special Features, Interviews

Wisconsin’s Stuart Eagon, has finished 17th as a freshman, 11th as a sophomore and looks for another high finish at the NCAA D-1 National Championships in the upcoming 2007 XC season.

Q. Can you explain how you first got starting in the sport of track and field?

A. In 6th grade I ran a few decent mile times in PE class, but at that point I was so into basketball, running seemed like an afterthought. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school after a year of running to get in shape for basketball that I really figured out that I loved running and competing and that it was what God had made me to do. By the middle of my sophomore year I was pretty serious about running and from that point forward my passion for the sport has only continued to grow!

Q. When did you first realize your running was some of the most elite in the country?

A. It probably wasn’t until after my junior year in High School at the AOC Outdoor Meet when I finished 4th. It was a little bit of a shock, because I knew that I could be in the top tier but I remember moving from 8th to 4th over the final 200 meters and finishing and being pleasantly surprised. It was always my personal goal and expectation from when I was younger that I should be able to at the very least compete with any person in my (high school 04/ college 08) class nationally and it is still is.

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