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Flanagan Enters U.S. XC Championships as Favorite
Posted February 15th, 2008 at 4:21 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field
At last year’s U.S. Cross Country Championships in Boulder, Colo., Shalane Flanagan had high hopes for victory. Her main rival, Deena Kastor, was in the midst of heavy training for the Boston Marathon, and Flanagan had been flying on the track, just setting an American indoor record for 3000m: 8:33.25.
But Boulder’s mile-high altitude played […]
Flanagan, De Reuck Interview Excerpts from USATF Teleconference
Posted February 15th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Special Features, Interviews
USA Track & Field served as the host to a media teleconference Thursday afternoon featuring two-time USA women’s cross country champions Shalane Flanagan and Colleen De Reuck [Pictured].
Flanagan and DeReuck discussed their preparations for the 2008 USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego on Saturday, where both open and junior men and women will look […]
Chris Derrick Named First Ever Gatorade National Boys XC Runner of the Year
Posted January 15th, 2008 at 3:36 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Announcements, Cross Country, High School
In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced Chris Derrick of Neuqua Valley High School (Naperville, Ill.) as its 2007-08 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Derrick becomes the first student-athlete to win the award, since […]
Team USA Stars to Meet and Greet Junior Olympians
Posted December 4th, 2007 at 2:58 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Two of America’s outstanding distance runners, American record holder Dan Lincoln and national champion Katie McGregor (Pictured), will be special guests at the 2007 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships presented by Finish Line this weekend in Lawrence, Kansas. The duo will be on hand to sign autographs, cheer the runners on, and participate […]
Josh McDougal named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted November 27th, 2007 at 4:43 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Josh McDougal has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the men’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship Monday, November 19 at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
A senior at Liberty University, McDougal out-kicked Galen Rupp of Oregon in the men’s 10 km race in a […]
Doha & Istanbul Will Host World Indoor Champs In 2010 and 2012
Posted November 24th, 2007 at 4:50 PM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field
On the second day of its meeting in Monaco, the IAAF Council agreed a number of hosts for future events.
There were two candidates for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the second most important competition on the IAAF calendar, Doha, Qatar and Istanbul, Turkey. Following excellent presentations from the two candidates, a question and answer […]
McDougal Prevails Over Rupp at NCAA D-I Cross Country Championships
Posted November 19th, 2007 at 7:30 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, College
The coaches’ pre-meet rankings held up as the top-ranked Oregon men and Stanford women won the team titles at today’s NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships at Terre Haute’s Laverne Gibson Championships Cross Country Course.
Liberty’s Josh McDougal took an exciting men’s race over a dry course with temperatures in the […]
Naibadu Makes NCAA History with Fourth Straight XC Title
Posted November 18th, 2007 at 3:00 PM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Abilene Christian University senior Nicodemus Naimadu made NCAA history when he captured his fourth straight Division II cross country title on Saturday.
The 23-year-old native of Narok, Kenya, cruised to a 25 second victory at the D-II championships in Joplin, Mo., to become the first collegiate athlete to collect four individual cross country titles at any […]
McDonnell, McDougal Win Regional Awards in D1 Men’s Cross Country
Posted November 16th, 2007 at 6:15 PM by Andrew Goodman
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, College
John McDonnell (Pictured) of Arkansas and Josh McDougal of Liberty lead a select group of coaches and athletes being honored as regional award winners for the Division I men’s cross country season.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced today the men’s coaches and athletes of the year for nine Division […]
Kipyego, Tegen Among Regional Honorees for D1 Women’s Cross Country
Posted November 16th, 2007 at 5:30 PM by Andrew Goodman
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Winning never gets old for Sally Kipyego (Pictured) of Texas Tech and Coach Peter Tegen of Stanford. To varying degrees, the same can be said of all the athletes and coaches earning recognition as regional award winners for the Division I women’s cross country season.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association […]
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- VIDEO: High Schooler Crawls to Cross Country Finish Line After Breaking Leg
A high schooler in Ohio, Claire Markwardt, sustained multiple broken bones in her leg in the final few meters of the Ohio State cross country meet two weeks ago. Not to let down her team, she crawled to the finish line.
Read the incredible story at ESPN.com and/or watch the video below.
WARNING: Please be advised […] - NCAA Cross Country Championships to Be Broadcast on the Web
Monday’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be broadcast on the internet, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The meet, one of the most exciting and competitive foot races held in the United States, will be contested at Indiana State University on Monday afternoon. The men’s 10 km […] - Podcast 104: Josh Rohatinsky on his Marathon Debut, Faith, Salazar, Mitt Romney & More!
Episode 104 of The Final Sprint Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, features my interview with former BYU Cross Country Champion JOSH ROHATINSKY.
Josh, who now lives in Eugene, OR and is trained by legend Alberto Salazar, is coming off of an impressive marathon debut and 9th place finish at the 2007 […] - NCAA D-I Cross Country Announces Championship Qualifiers
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 […] - Lehigh set to host the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional XC Champs on Saturday
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 […]
- Boston College to Host NCAA D-I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships
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 […] - Gatorade Expands Player of the Year Awards to XC
In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, today announced the addition of boys and girls cross country to its celebrated high school awards program.
The program recognizes athletic excellence in conjunction with high standards of academic achievement and exceptional character displayed on and […] - Coach McDonnell Honored by the Southeastern Conference
Arkansas’ John McDonnell was chosen as the SEC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday.
The award marks McDonnell’s 13th consecutive SEC Cross Country Coach of the Year award and 16th overall after guiding his Razorbacks to another […] - Wisconsin Badgers Capture Record Ninth-Straight Big Ten Cross Country Title
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 […] - 34 in a Row, Hogs Win SEC Cross Country Championships
Damp and chilly weather in Lexington didn’t slow the Hogs down as John McDonnell’s team took the 2007 SEC Cross Country title at Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday. The Hogs won Arkansas’ 34th-consecutive cross country conference title and its 17th-consecutive SEC cross country title. The title win also marks Arkansas’ 82nd conference title (cross country, […]
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