Published on November 1, 2009 |

BATON ROUGE — Perhaps there are no events in the sport of track and field that require a combination of speed and strength quite like the throws, and that is certainly evident with the fall training regimen for the LSU throws group as it prepares for another outstanding season this spring. While the approach to…

Published on November 1, 2009 |

LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 14 Texas Tech Lady Raiders won its second-straight Big 12 Cross Country Championship after placing four runners in the top 10 and Tech’s top five women earned All-Big 12 honors at the Big 12 Championships held at Columbia, MO. It is the cross country program’s second title overall and it…

Published on November 1, 2009 |

The Oklahoma State Cowboy cross country team won its second-straight Big 12 Championship on Saturday at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo. The Cowboys claimed the top-four spots in the race with senior Ryan Vail winning his first individual crown. The Gresham, Ore., native finished the 8,000-meter course in 24:50.67 and made the…

Published on October 31, 2009 |

by Scott Lipsky DELAND, Fla. – It was a special day to be an Owl, as the Kennesaw State men’s cross country team won their first Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championship in program history on Saturday at Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand, Fla. Five Owls received all-conference recognition, and head coach Stan Sims was named…

Published on October 31, 2009 |

A 1-2-3-4-5 finish for the Princeton women’s cross country team earned the Tigers their fourth straight Ivy League title and Princeton its first Ivy League championship of the 2009-10 academic year. Senior Liz Costello defended her individual championship becoming just the second runner, and first runner in 25 years, to win three individual scoring crowns…

Published on October 31, 2009 |

The UCLA track and field teams have announced the competition schedule for the 2010. The Bruins will play host to three home meets during the year – Cal/Nevada Championships, Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invite and the annual dual with USC. The indoor season will start in February for both teams as the women head to…

Published on October 30, 2009 |

The greatest college football player of all-time is impossible to distinguish, yet it’s a topic that is still passionately argued among the game’s enthusiasts. There is no argument, however, about college football’s fastest player. That title is certain. That title belongs to LSU senior running back Trindon Holliday. Speed, unlike greatness, is measurable. Holliday’s blazing…

Published on October 29, 2009 |

In the 95th running of the Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Championships, No. 15 Wisconsin looks to continue its dominance in the event after collecting its conference record 10th-consecutive team title in 2008.  The Badgers will have their shot at number 11 on Sunday, Nov. 1 on the campus of Penn State University where  all…

Published on October 29, 2009 |

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 2009 BIG EAST Cross Country Championships will be held at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis., and hosted by Marquette University on Saturday, Oct. 31. This is the first time the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships will be held at this site. The men’s 8,000-meter race…

Published on October 24, 2009 |

by Scott Lipsky KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State Owls women’s cross country team hosted their first meet as a Division I program on Friday evening, winning the KSU Owl Invitational at Noonday Park in Kennesaw. A familiar venue for the squad, as they often practice there during the season, they were able to take…

Published on October 24, 2009 |

by Scott Lipsky KENNESAW, Ga. – Nabil Hamid, Jaakko Nieminen, and Piotr Witczak all finished in the top-five, and the Kennesaw State Owls men’s cross country team effectively used their home field advantage en-route to a victory at the KSU Owl Invitational at Noonday Park in Kennesaw on Friday afternoon. Hamid, a freshman, led the…