Kansas cross country continues to build strength

The Kansas cross country team continues to build upon improvements from last season, bringing in top finishes in Saturday’s Oklhoma Cowboy Jamboree meet. The women’s team snagged a second-place finish and the men placed sixth. Both teams placed higher than last year. Senior Lauren Bonds placed second in a race of 201 women. Junior Amanda…

Dan Kremske, another footballer who switched to track

Dan Kremske always had a dream of playing Division I football. But by the end of his senior season at Woodstock High School in the far northwest suburb of Chicago, the 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiver had no Division I offers on the table and was only hearing from Division III coaches. “I had played football…

Running Times: Catching Up with Jenny Barringer

Rising American track star Jenny Barringer returned for her final season of cross country at the University of Colorado this fall instead of signing a professional contract over the summer. She had a huge breakthrough season on the track, winning a pair of NCAA titles, setting six NCAA records and breaking her own American record…

Northern Arizona, Texas Tech win Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree

STILLWATER, Okla. — The No. 5-ranked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks claimed the individual winner in Jordan Chipangama and the team title at the 73rd Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday at the OSU cross country course. Oklahoma State, which competed without its top-two athletes German Fernandez and Ryan Vail, turned in two top-four performances with senior John Kosgei’s…

Virginia Cavalier sweeps Mason Invitational

CENTREVILLE, Va. – Virginia’s men’s and women’s cross country teams followed up season opening victories two weeks ago by sweeping the George Mason Invitational Saturday morning. The 14th-ranked men’s team outdistanced Columbia, 21-34, for first, while the women’s race played out in dramatic fashion, but the 19th-ranked Cavaliers held on for the one-point victory over…

Purdue women take Greater Louisville Classic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Purdue women’s cross country team made a serious statement on Saturday, topping an impressive field to win the eighth-annual Greater Louisville Classic, hosted by the University of Louisville at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park. The Boilermaker women totaled just 88 team points in victory, while the Purdue men finished 10th overall with…

Emporia State wins individual and team titles at home invitational

ESU Report Emporia State had both an individual champion and a team champion at the 2009 ESU/Planet Sub Cross Country Invitational on Friday at Jones Park. Katie Mona won the women’s individual race while Adam McGovern and Skyler Delmott finished third and fourth overall to lead the Hornet men to the team championship. With winds…

Washington sweeps Notre Dame Invitational

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Washington’s top-ranked women’s cross country team continued to steamroll, and was the 22nd-ranked men made a major statement of their own, as both Husky teams claimed the titles today at the Notre Dame Invitational. The Husky women went one through four, led by sophomore Kendra Schaaf, who won her second race…

Seventeen ranked set for 54th Annual Notre Dame Invitational

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame has announced the complete list of entrants, including 17 ranked teams, for the 54th running of the Notre Dame Invitational cross country meet to be held Friday afternoon at the nine-hole Notre Dame Golf Course. The meet will kick off with the Gold Division women’s and…

Greater Louisville Classic Preview

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s and women’s cross country teams are set for their toughest test of the season this Saturday, heading to Louisville, Ky., for the Greater Louisville Classic. Both the women’s 5K race and men’s 8K race will feature some of the top teams in the country and give the Boilermakers…

Oklahoma State set to host Cowboy Jamboree

The Basics Oklahoma State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams will host the 73rd running of the Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday at the OSU Cross Country Course. Both of the teams competed at the Hurricane Festival on Sept. 5, which was a dual format. The Jamboree will be scored in a traditional team score format….

Iowa State runners named Big 12 Runners of the Week

By Big12Sports.com Guor Marial and Lisa Koll (Iowa State) have been named Big 12 Cross Country Runners of the Week. It is the first conference weekly award for Marial and second for Koll. MEN Guor Marial, Iowa State, Sr., Concord, N.H. Marial was the runner-up in his fourth and final Roy Griak Invitational. His time…