Cross Country

MIT Women’s Cross Country In Pursuit of National Title

By Greg McKeever, M.I.T.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT student-athletes have always been among the best and brightest competitors in collegiate athletics, dating back to the days of Henry Steinbrenner ’27, who collected the Institute’s first-ever National Championship in track and field during his senior year. Since then, MIT has sponsored 32 individual national champions, seen 638 student-athletes garner All-America honors and produced 156 Academic All-America’s, the all-time leader in Division III. (Complete M.I.T. Feature)

Epstein to Close Out Cross Country Career at Nationals

By Braden Snyder, Gettysburg College

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior Kerrin Epstein (Moravia, N.Y./Moravia) has enjoyed a spectacular career as a member of the Gettysburg College women’s cross country team. (Complete Epstein Feature)

Listen to an Interview With Case Western Reserve Junior All-American Justine Jeroski

Case Western Reserve University junior All-American Justine Jeroski sat down with CWRU assistant sports information director Kyle Akins to discuss the upcoming championships. (Jeroski Audio Feature)

The State of Ohio is Well-Represented at NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship Meet

BEREA, OHIO --  When it comes to the sport of NCAA Division III cross country, the state of Ohio does not lack for either outstanding student-athletes, teams or competition. Those facts will be in full display this Saturday, November 21 when Baldwin-Wallace College and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission host the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championship Meet at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio. (Complete Ohio Runner Release)

Berea High Graduate D’Arcy Hlavin to Run at NCAA National Meet on Saturday

By Alyssa Brosious ‘12

Meet University of Minnesota Morris Runner Linda Keller

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Whitman Women Ready to Reach for Cross Country Nationals

By Andy Jobanek, Whitman College Sports Information Intern

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Suddenly it happened. The epiphany came three years ago, fast on the heels of a cross country race, one in which three sophomores sparked the Whitman College women’s team to a first-place showing. (Complete Whitman Feature)

Gene's Blog: Cleveland Avenue to Cleveland, Ohio a sweet journey for Men's CC

Read some recent men's cross country blog entries by St. Thomas Sports Information Director Gene McGivern. (St. Thomas Blog)

Wilfert Looks to Improve Upon Last Year’s Solid Finish at NCAA Championship Race

By Paul Sweeney, Tufts University

MEDFORD -- Not knowing what to expect at the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship Race last November, Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA) of the Tufts University team held her own quite well. She was 48th overall with a time of 22:01 flat, barely 15 seconds from an All-American finish. (Complete Wilfert Feature)

Faller Aims for Third All-American Run at NCAA Championship Race

By Paul Sweeney, Tufts University

Experience is a key factor at the NCAA Cross Country Championship Race, and Tufts University senior Jesse Faller (Burlington, MA) has plenty of it.
(Complete Faller Feature)

Obstacles haven’t kept UWS runner from nationals

Jason Lindelof’s two-story Duluth home was considered a total loss in an August fire started by a toaster. The Wisconsin-Superior student from Woodbury, Minn., had to live in hotel rooms for three weeks and, more recently, has rented a room in Lakeside. While going to school, Lindelof also works 30 to 40 hours on weekends as a delivery driver for Beijing Restaurant on East Superior Street to help with mortgage payments while insurance claims are sorted out. (Complete Lindelof Feature)

Reaping their rewards

By Nate Bowen, Westlaker Times

BEREA, OHIO -- Distance running is a sport that involves a lot of hard work, dedication, and difficult training. All of this hard work often leads to only the reward of dropping a few seconds off of a runner’s personal record, or improving by a few places from season to season. (Complete B-W Feature)

Dan Addis Navigates the Structure of the Course

By Mark Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University

Have you ever wondered why one may turn down an athletics scholarship to compete on the Division I level to attend a Division III institution? Well, for junior Dan Addis of the Carnegie Mellon University men’s cross country team, the decision was an easy one - he wanted to focus on academics and his dream of becoming an architect.  That is why he chose Carnegie Mellon over New Jersey Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and Temple University.
(Complete Addis Feature)

Edgewood College's Williams makes history

By Bryan Watson, Madison.com

The wait was well worth it for Josh Williams.

After shattering his own school record in the 8,000 meters Saturday at the NCAA Midwest Regional at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, the Edgewood College freshman had to wait until Sunday to learn if his 24th-place finish was good enough to garner a berth into the NCAA Division III men's cross country championships. (Complete Williams Feature)

Linfield College Audio/Video Feature Links

Shawn Fisher video feature

Susquehanna Cross Country Teams Honor Fallen Friend

Both SU's men's and women's teams honored a close friend of junior Mike Harahan (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) by wearing "RM" on their jerseys. Ryan McCall, a senior with the University of Tampa's men's cross country squad, was killed during a robbery attempt earlier this summer. Harahan was with McCall at the time of the incident. (Complete SU Feature)

Straight from the Lions Mouth with TJ Bocchino

TJ Bocchino (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East High School) is entering his junior year at The College of New Jersey and his third season on the men’s cross country team. He was the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year in 2007 and an all-conference and all-region performer in 2008.
(Complete Bocchino Q&A)

Straight From the Lion's Mouth with Michelle Wallace

Michelle Wallace (Emerson, NJ/Emerson) is a Health and Exercise Science major and member of the women’s cross country team at The College of New Jersey. She is a TCNJ Scholar Athlete and an NJAC All-Conference cross country and indoor/outdoor track performer. Michelle is applying to physical therapy programs this fall and has two wishes entering her senior year: to become an All-American athlete and to avoid losing anymore sleep in her quest to attain straight A’s.(Complete Wallace Q&A)

Leaders of the pack

By Greg Rienzi  
The Gazette

When the Johns Hopkins women’s cross-country team earned top spot in the Division III national poll earlier this month, head coach Bobby Van Allen greeted the news with a touch of subdued enthusiasm. (Complete JHU Feature)

Harriers Headed to National Championships

Women's Team Makes History, Men's Team Eyes Second Crown

By Jeffrey Bernstein, New York University

For the first time ever, the New York University men’s and women’s cross country teams will both be headed to the NCAA National Championships. (Complete NYU Feature)
 

Marci Klimek Rises to the Occasion

By Eric Evenson, Linfield College

There is no better storybook ending like going out on top.

Linfield's Marci Klimek (Sr., Phoenix, Ore.) did just that, winning the six-kilometer race at the 2009 Northwest Conference Championships on Halloween Day in a time of 21 minutes, 50.8 seconds. The win propelled Klimek into a class all by herself as she became the first female champion in the sport of cross country in Linfield history. (Complete Klimek Feature)

Cross Country's Cabrera Commutes to Case

By Kyle Akins, Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University sophomore runner Natalia Cabrera (Shaker Heights, Ohio) is a rarity on a campus which features students from all 50 states and nearly 100 countries - she's an undergraduate commuter.
(Complete Cabrera Feature)

One ferocious runner

Morristown’s Heather Waterman finds success in track, cross country at Franklin College

By Jeff Brown, Shelbyville News Sports editor

Heather Waterman knew enrolling at Franklin College would put her on the right track to attend veterinary school. The fact that she could keep running competitively was a bonus. (Complete Waterman Feature)

Westfield State's Kerry Arouca Peaking For Strong Finish