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Cross country: Women place 2nd, men 3rd at NCAA regional meet

Monday, November 16, 2009 || Matthew Green

The Washington University women’s cross country team earned a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championship meet with a second place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis.

Cross country: Lady Bears take UAAs, men take 4th

Monday, November 02, 2009 || Matthew Green

Junior Taryn Surtees won the individual title for the second year in a row as the women’s cross country team captured the University Athletic Association title. The men’s team took fourth overall, following New York, Emory and Carnegie Mellon universities.

Cross country: Women ahead of the pack, men strong at Oshkosh

Monday, October 19, 2009 || Matthew Green

Only the number one team in the country could beat Wash. U.’s women’s cross country team in Saturday’s meet at Oshkosh, Wis. The men’s team finished seventh out of 35 as the women beat out 32 other squads.

Men finish 4th, women 5th as some runners take rest

Monday, October 12, 2009 || Matthew Green

The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in Saturday’s Gibson Family Invitational meet hosted by DePauw University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Cross country: women finish 9th, men 17th in Greater Louisville Classic

Monday, October 05, 2009 || Matthew Green

The men’s and women’s cross country teams performed strongly in a tough field filled with Division I opponents at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday. The men’s team finished 17th out of 38 squads while the women’s team took ninth.

Cross country: Both squads take 2nd at Carbondale meet

Monday, September 28, 2009 || Matthew Green

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams easily ran into second place in Saturday’s Saluki Invitational Meet in Carbondale, Ill. Pitted against cross country competitors such as Division I Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Division I University of Evansville, the Bears secured second place with a clear margin.

Cross country: squads take 1st at Maryville

Sunday, September 13, 2009 || Johann Qua Hiansen

Perfection is tough in any aspect, but the Washington University women’s cross country squad turned in a perfect finish at the Maryville Classic on Saturday, beating five teams. The men’s team also took first in a field of seven squads.
Junior Sangeeta Hardy led the way with a time of 20 minutes and 32 seconds in [...]

Cross country team conquers elements in early bird meet

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 || Johann Qua Hiansen

While most students were still asleep in bed, the Washington University cross country team battled the elements last  Saturday morning.
Despite the torrential downpour that turned the 2K course into a massive mud pit, the women’s team took first place while the men’s squad came in second in the Big River Running Early Bird Meet held [...]

Cross country team hungers for success

Sunday, August 30, 2009 || Becky Chanis

After an intense summer of training, the Washington University men’s and women’s cross country teams are in shape and raring to go.
“I think our senior class is very hungry,” Head Coach Jeff Stiles said. “Over the summer, some of them were running up to a hundred miles a week—you can do the math on how [...]

Cross country teams both place in top 10

Monday, November 17, 2008 || Trisha Wolf

The Washington University cross country team continued its season on Saturday at the 2008 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships in Rock Island, Ill. The women continued their success, placing third in a field of 43, while the men placed 10th out of 39.

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