Cross Country
Athlete of the Week: Michael Burnstein
After coming off bouts of both the flu and pneumonia, sophomore Michael Burnstein led the Washington University men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional championships this past weekend.
Cross country: Women place 2nd, men 3rd at NCAA regional meet
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.
Athlete of the Week: Taryn Surtees
Taryn Surtees finished first with a 21:07 as the women’s cross country team won the 2009 UAA championship. Surtees earned the UAA Most Valuable Athlete title for the second year in a row and is the Student Life Athlete of the week.
Cross country: Lady Bears take UAAs, men take 4th
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
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
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
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: squads take 1st at Maryville
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
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 blazes through UAA championships
The Washington University women’s cross country team continues to sit atop the UAA, placing second this weekend at the 2008 University Athletic Association Championships while the men placed seventh. Emory University hosted the meet Saturday at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga.
In a season full of injuries and adversity, the No. 18 women’s [...]
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