ncaa championships

Women’s and men’s cross country place 10th and 15th at nationals; Capuano earns second All-American honor

WashU’s women’s and men’s cross country teams placed 10th and 15th respectively in a 32-team field at the 2024 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana on Nov. 23. Graduate-student Cullen Capuano was the Bears’ top finisher and an All-American.

| Junior Sports Editor

Taken from the park: Aly Wayne’s improbable run to the top

On Nov. 21, 2015, Aly Wayne, not a member of the Washington University women’s cross-country team just a month earlier, was the second-fastest Bear and the 47th fastest Division III runner at the NCAA Championships in Wisconsin, far from the fields of St. Louis.

| Sports Editor

This time, a win: Women’s soccer wins program’s first national championship

Because of a strong defense, a little bit of luck and a perfect string of penalty kicks, the Red and Green are national champions.

| Senior Sports Editor

Women’s tennis clinches a third place finish in the UAA

In its final tournament before the NCAA Championships, the No. 9 Washington University women’s tennis team bounced back from a loss in the conference semifinals with a spirited performance to earn third place in the University Athletic Association Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Bears cruised past No.

Albert Mo | Contributing Reporter

Men’s cross-country finishes fourth in nation, three Bears named All-Americans

Injury and sickness marred the Washington University cross-country rosters at the NCAA Championships Saturday in Hanover, Ind. Yet the women’s team matched its national ranking, and the men’s squad attained a point total that would have tied for last season’s national title. Three All-Americans drove the efforts.

| Senior Sports Editor

Men’s cross-country finishes fifth at Nationals; Cheadle 21st

Behind junior Kevin Sparks, the Washington University men’s cross-country team placed fifth at the Division III NCAA Championships Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind., marking its fourth straight top 10 national finish. Sparks finished fourth among 280 runners to claim men’s All-America honors. He completed the 8K course in 24.37.00.

| News Editor

Swimming teams break school records, earn accolades at NCAAs

The Washington University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams returned triumphantly from the 2011 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships with four new school records, and every participating swimmer earned All-America accolades at the four-day meet in Knoxville, Tenn.

| Sports Editor

Women’s soccer: Underdog Bears fall short of NCAA title upset

The rankings would have put No. 1 Messiah College five goals ahead of No. 17 Washington University, the same score the Falcons won with last year. But the underdog gave […]

| Sports Reporter

VIDEO: Fan bus to San Antonio

A spirited group of twenty-three students made the journey to San Antonio, Texas to watch Wash. U. Women’s Soccer play in its second ever NCAA Final Four and its first […]

Men’s tennis finishes fourth

Washington University’s men’s tennis team saw their school record setting 19 match win streak end and finished fourth in the NCAA Championships.

| Senior Sports Editor

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