Harvard Track and Field Announces the Class of 2015; Men Ranked Fifth Nationally

Director of track and field and cross country Jason Saretsky announced his incoming class for track and field, made up of 38 freshmen.

Director of track and field and cross country Jason Saretsky announced his incoming class for track and field, made up of 38 freshmen.
University of Kansas track and field will kick off the 2011-12 indoor season by hosting the Bob Timmons Challenge at Anschutz Pavilion on Friday, Dec 2. The meet marks the third-straight season the Jayhawks will begin the season at home, after opening the previous 20 seasons on the road.

For the third time in the past four years, Husky head coach Greg Metcalf has been named the Pac-12 Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, while Katie Flood and Christine Babcock earned All-Pac-12 Team honors.

On the heels of his Badgers claiming the team title at the 2011 NCAA Championship on Monday, Wisconsin head coach Mick Byrne has been named Bill Dellinger National Men's Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA.

Former Harvard standout Claire Richardson '11 helped Georgetown capture the 2011 NCAA Cross Country National Championship. Richardson is a graduate student at the university.
Ahmed left the Badgers' usual pack-racing plan -- as well as most of the field -- in his dust and led the No. 1-ranked Wisconsin men's cross country team to its fifth national championship Monday at the 2011 NCAA Championship.
The Oklahoma State men's cross country team fell just short in its bid to win a third-straight national title, coming in second behind top-ranked Wisconsin.
Indiana's men's cross country team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships for the second straight season.

Katie Flood took seventh place, leading the Huskies to a second-place finish at the NCAA Championships, Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.

The 3rd-ranked men's cross country team participated in the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship on Saturday (Nov. 19) and came away with a third place result, tying last year's accomplishment as the highest finish in program history.

Senior Neely Spence won her second consecutive Division II women's cross country national championship on a snowy, windy and frigid morning from the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex in Spokane, Washington with a 13-second victory over the field and a 6K time of 20:53.

An early season bout with mononucleosis turned out to be decisive for UW sophomore cross country runner Katie Flood, who is leading the third-ranked Huskies into Monday's NCAA championship.
The Grand Valley State men's and women's cross country teams are in Spokane, Wash. this weekend for the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championships as the ladies look to defend their national title while the men hope to improve on last season's third-place finish.

Fresh off their NCAA South Region team titles, the Florida State men's and women's cross country teams are headed to Terre Haute, Ind. for the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships on Monday, Nov. 21.

MADISON, Wis. -- Pressure can manifest itself in many ways for elite athletes."Pressure,'' Mohammed Ahmed said, "is opportunity.''"Pressure,'' Maverick Darling said, "is knowing that everyone is looking to you to win.''That would cover expectations as a team and/or an individual.Pressure can translate into other things, too.

This coming Monday in Terre Haute, Indiana, the gun will be fired at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and the next half hour of racing will sort out the national title. Washington wants to be in the mix.

Danielle Tauro was named Great Lakes Region Athlete of the Year, while Mike McGuire received Regional Coach of the Year.
The second-ranked Oklahoma State men's cross country looks to claim its third-straight national title when it travels to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete at the NCAA Championships on Monday, Nov. 21.

The nationally-ranked Ferris State University women's cross country team will take part in the NCAA Division II National Championships for the fourth-straight year on Saturday (Nov. 19) in Spokane, Wash.

The No. 8 Shippensburg University women’s cross country team will compete in the NCAA National Championships for the fourth consecutive season this Saturday from Spokane, Washington. The Raiders enter Saturday’s meet as the four-time defending Atlantic Region champion.

Sophomore Juli Accurso will represent the Ohio University women's cross country team on Monday, Nov. 21 at the 2011 NCAA National Championship in Terre Haute, Ind.

MEADVILLE, Pa. – After a scintillating performance this past Saturday, the Allegheny men's cross country team extended its season by one week while qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championships as a team for the seventh consecutive season. In addition, sophomore Kristina Martin received an individual at-large berth to this weekend's national championship meet.
Senior women's cross country runner Neely Spence is featured in the latest edition of NCAA On Campus, an online video feature that profiles some of the top student-athletes and most inspiritational stories on the national level.

Utah State cross country senior captain Brian McKenna has the opportunity to finish his final year as an Aggie competing at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Monday, Nov. 21, as the field was announced with the at-large selections by the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee Sunday evening.

Three Wolverines -- Craig Forys (third), Bobby Aprill (14th) and Brendon Blacklaws (25th) -- placed in the top 25 to guide No. 19 U-M to a third-place showing at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

The Michigan State cross country program concluded action at the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Toledo, Ohio. The women placed second overall with 77 points, while the men finished ninth with 311 points.Complete Results
The second-ranked Oklahoma State men's cross country team took first place at the NCAA Midwest Regional, hosted by Northern Illinois, to take the team title in all five events it has competed in this season.

Danielle Tauro and Rebecca Addison went 1-2 and were followed by Jillian Smith (fifth) and Taylor Pogue (eighth) across the line as No. 15 Michigan took home the NCAA Great Lakes Regional title.

The Husky women's cross country team cruised to another NCAA West Regional championship today at the Stanford Golf Course, the fourth consecutive Regional title for the Dawgs which earns them a trip to nationals.

The Florida State men's and women's cross country teams punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships, capturing NCAA South Region titles in dominating fashion Saturday.

At the 43rd running of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday former Villanova great Bobby Curtis made a terrific debut in the first marathon of his career. Curtis was the fifth American to finish and came in 15th overall with a time of 2:16.44 on the world-famous, five-borough New York course.

Former Western Washington University runner Sarah Porter placed 22nd in the women's division of the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
The University of Missouri will join the Southeastern Conference effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year.

The Ferris State University women's cross country team is headed to the NCAA Division II National Championships for the fourth consecutive year after placing second overall in the 2011 NCAA-II Midwest Regional on Saturday (Nov. 5) at FSU's Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids.

The third-ranked men's cross country team cruised to a first place finish at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional for their 10th straight regional championship. The Lakers placed four runners in the top five and five in the top eight.

The No. 9 Shippensburg University women’s cross country team won its fourth consecutive NCAA Atlantic Regional championship on Saturday and senior Neely Spence won her fourth straight individual regional title by setting a new course record in 20:43.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich.—The No. 6 University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country team placed five runners on the All-Region team as it finished second out of 22 teams at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday morning to earn its seventh straight trip to the NCAA II National Championships.

WICHITA FALLS – ACU junior Chloe Susset, running with a heavy heart on Saturday, won the individual championship at the NCAA Division II South Central Region cross country championships, giving the ACU women their seventh individual regional championship in the last 10 years.

Florida State's Karen Harvey was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year after leading the Seminoles to their fourth consecutive ACC title.

Taylor Pogue was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year after helping the Wolverines to a runner-up finish at the conference championship meet.

Mick Byrne has a conference coach-of-the-year trophy to add to his collection, just as he has for each of the last 21 years.

Bruin alum and Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers will be inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame on December 3rd.