OXFORD, Ohio - With cross country season less than two months away, Miami University head women's cross country coach Kelly Phillips announced the RedHawks 2012 schedule Thursday, which features at least six meets, each in different states. (via http://www.muredhawks.com/)
It was a great 2011-2012 in both cross country and track across the state of Indiana. Many of our seniors will soon be on their way to start their college careers both athletically and academically so we wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature.
Former Miami University track standout Dan Huling will have a chance to run in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after qualifying for the finals of the 3000m steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials Monday at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
Rising junior Sarah Tirrell is one of Miami's distance runners on the track and field team and also competes on the cross country team. Her commitment to going the distance, however, extends beyond the track and into the classroom.
For the first time since 2009, the Miami University men's track and field team placed four RedHawks on the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team, as seniors Brian Gallagher and Jordan Goffena, junior Matt Marol and sophomore Rob Stein were all honored by the league Wednesday.
Although the 2012 Miami University women's outdoor track and field season ended a few weeks, four RedHawks were recognized for their work in the classroom and on the track by being named Academic All-Mid-American Conference, the league office announced Wednesday.
Although they just recently finished the 2012 track season with their teams, Miami rising sophomore Sam Chester and incoming freshman Peter Stefanski put their talents to the test over the weekend, participating in the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Indiana University.
A pair of Miami University teams are among the more than 950 NCAA Division I sports programs honored by the NCAA for earning Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate. These awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent in each sport.
For the first time since 2008, the Miami University women's track and field team has an All-American as sophomore javelin thrower Tori Paterra garnered First-Team honors Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Drake University's Drake Stadium.
