Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Indiana State's Justin Kunz Advances to NCAA Championship; Five Runners Named All-Regional
Indiana State senior Justin Kunz became the school's first individual men's runner since 2000 and the first Sycamore since Jessica Crowder in 2003 to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championship as announced Sunday, November 11, by the NCAA. Additionally, five Missouri Valley Conference runners were named all-region as annouced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Tuesday.
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Kunz to Run at Home in NCAA Championship
Indiana State senior Justin Kunz became the first individual on the men's side since 2000 and the first Sycamore since Jessica Crowder in 2003 to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championship as announced by the NCAA today (Nov. 11).
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Cross Country Regional Recap
Indiana State's Justin Kunz must wait until Sunday night to learn if his 11th-place overall showing at the 2006 NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional will be good enough for an at-large birth into the NCAA Cross Country Championship Meet.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Cross Country Regional Preview
2006 men's cross country league champion Indiana State and women's champion Wichita State headline the Missouri Valley Conference cross country contingent at this weekend's NCAA Midwest Regional meets in Minneapolis and Great Lakes Regional in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
2006 Scholar-Athlete Teams
The Scholar-Athlete Team is a unique Valley award in that it accounts for academic and athletic excellence. Those eligible must have at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average (4.00 scale). Student-athletes must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions, and they must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
2006 All-Conference Teams
The 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country men's champion Indiana State placed three student-athletes on the all-conference team while the women's winner Wichita State earned four places on the all-conference team. Criteria for all-conference is placement in the top-10 of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Weekly Cross Country Notebook
Indiana State's men and Wichita State's women claimed team titles at the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship in Lincoln, Neb. The Sycamores win was their third-straight championship while the Shockers win was the second-straight on the women's side. Southern Illinois Mohamed Mohamed claimed the individual men's championship and Drake's Ashley Anklam was the top performer on the women's side. By claiming the individual titles, the runners are named 2006 MVC Cross Country Athletes of the Year.
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
2006 State Farm MVC Cross Country Championship
Wichita State was as advertised, dominating the women's field while Indiana State claimed the men's title at the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship at Pioneers Park in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday. 2005 women's runner-up Ashley Anklam of Drake moved up the podium to claim the 5k individual title in 17:36, four seconds ahead of the field and SIU's Mohamed Mohamed finished nine seconds in front for the men's championship.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Indiana State Men, Wichita State Women Picked to Capture State Farm MVC Cross County Championship
The Indiana State men's team and the Wichita State women's squad have been selected as favorites at the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship in a pre-championship vote by league coaches. The Sycamores grabbed seven of nine first-place votes while garnering 79 points. The Shockers snagged seven of 10 first-place tallies en route to 96 points.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
2006 Athletes of the Week
2006 Cross Country Athletes of the Week
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Cross Country Weekly Release; Waninger, Becker Claim Third Awards; MVC Championship Up Next
Valley teams will have two weeks to prepare for the 2006 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship in Lincoln, Neb., hosted by Creighton. Pre-championship poll results will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. Races begin at 10:30 a.m. in Lincoln.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Weekly Cross Country Notebook
Southern Illinois claimed titles in the men's and women's races at the Saluki Invitational last weekend, outpacing league members Evansville and Creighton. Missouri State continued to run well on the women's side, placing second in the 24-team Memphis Twilight.
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Weekly Cross Country Notebook
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Mohamed Mohamed of Southern Illinois and Laura Engle of Indiana State.
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Cross Country Weekly Notebook; Nesheim, Lemon Honored
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Skylar Nesheim of Drake and Kimber Lemon of Wichita State.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Cross Country Notebook
Three teams on the men's and women's side have been recognized by their respective polling bodies in the September 12th regional polls. For the men, Indiana State checks in at No. 10 in the Great Lakes Region poll that hosts seven nationally-rated programs. Drake grabbed the No. 10 spot in the Midwest Region behind four rated squads, while Southern Illinois is the No. 14 team in the region.
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Monday, September 11, 2006
Cross Country Notebook
This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Dorian Ulrey of UNI and Sarah Becker of Wichita State.
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Cross Country Weekly Notebook
ST. LOUIS --This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Nick Waninger of Evansville and Sarah Becker of Wichita State. --This week's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week are Nick Waninger of Evansville and Sarah Becker of Wichita State.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Indiana State Picked First on Men's Side; Wichita State Tabbed in Women's Poll
The Indiana State men's cross country team and the Wichita State women's team were the top picks in the 2006 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Cross Country coaches poll.
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Friday, August 25, 2006
Burns Named Cross Country Coach at Wichita State
Marc Burns has been named the head cross country and assistant track and field coach at Wichita State, head track and field coach Steve Rainbolt announced today.
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Thursday, August 24, 2006
Indiana State Awarded 2007 NCAA Championship
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that Indiana State University will serve as host for the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships. The event will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championships Cross Country Course.
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