Cross-Country
NCAA XC Preseason Rankings
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The USTFCCCA has released its NCAA Division II National Rankings for 2008. Abilene Christian tops the men’s list while Adams State heads up the women’s side.
Cortland State led the NCAA D-III men rankings with a sweep of all possible (280) 1st-place points. Amherst tops the women’s D-III Rankings.
Links to the complete rankings are available on our Rankings page.
Also, a link to the NCAA D-III men’s and women’s cross-country regional rankings is now available on our Rankings page.
Autographed Nasal Strip
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
The Oregon Ducks will have an autograph session before their upcoming home cross-country meet (the Pre’s Trail Run) on September 4th, 2008. Maybe you can get Galen Rupp to autograph your nasal strip (if he’s there)!
NCAA XC Coming Out Of Hibernation
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Like bears that are coming out of hibernation, several of the NCAA cross-country teams are starting to make some rumbling noises (and, yes, some of the mascots of the teams below are the Bears!):
Tulsa Cross Country Teams Begin 2008 Season with Hurricane Festival
Western Carolina: Catamounts Cross Country SoCon Preseason Polls Picked 8th And 7th
Weekly Release #1: U-M Set to Host Wolverine Open
Alabama Men’s Cross Country Begin Practice
Cal Bears Open Season at USF Invitational
Iowa Hawkeyes Open 2008 Season
Text Messages From The OSU Cowboys
Duke Women’s Cross Country Travels for Preseason Camp, Set for 2008 Season
Bedell, Bradley Selected as Baylor Bears Cross Country Captains
OSU Cowboys On Short List Of NCAA Title Contenders In 2008
Clay claims “world’s greatest athlete” moniker, wins Olympic decathlon
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
BEIJING - Bryan Clay upgraded his 2004 silver medal to 2008 gold in the decathlon, dominating competition during Friday evening action at the "Bird’s Nest" National Stadium.
Clay (Glendora, Calif.) got his evening off to a very strong start, throwing a season-best 70.97m/232-10 to place third in the javelin. The performance earned him 904 points, bringing his total up to 8,269 with one event remaining in the 10-event competition. Ahead of the field by 479 points, his only competition was himself in the final event, the 1,500m.
Never a favorite event for Clay, he endured through the accumulated fatigue of two days of competition to finish in 5:06.59 for 522 points, bringing his winning total to 8,791 and becoming the first U.S. gold medalist in the event since Dan O’Brien in 1996. Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus took the silver with 8,551, and Leonel Suarez of Cuba finished third with 8,527.
Fall In The Air? Cross Country Previews
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 |
My goodness! Where does the time go? After a scorching summer here in North Texas, Tuesday’s high will be only 79° F. Of course, it’ll be back up to 95° F by this weekend, but still… Fall is in the air. How do I know for sure other than the fact that the adhesive of the velcro on the back of my toll tag is no longer melting? Here’s how - the cross-country previews have started to become available: TrackShark.com’s 2008 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Pre-Season Preview |