– Michigan’s Erin Finn talking about bouncing back from her many injury and health setbacks to find herself as one of the top contenders to win an individual XC title this November.
MB:Oficial NCAA XC Conference Weekend Friday Discussion Thread
PAC-12 MenWetmore And CU Do It AgainEdward Cheserek has won his 4th PAC-12 title but the big news is CU has somehow won yet again. Oregon was just 4th.
*Oregon Men Go Home Devastated
*The Oregonian:Cheserek Is The First To Win Four Individual PAC-12 XC TitlesSteve Prefontaine and Henry Rono only won 3.
PAC-12 Women Washington’s Neale And Colorado Win #1 Colorado was supreme – scoring just 32 points – the lowest at PAC-12s since 2008.
ACC Men Syracuse (29 Points) Crushes It, Led By Justyn Knight
*Justyn Knight Over King Ches?
ACC Women Anna Rohrer And NC State Win
*The Frazier Sisters Are Back!
Big East Men Tiernan And Providence Win Tiernan is the first 4-time Big East champ.
Big East Women Piccirillo And Providence Win
Mountain West Men Uchikoshi And Boise State Win
Mountain West Women Alice Wright And New Mexico Win NCAA favorite Brenna Peloquin was just 4th.
*Brenna Peloquin Fades And Finishes 4th At Mountain West
SEC Men:Alex George Leads Arkansas To Win
SEC Women:Arkansas And Schweizer Win
Big 10Big 10 XC Champs Preview Sunday at 11AM ET. Women’s race has #6 Penn state vs. #9 Michigan. Men’s side lead by #14 Michigan and #18 Wisconsin.
*Good Read:Erin Finn Has Bounced Back From Obstacle To Obstacle To Put Herself In Contention To Win An Individual XC Title Finn got a stress fracture in June and didn’t start running until mid-August, but through finds herself in great shape entering championship season.
USTFCCCA Conference-By-Conference Meet Recaps/Highlights
Fan Polls LRC Nation Says Colorado Women, Northern Arizona Men Are Strong #1s, Colorado Men Will Lose First PAC-12 Title We’ve tabulated your votes in our national and conference polls.
LRC Ivy League Special 2016 Heps / Ivy League Men’s Cross-Country Preview: Can Anyone Stop Penn From Winning Its First Title Since 1973? We spend nearly 2,500 words breaking down a men’s conference cross-country race with no ranked teams in it. Why? It’s the Heps, baby.
LRC Preview Part II: What To Watch For At The Big 12, Big 10 And Ivy League Meets? The No. 9 Oklahoma State men will look to make it 9 straight Big 12 titles on Saturday, while the No. 18 OSU women will look to upset No. 12 Baylor and No. 15 Iowa State. At Big 10s on Sunday, the men’s race is wide open with No. 14 Michigan battling No. 18 Wisconsin and No. 19 Indiana, but the highlight is a showdown between No. 6 Michigan and No. 9 Penn State in the women’s race.
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LRC WTW: Props To Notre Dame And Molly Seidel, A 51-Year Losing Streak Comes To An End, Is Mary Cain = Georgie Clarke?, And Shannon Rowbury Day In San Fran We drop down to highlight some DII conference action, talk about Mary Cain staying home, Molly Seidel staying in college, and of course drugs.
Good News:Rita Jeptoo’s Doping Ban Is Extended To 4 Years; She’ll Be 37 When Eligible To Return Jeptoo tested positive when there was only a 2-year minimum, but CAS said she qualified for the longer ban because of “aggravating circumstances … as it was obvious to the panel that the athlete used rEPO as part of a scheme or plan.”
Ultrarunner Pete Kostelnick Smashes Trans-American Record, Averaging 72 Miles A Day For 6 Weeks Along the route, Kostelnick battled snowstorms, 35 mph winds and having his support van totaled, but he managed to break the 36-year-old record by more than four days.
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