– Wisconsin head coach Mick Byrne, talking about what he told walk-on Michael Van Voorhis when he came to his office his sophomore year to see if he could walk on. Van Voorhis is now the Badgers #2 runner and Wisconsin’s streak of going to NCAA has now reached 42 straight NCAAs in a row thanks to his big boost.
In anticipation of Saturday's NCAA championships, we have crunched the numbers and the LRC super computer tells us the most powerful NCAA cross-country conference in the land is ... the Ivy League??? Say it ain't so. PAC-12 fans may disagree.
Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan put on a show as both women better the previous world’s best for 12k at the inaugural .US 12k Championships. In the end, Huddle was too good and took home $20,000 and the world’s best. *Video Interview With Molly After Her World’s Best
On The Boards:Huddle’s World Best! :Where Does it Rank?
Braun earned a big payday as he pulled away late after Abdi suffered a bad mid-race fall. Shadrack Biwott was second and won the 2013 USARC series over Matt Tegenkamp. Chris Solinsky was a DNF.
65-Year-Old SA Distance Legend Sonja Laxton Injured Badly In Hit-And-Run While Running Laxton, who won 70 national titles and broke 28 SA records in her prime, is not in critical condition, but will need multiple surgeries to repair her joints.
The World Indoor Championships are returning to the USA for the second time ever as Portland won the right to host World Indoors in 2016.
The LRC super computer has crunched its numbers with the help of Bo Waggoner's incredible program and we have the 31 teams going to the Big Dance for you. Four Ivy League teams made it.
Duke - ranked #4 in the coaches' polls to start the season (and #1 in the LRC poll) - will not be going dancing. We've got all 31 teams for you.
We’re proud to reveal today a new refined version of LRC. It’s still the same site you know and love, but with a cleaner design and lots of new features. Click here to read about the changes and give your feedback.
Cain will continue to run under Alberto Salazar and attend college while competing as a professional.
*Discuss
*Mary Cain And Alberto Salazar Receive Awards At 2013 World Athletics Gala In Monaco Cain got the Female Rising Star Award and Salazar received the IAAF Coaching Achievement Award.
*MB: CAIN GOES PRO
*MB: This week’s sign of the Apocalypse: Mary Cain’s role model is Mary Decker
*Mary Cain Talks About Going Pro
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