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Stanford Men Face New Rival At Inaugural Pac-12 XC Championships

The Stanford men dominated Pac-10 Conference cross country scene over the last two years and look to win a third consecutive conference title at the inaugural Pac-12 Cross Country Championships. Standing…Read More

Florida St. New Top Dog in Women’s Poll; Oklahoma St. Retains Men’s #1

A big win at the Pre-Nationals meet bolstered the Florida State women to the unanimous first place position in the latest USTFCCCA coaches poll released on Tuesday. The rankings saw a big shakeup after…Read More

4 Lessons Learned From This Weekend’s NCAA Cross Country Meets

A big weekend in NCAA cross country racing gave us further insight into which teams are contenders and which are just pretenders for the NCAA championships about a month from now. Two teams in particular…Read More

Florida State Leaps To Top Spot In NCAA Women’s XC Rankings

Seminoles leapfrog Big East teams for #1 ranking A strong win for Florida State at the Notre Dame Invitational two weekends ago puts the Seminoles in the number one spot in the Spiked Up, Psyched Up national…Read More

Oklahoma State Retains Top Spot In NCAA Men’s XC Rankings

Cowboys on track for three-peat ahead of big weekend of racing Oklahoma State holds on to its number one ranking in the Spiked Up, Psyched Up cross country rankings after a strong run at its home Cowboy…Read More

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A Closer Look At NCAA Contenders Villanova, Georgetown, Providence

Adjusted scores from Paul Short show different stories for Big East rivals The Paul Short Run on October…Read More

Are Collegiate Cross Country Courses Too Easy?

Almost every high school cross country runner can recall without hesitation the brutal course that they…Read More

Cal Women Leap To #10 In National Poll After Griak Win

The California women have climbed to tenth from being unranked in the USTFCCCA coaches’ poll days…Read More

Cal Women Pull Off Shocker To Win Griak Invitational + Weekend XC Recap

Behind individual race winner Deborah Maier, the California Golden Bear women pulled off a shocking…Read More

California’s Top Teams Gather For Stanford Cross Country Invitational

Although the meet does not attract loads of interstate competition, Saturday’s Stanford Cross…Read More

VIDEO: Stanford Coaches Discuss Changes For 2011 Cross Country

Stanford has been a perennial national championship contender in cross country but has missed that key…Read More

Reigning Champ Oklahoma State Leads Preseason Men’s XC Rankings

As dramatic as the 2010 NCAA cross country meet was, 2011 could be even better.  Many of the top teams…Read More

Georgetown, Providence Top Preseason Women’s XC Rankings

As the professional track circuit wraps up with the Brussels Diamond League meet on Thursday, it’s…Read More

The Three Most Important Words in Cross Country

A very wise high school coach once said the three most important words in cross country are.. “June,…Read More

Stanford’s Chris Derrick Named 2010 XC Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year

Courtesy: Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country Men’s Scholar Athlete of the…Read More

UC Davis standout Jonathan Peterson discusses his All-American season

Jonathan Peterson of UC Davis surprised many experts with his 14th place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division…Read More

In-depth post-NCAA stories

Our friends at Capital One Cup have featured two in-depth stories written by two excellent writers at…Read More

Pac-10 women’s teams struggle at NCAA’s

Washington, Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona, the four premier women’s teams of the Pac-10 conference,…Read More

Stanford leaves Terre Haute disappointed again

The Stanford men headed into today’s NCAA Division I cross country championships with vengeance…Read More

Experts make their NCAA picks

Everyone loves to make their predictions for the unknown especially a big sporting event like the NCAA…Read More