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(10/08/01 6:32am)
The Hoosiers went to South Bend Friday in hopes of turning things around. They took a step in the right direction by placing eighth among the 17 teams in the event. IU was within 30 points of fourth place. \nJust ahead of the Hoosiers was Loyola-Chicago, Butler University and Miami (Ohio), while the Hoosiers were almost 100 points ahead of the rest of the field. Notre Dame won the race with a total of 58 points.\nSophomore Becky Obrecht placed 17th with a time of 18:05. Freshman Mindy Peterson was right behind her in 18th place with a time 18:11. Junior Amanda Bell ran her best race of the year and finished 28th.\n"I definitely think I'm getting back into it," Bell said. "My endurance is getting up there. I was closer to the leaders. I ran with a lot of confidence in the race. I ran the way the team needs me to run. It felt awesome."\nCoach Judy Bogenschutz was happy with the improvement.\n"We got out a little better and were more competitive," Bogenschutz said. "However, I think the struggle for the group has been real strong leadership. I've had to be more determined with this group. When I push them, I want them to push back. Cross-country isn't easy. Still, I think we are on the verge of having good performances from some people."\nObrecht has been leading the team the past couple of races, but she thinks she has room to improve.\n"I wasn't satisfied with the result," Obrecht said. "I could have been in the top 10. I got myself in the race early, but then I settled in. Hopefully by Big Ten I'll be stronger."\nThe Hoosiers are hoping to turn it on as the season progresses. Last season, the team ran well at the end of the year. Bogenschutz said last year's finish provides a sense of optimism. Obrecht said there is plenty of time to get better.\n"We're still making improvements," Obrecht said. "But we're definitely not where we want to be yet. The Big Ten meet is in three weeks so we have lots of time. We just need to keep working in practice everyday."\nBell hopes her team will take something away from her race.\n"I hope that the team can see that it is possible to turn it around quickly," Bell said. "I've done it in the last couple of races, and I think we all can too"
(10/05/01 6:49am)
The women's cross country team competes today at the Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational in South Bend. The team looks to bounce back this week after a disappointing race last weekend at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis.\nThe Hoosiers will compete against tough talent from their region. They will face Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler and Miami (Ohio). This will be the second 6K race for the Hoosiers this season. Butler and Miami (Ohio) have defeated the Hoosiers in previous races this year.\nLast weekend the Hoosiers were led by freshman Mindy Peterson, who placed 88th, and sophomore Becky Obrecht who placed 107th. Those two said they look to lead the Hoosiers again this weekend.\n"Everyday in practice I try to push myself as hard as I can," Obrecht said. "That gives me the confidence to know that I can go out there and run in the front of the pack." \nLast weekend marked the first time this season that junior Amanda Bell has placed for the Hoosiers since her return from an early season injury.\n"It feels great to gradually build back in. It helps that I get to train with a lot of good people," Bell said.\nHead coach Judy Bogenschutz said Bell is making progress and needs to continue to do so.\nOne concern for the Hoosiers is how they will respond after not finishing very well last weekend. They placed 26th out of 32 teams. Bogenschutz said she hopes that last weekend was a wake up call for the team.\n"Generally, they know what they have to do. I think (their response to last week's result) is an individual thing. I have thrown down the gauntlet. I've put the challenge out there to some of the girls. They know what they have to do. It's up to them to rise to the occasion," she said.\nObrecht said she agrees with Bogenschutz.\n"Last week was a big wake up call for us. I think we need to look past last week and turn things around," she said.\nBell said she thinks the team is ready for this weekend.\n"I think we are going to respond well because we had some really good workouts this week. Coach has definitely given us a light under our butts," she said.
(09/26/01 4:05am)
In August, thousands of freshmen moved to Bloomington to start their college careers. Many were filled with anxiety about the upcoming year and began to adjust to college life, particularly those playing sports.\n"You like to see everyone have a smooth transition into college, but it doesn't always happen," said women's cross country coach Judy Bogenschutz.\nFreshman Laura Helhowski said the hardest part is scheduling around her classes. "I never had to do that before," Helhowski said. "I always had a set time for classes. Classes are at random times, and I'm not used to that."\nMany of the freshmen runners realize that finding the time to do everything can be overwhelming. Some understand there is a lack of time to do class work.\n"The hardest thing is time management," said freshman Mindy Peterson. "Every minute that I'm not running, eating, or sleeping I'm doing homework."\nAmber Miller, also a freshman, agrees with Peterson.\n"There isn't a lot of free time to do things," she said. "You have do do everything on your own."\nBogenschutz said it's the little things that can disrupt a freshman's first year of college.\n"The more lifestyle changes they make, the worse off they are," she said. "It's simple things like changes in diet, sleeping patterns, and social life."\nThe training runners go through is more rigorous than they had realized.\n"The workouts are harder and the mileage has increased a lot," Peterson said.\nBogenschutz said she likes to ease the women into the training.\n"They have no idea what to expect in races," Bogenschutz said. "Freshman year is more of a learning experience. Some do well. Others don't."\nPeterson seems to think that the training is working.\n"I'm in the best shape I've ever been in," she said. "The workouts give me confidence." \nHelhowski concurs with Peterson.\n"(Coach Bogenschutz) gives us all individual attention. That helps," she said.\nMany are used to being one of the best runners at their school and in their state, but don't perform at the collegiate level as well as they'd like.\n"One thing you have to ask is, 'can they handle getting beat after being head duck?'" Bogenschutz said. "Their reaction is important when they realize that they are in the middle of the pack instead the front like their used to. Their success depends on their reaction"
(09/14/01 5:53am)
As the women's cross country team practices, senior Stephanie Magley can only watch. \nShe attends the practices, but only to help time the other athletes. She said she wishes she could be out there running, but for now, she will have to wait.\nThis was going to be Magley's senior year as a member of the cross country and track teams. A car crash with a semi changed all that. \nShe said she's lucky to be alive. Magley remembers nothing from the crash. She can only see what happened from the pictures of the scene.\n"I don't know how I got out of the car. I told the paramedics information about me, but I don't remember it now," Magley said.\nMagley sustained serious injuries. She fractured her ankle, fractured her pelvis in three spots, hurt her liver, had a collapsed lung, a cut on her head and severed the main artery and nerve in her left arm. \nThat injury was the most severe, resulting in the loss of four pints of blood. Magley was rushed to the hospital where she went through seven hours of surgery. A nerve was taken from her leg to repair the damaged one in her arm.\nAll of that is in the past for Magley now as she looks to the future. She has been through rehab for her injuries and teaching her muscles how to move again. She can now straighten her left arm, which she was unable to do at the beginning of the year. \nThrough all of this, Magley has remained upbeat.\n"What happened was meant to happen, and I can't change that," Magley said. "I can't be bitter. There was no question in my mind that I would recover so I had to be positive."\n Fellow teammate and senior Erin Womble said Magley's outlook is an inspiration.\n "It's been hard without her because she should be here," Womble said. "But she won't let us see her down. She can definitely handle this. I don't know another person stronger."\nCoach Judy Bogenschutz said she agrees.\n"It's the way she has handled it that inspires the team. She has such a great attitude," Bogenschutz said.\nMagley is looking ahead to next year. She is able to cross train on stationary bikes. She said she wants to be back to where she was before she was injured.\n"I was really happy with where I was. If I couldn't run again, I would be satisfied with my times from last year. I would be satisfied, but not content," Magley said.\nMagley has set her goals high for next year. She would like to win the Big Ten in either the 800 meters or 1500 meters. She wants to be in the top three on the the cross country team that will run at nationals. \nDespite the hardships, Magley said things are better this way.\n"I love being in school and running. I'll be in school for a fifth year," she said. "I'm getting a second major. I'm so blessed with talents that I want to use again. My life is better off, and I'm alive"
(09/03/01 5:28am)
The women's cross country team opened its season Friday with victories against IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis and IU-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. IU-Bloomington dominated the entire race. \nAt the halfway point there was a sea of red jerseys with few white ones from IUPUI mixed in. The rest of the team was not far behind. The pack stuck together to the finish. The Hoosiers took 13 of the top 14 places. All top five finishers were Hoosiers. \nLeading the way was sophomore Audrey Giesler. Giesler won her first collegiate race with a time of 19:16.70. Freshman Mindy Peterson took second in her first race. Sophomore Lauren Weddell took third. Senior Erin Womble and sophomore Becky Obrecht rounded out the top five.\n"It feels pretty good to win, but it was unexpected. But it's better that way," Giesler said.\nPeterson was also happy with her performance. \n"I just tried to stay up with the rest of the pack," she said. "It tells me how well the training has been so far."\nAlthough the times were not as fast as the runner's potential, Weddell was not concerned. "This was about going out and giving it your all, and not worrying about times because we're shooting for three months from now."\nCoach Judy Bogenschutz was happy.\n"It was a good start for us," she said. "They weren't totally tired. We ran the race a little cautious."\nBogenschutz is also impressed with the unity the team is showing.\n"We have the best chemistry that we've had since I've been here. The older girls are really interested in what the younger ones are doing and their ability and that leads to a solid team effort."\nEven though the race was considered low key, Bogenschutz was glad the team participated in the event.\n"It was a chance for our girls to get out and run a 5K on our own course and be able to race again since some of them have not raced since last season. The girls really worked hard this summer and today it showed."\nBogenschutz is looking further down the road.\n"With the group we have now we do not need one person leading the pack, but would rather have five in the Top 25 at Big Tens and that would put us up in the Regionals."\nGiesler is also looking ahead.\n"We're shooting for bigger and better things," she said. "This was more just to go out and get a race under our belts"
(08/31/01 6:03am)
The women's cross country team opens its season today at the Indiana Open at home. The meet will set the tone of the Hoosiers' season. \nTwelve women will start the race for IU. While head coach Judy Bogenschutz said she considers the meet "low key," she said it's also a good indicator of where the members are in their training.\n"The first two meets are to see where people are at. They are stepping stone races for the bigger races in Minneapolis and South Bend," Bogenschutz said.\nBut for some of the athletes, this race is meaningful. For the five freshmen, this is their first collegiate race. \nMindy Peterson, Amber Miller, Julie Shields, Jaime Higginbotham, and Laura Helhowski make their first appearance in an IU uniform. Although the meet is not as big as others, nerves are affecting some of the freshmen.\n"I am a little bit nervous since it is my first race, but coach isn't putting much pressure on us," Miller said.\nFor the new runners, a collegiate race is much different than a high school meet. The distance is increased from 4K to a 5K. The change in distance may take some time to get used to. Preparation will be the key, members said.\n"Coach has done a good job on getting us ready for this meet. I'm going to be more mentally prepared than I have been in the past," Peterson said.\nBogenschutz said the focus of this race will be control.\n"We're going to work on the process of the race. We're going to work on pacing ourselves to run an even race," she said. "People think that since you are a college runner that you know how to pace a race. Pacing is something you learn to do."\nBogenschutz also said it will be good for the freshmen to judge the 5K.\nThough juniors Amanda Bell and Allyson Hammond will not compete, there will be some returning runners who will. This race will be a judge on how their summer training has gone.\nSophomore Lauren Weddell agrees. \n"It's a good gauge to see where you are at," Weddell said. "It's also good to get back into racing. I haven't raced since last track season so it will be good to get back"
(08/27/01 5:18am)
The women's cross country team sat and waited last season for a phone call. That call never came. The team was on the bubble for the NCAA national meet in Ames, Iowa. The Hoosiers finished fourth in their regional with the top two teams automatically qualifying. \nThe women's team did not get the at-large bid for which it had hoped. This year, the Hoosiers aren't worrying about an at-large bid. They plan to qualify at regionals.\n"We definitely want to make it to nationals. I think that it is very possible. We're going to be a very solid team," junior Allyson Hammond said. \nThe team hopes to advance to the NCAA meet for the first time since 1990. The Hoosiers have all scorers from the regional team returning this year and have 25 team members, almost double the number from last year. \nThe Hoosiers did not run well at the Big Ten meet last year, but head coach Judy Bogenschutz said she expects better results this year. \n"Big Ten we had a bad race. We could have been fourth. Thirty-five points separated seventh place and fourth place. That's not very much."\nSo what does Bogenschutz envision for the team this year? \n"An optimistic view is a top two in Big Ten and Regional," she said.\nIn the Big Ten and regional meets, IU will have to contend with perennial power Wisconsin. But Bogenschutz is optimistic. \n"We beat Wisconsin when I was here," she said. "And we can beat them again."\nOne setback might be injuries. Hammond is returning from an injury that kept her on the sidelines last season. Junior Amanda Bell is back after stress fractures slowed her at the end of last year. Bogenschutz is looking for other team members to step up. One is senior Erin Womble. Womble is the lone senior this year after Stephanie Magley was injured in a car crash during the summer. Bogenschutz said Womble is focused this year. \nAnother bright spot may be sophomore Becky Obrecht. Obrecht stepped in at regionals when Bell went down at the end of the year. In her first 6K race of the year and her first race in five weeks, Obrecht placed 80th and helped the Hoosiers to their fourth place finish as a team. Freshman Mindy Peterson has much potential, too, Bogenschutz said.\nThis year's nationals are in Greenville, S.C. Team members have made that their goal. But they want to make their presence known as well. \nThe team has only improved in Bogenschutz's tenure as coach. Sophomore Lauren Weddell credits her coach's attitude. \n"She has a great attitude, and that rubs off on people. It's an attitude of perseverance," Weddell said. \nThat attitude is what the team hopes will carry it all the way to Greenville. But, Weddell adds, "We don't just want to go to South Carolina. We want to be competitive"