Both men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the adidas Invitational on Friday in Madison, Wis., and then again in the Pre-Nationals on Sunday in Terre Haute, Ind., the site of this year’s NCAA Championships.
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Indiana men’s and women’s cross country teams came up short in their
bids for an upset, as each team placed second Saturday at the Cowboy
Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla.
According to the latest coach’s poll, they are now No. 6 in the country , which marks their highest ranking in school history.
The importance of history is often overstated yet underappreciated. Unless you are affiliated with IU’s cross country program. It has been 20 years since its last Big Ten title and 69 years since its last national championship, but don’t let the large numbers fool you. IU’s cross country team is steeped in tradition, dating back to the early 20th century.
Sitting their top six runners, the men’s cross country team scored 40
points but fell five points short of Purdue’s 35 Friday afternoon.
The women, on the other hand, ran away from the competition, scoring 19
to beat Butler by 44 points in the Indiana Intercollegiate in
Bloomington.
IU Coach Rod Helmer’s team still won’t be completely at full strength, but the cross country team expects to pick it up a notch at Friday’s Indiana Intercollegiate.
The Hoosiers showed up at the Indiana Open ready to run, with a calm and controlled approach in preparation for bigger, more important races.
Yes, it’s on the schedule, but that doesn’t mean it actually matters. That is the stance IU Coach Ron Helmer is taking as his team prepares for Saturday’s Indiana Open in Bloomington.
IU will bookend its regular season with home meets, including the season-opening Indiana Open on Sept. 10 and the Indiana Intercollegiates on Sept. 16. The season ends in Bloomington as well with the Hoosier Invitational on Nov. 4.
The IU men's cross-country team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships on Monday. It was the team's highest finish since the 1977 team took fourth place.
Monday's NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. will mark the first time the Hoosiers have advanced to the ultimate round as a team since 2007.
The Hoosier men will advance to the championships for the first time since 2007, while placing in the top two in the regional meet for the first time since 1987.
IU coach Ron Helmer said the men's and women's squads have everything to gain and nothing to lose Saturday in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Rochester, Mich.
Sophomore Andy Bayer led the Hoosiers with a second-place finish and First Team All-Big Ten honors.
All of the excitement built up from a long summer and fall of training will be released this weekend in Madison, Wis. as the IU men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete in the Big Ten Championships.
The IU men's cross country team will be enjoying the treat of a Big Ten title on Halloween Sunday, Kevin Bowen writes.
On Tuesday, two runners from the IU cross country teams, Ben Hubers and Sarah Pease, were rewarded for their accomplishments from the weekend at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. They were both named Big Ten Runners of the Week.
Cross country runners Ben Hubers and Sarah Pease were named Big Ten Runners of the Week on Tuesday.
In yet another big challenge, the IU cross country teams answered the call with a pair of second place finishes at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.
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