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Cross Country

Women dominant in taking championship at Oz Memorial Run

By
  • Chris Lempesis
Sep. 12, 2005
Minnesota's women's cross country team was looking to take home the top 15 spots at Saturday's Oz Memorial Meet at the Les Bolstad Golf Course, but the Gophers fell short.

After NCAA drought, senior class trying to start a new streak

By
  • Chris Lempesis
Sep. 09, 2005
From 1997-2001, Minnesota's women's cross country team made it to the NCAA Championships. When the 2002 crop of freshmen entered the scene, they expected the streak to continue.

Young talent important in Utah meet

By
  • Chris Lempesis
Sep. 08, 2005
With only a quarter of its 20-runner roster consisting of upperclassmen, you might think Minnesota's men's cross country team is looking to the 2005 season as a rebuilding year. That, however, is not the case as the Gophers - who have advanced to eight straight NCAA Championships - still believe they are capable of extending their streak to nine.

Gophers finish tied for 18th at NCAA run

By
  • Matt Anderson
Nov. 23, 2004
Despite aiming for a top-15 finish and having a squad laden with seniors, Minnesota's men's cross country team ended its season tied for 18th place at the NCAA Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.

Gophers men travel to Indiana for NCAA meet

By
  • Matt Anderson
Nov. 22, 2004
If Minnesota men's cross country coach Steve Plasencia could have planned this season in advance, it would have looked very similar to the way things have gone heading into today's NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.

Men win Midwest region; women fourth

By
  • Ben Goessling
Nov. 15, 2004
The goal all along was for Minnesota's men's cross country team to place in the top two Saturday at the Midwest Regional Championships in Peoria, Ill., and qualify for its sixth NCAA Championships berth in eight years.

Women head to Midwest Regional meet looking to go to NCAAs for first time since 2001

By
  • Ben Goessling
Nov. 12, 2004
After nearly three years of injuries and setbacks, close calls and dashed hopes, it's somewhat appropriate that this edition of Minnesota's women's cross country team would be the one contending for the Gophers' first NCAA Championships berth since 2001.

Carlson's 24-minute 8K paces men to fourth at Big Tens

By
  • David McCoy
Nov. 01, 2004
Andrew Carlson is on a roll. For the third-straight race Sunday, the senior captain on Minnesota's men's cross country team set a new personal-best time.

Iowa City will hold Big Ten meet

By
  • David McCoy
Oct. 29, 2004
Though one might think Minnesota's men's and women's cross country teams have their sights set on winning their respective Big Ten Championship races Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, this is not necessarily the case.

A senior and an alumna steal the show at Les Bolstad

By
  • David McCoy
Oct. 25, 2004
In a race featuring the future of Minnesota's men's and women's cross country programs, the past stole the show.

Marathon Sports Open a chance for the future to run

By
  • David McCoy
Oct. 22, 2004
All-American Minnesota men's cross country runner Andrew Carlson is no stranger to winning awards.

Gophers runners 26th at chilly national meet

By
  • Brett Angel
Nov. 25, 2003
Minnesota coach Steve Plasencia hesitated for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders when asked what he thought of his team's 26th-place finish Monday at the NCAA Division I cross country championships.

Gophers runners to make trip to NCAAs despite doubt

By
  • Brett Angel
Nov. 24, 2003
It was shortly after midnight Nov. 16 when Minnesota cross country runner Luke Mullranin returned home to his Minneapolis apartment, physically and emotionally drained. A few hours later, Mullranin was greeted by an unexpected visitor, former teammate Andrew McKessock.

Men's cross country team will make seventh straight NCAA appearance

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Nov. 17, 2003
Minnesota's men's cross country team garnered its seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA championships by placing second at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in Stillwater, Okla., on Saturday. The Gophers were edged by host Oklahoma State, 78-89, but both teams are awarded automatic berths to the NCAA Championships in Waterloo, Iowa, on Nov. 24.

Men's cross country finishes sixth at Big Ten Championships

By
  • Dan Miller
Nov. 03, 2003
Minnesota cross country coach Steve Plasencia knew going into the Big Ten Championships on Sunday that it would be a battle to finish in the top five. And sure enough, the Gophers finished 13 points behind Iowa and dropped into sixth place and the second division of the conference race held in East Lansing, Mich.
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