Cross Country

Oct. 19, 2008
Sophomore Hassan Mead set a new University of Minnesota record for an 8-kilometer course to lead the men’s cross country team to a fifth-place finish this Saturday at the Pre-NCAA Meet in Terre Haute, Ind.
Oct. 16, 2008
Minnesota will compete in Indiana this week in a pre-NCAA meet.
Oct. 02, 2008
The two-time defending Roy Griak Invitational and now fourth-ranked Minnesota women’s cross country team will split this weekend and compete in a pair of regional events. Gophers coach Gary Wilson will send his top nine athletes to the South Dakota State University Classic in Brookings, S.D. on Saturday while the remainder of the team will head to Eau Claire, Wis. for the Bluegold Open on Friday.
Sep. 30, 2008
The Minnesota women’s cross country team earned its highest national ranking in school history Tuesday as the Gophers were ranked fourth in the country in the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I National Poll.
Sep. 29, 2008
Minnesota women’s cross country coach Gary Wilson was all smiles after his team repeated as Roy Griak Invitational champions last Saturday. And a big finish for the team somewhat overshadowed an individual performance that helped Minnesota get there.
Sep. 28, 2008
The Minnesota women’s cross country team successfully defended its Roy Griak Invitational title on Saturday after posting a winning score of 31 points — the lowest score the Gophers have ever recorded at the Griak.
Sep. 26, 2008
Minnesota women’s cross country coach Gary Wilson had his runners doing something unusual to prepare his Gophers for this Saturday’s Roy Griak Invitational.
Sep. 23, 2008
In terms of dedication and loyalty to a single university, even Penn State’s Joe Paterno barely holds a candle to legendary Gophers coach Roy Griak.
Sep. 16, 2008
Despite the common thought that running is a very individual sports, coach Gary Wilson thinks differently.
Sep. 15, 2008
With junior Megan Duwell setting the pace, the Minnesota women’s cross country team captured its fourth-straight title at the Oz Memorial Run on Saturday.
Sep. 12, 2008
The Minnesota men’s cross country team will have three new runners compete over the weekend.
Sep. 09, 2008
When questioned about the number of competitors for the Minnesota women’s cross country team — one of the largest teams in the nation with 50 athletes — coach Gary Wilson jokingly takes the blame.
Sep. 08, 2008
The Minnesota women’s cross country team’s intrasquad meet ended with coach Gary Wilson’s Gold team beating his assistants’ Maroon team for the fourth-straight year — this time by a score of 32-24.
Sep. 05, 2008
The Minnesota women’s cross country team will begin their season this Saturday with an intrasquad meet in Falcon Heights.
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