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2008 Cross Country Season
Nov. 15, 2008NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships
The ISU women placed four runners within seven positions of each other with sophomore Kirsten Lang leading the charge for the Redbirds and crossing the finish line with a time of 22:37.30 to place 62nd.
The Illini men finished ninth out of the 23 teams competing at the event. Junior Garrett Weaver was their third scoring runner and finished in 59th place with a time of 32:49.50.
Nov. 15, 2008NCAA Southeast Regional
North Carolina State's women's cross country team finished 18th. Krista Moss finished with a time of 24:12.3 to place 174th.
The Illinois men's cross country team competed at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday at the University of Michigan Golf Course, finishing ninth. Junior Garrett Weaver was the Illini's fourth runner in (56th, 25:48).
Keep an eye out for Garrett wearing orange and bib #15 in this video:
Illinois State sophomores Kirsten Lang led the effort of the Redbird women's cross country team Saturday at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals on the LeVerne Gibson Championship Course. Lang covered the 6K course in a personal-best 22:33.4 in the women's Blue race.
"Kirsten really had a great race and was able to jump in there. This is really her kind of race; the course was giddy and hilly it is her type of challenge."
John Deutsch rounded out the Lewis University Flyers varsity finishers with a time of 29:55.04 at theBorder War Cross Country Championship, hosted by SIU Edwardsville on Saturday morning.
The Mars Hill College women's cross country team traveled to Louisville to participate in the Greater Louisville Classic. Tabitha Kielhack turned in a time of 25:47.04.
Illinois State women took fifth out of a field of 23 competitors at the 53rd running of the Notre Dame Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame and held at the ninth hold of the Notre Dame Golf Course Friday evening. Sophomore Kirsten Lang finished 33 in 18:25.
North Carolina State University's women's cross country team easily won its race Saturday at the ECU Invitational. Krista Moss was the team's seventh runner and took 20th (19:53).
The Denison Big Red men's cross country team turned in another outstanding performance on Saturday as they placed second at the Cedarville University Open at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, Ohio. Sophomore Todd Johnson came in 57th ( 29:51.08).
The Fighting Illini men's cross country team finished second at the Sean Earl Invitational hosted by Loyola in Chicago on Saturday. A large field consisting of 34 teams and 371 athletes competed. Garrett Weaver came in 34th (25:51).
Sophomore Kirsten Lang was the top Illinois State finisher, crossing the line in eighth place. Lang crossed the line first for the Redbirds at the 18:43 mark (5K).
"Kirsten Lang went from a walk-on last year to being our top-runner," Illinois State head coach Jeff Bovee said. "She's really coming into her own. She has worked real hard, been consistent and done all the things that you hoped she would do."
Garrett Weaver (University of Illinois) finished 31st in 26:05 (8K.)
Sept. 12, 2008, Bradley Open
Freshmen John Deutsch (56th, 29:14) ran for Lewis University.
Sept. 12, 2008, Wolfpack Invitational
Krista Moss (North Carolina) finished 21st in 20:25.
Sept. 5, 2008 Denison Fall Festival
Todd Johnson (Denison University) finished 19th in 24:15.
Aug. 29, 2008 Illini Challenge
The Illinois State women's cross country won the Illini Open with six runners crossing the finish line in the top-10 of the women's 4K race. Sophomore Kirsten Lang (14:53.55) finished fifth.
The Fighting Illini men's cross country team opened up the 2008 season at the UI Arboretum on Friday with a fourth consecutive Illini Challenge title. Alum Garrett Weaver finished the 6K race with a time of 19:41.85.
Aug. 29, 2008 Elmhurst College Earlybird Invitational
The Lewis University Flyers ran a second place team finish (79 points) at the Elmhurst College Earlybird Invitational on Friday evening. Freshman John Deutsch (36th, 21:44) ran for Lewis.
OTHER NEWS
Oct. 12, 2008
Emily Landan (University of Iowa) ran the 2008 Chicago Marathon to raise money for the University of Iowa Dance Marathon, a 24 hour event to raise money for pediatric cancers patients at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Please check out her marathon page. Emily finished the marathon in 04:48:17. Congratulations, Emily!
Tera Moody of Boulder, Colorado was fifth in the U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials in Boston and Cambridge in April in 2:33:54 - a more than 12-minute improvement on her Trials qualifying time of 2:46:40 for ninth place at the 2007 Chicago Marathon. On Monday, Labor Day, Moody, who is 27, will enter the New Haven Road Race in Connecticut, a USA 20K Championship. Read entire interview.
7/16/2008 Elon Track and Field Adds Nine for 2008-09
Elon University track and field coach Mark Elliston on Rachel Banner: “Rachel will make a great addition to our high jump crew that we are building at Elon. “She has solid form and is eager to get started.
On Track for the Navy
As someone who didn’t envision himself going down the military academy path until late in his senior year of high school,
Alex Jackson admitted he still hasn’t fully wrapped his head around the journey he’s begun. Read the full story.
Alums Run the Saints Challenge
There was a large group of St. Charles alums who returned to run the Saints Challenge 5K on Sunday, June 29th. Our newest alums ('08 grads) had one last run with their teammates before heading off to college. Some of our older alums returned along with their spouses and some even brought their children. See Saints Challenge results.
Rairdon sets two outdoor track school records
Tim Rairdon, a senior at Knox College, set two school records and won an individual championship at the Midwest Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Rairdon won the 800-meter run at the conference meet in a time of 1:54.45 on Saturday, May 10, to break the previous school record of 1:58.10 set by Brian Campbell on May 8, 1993. The day before, Rairdon set a Knox school record in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:57.85, good for second place in the conference. His time shattered the previous school record time of 4:02.20 set by Brian Campbell on May 20, 1994. Read more...
Christine Wampach runs the Flying Pig 1/2 Marathon
Congrats to Christine Wampach, Saints alum, who took 68th place for women (out of 4000) with a finish time of 1:41:12 at Cincinnati's Flying Pig 1/2 Marathon on May 4.
Tera finishes 5th! Matt finishes under 3 hours!
(4/20/08)Saints alum, Tera Moody, finished fifth in the Olympic Marathon trials in Boston with a time of 2:33:54. The battle for the alternate’s position was almost as thrilling as that to determine the winner. In the home straight, Tera Moody and Zoila Gomez went toe to toe, the latter getting the decision by a single stride, 2:33:53 to 2:33:54. Read an interview with Tera after the marathon. See STC Republican article.
(4/21/08) Congratulations to Matt Bartindale who finished the Boston Marathon in under 3 hours - 2:59:57.
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Congrats to Christine Wampach, Saints alum, who took 68th place for women (out of 4000) with a finish time of 1:41:12 at Cincinnati's Flying Pig 1/2 Marathon on May 4.
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