College Weekend Wrap

December 8, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

Could this be the view for future NCAA championships? (Photo: UCLABruins.com)

This first weekend of collegiate track and field is a warm-up of sorts, allowing sprinters and hurdlers and field event athletes a chance to get out of training and … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

November 25, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 7 Comments

The men’s race at 600 meters. (Photo by Dane Schubert for DailyRelay.com.)

I’ve been to the NCAA Cross Country Championships eleven times now, and off all the meets I see every year I think this one is the most fun. … Read More

College Weekend Recap

November 17, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 6 Comments

Mary Cain won’t be running for Oregon or any other college team. (Photo: TrackTownPhoto)

For running fans, Friday was like the first two days of March Madness. It was the regional meets, which chose the 31 teams and 38 other … Read More

Weekend College Recap: Conference Championships

November 3, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

Top US marathoner Craig Leon and friends had a blast on conference championship weekend. (Photo courtesy Craig Leon.)

Conference championship weekend saw so much great action that I can barely get it into one post. Everything that is great about … Read More

College Weekend Recap

October 21, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Up to now, the college cross country season has been mostly speculation as to which teams will probably be the best in the country, but this weekend much of the speculation ended. The season’s two biggest invitationals took place, Wisconsin’s … Read More

Weekly College Recap

October 6, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

The weather was nasty everywhere this weekend. That’s perfect for cross country. But is anyone really supposed to be this close to Kennedy Kithuka? (Photo courtesy Flotrack Facebook page.)

The second weekend of college cross country races with consequences was … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

September 30, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The road to the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute began this weekend.

After four weeks of tune-up meets we’re finally in the part of the season where winning and losing matters. Beginning this weekend, teams can accumulate points towards NCAA … Read More

Weekend College Wrap

September 22, 2013 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

How were this weekend’s college cross country meets like the NFL preseason? Read on.

College cross country will get off to a rousing start…next weekend. That’s when teams can begin accumulating points towards NCAA Championships qualification, making it effectively the … Read More

College Weekend Wrap

September 16, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Harvard won their 100th meeting with Yale. (Photo by Harvard Track/XC twitter.)

From a team perspective, the top men’s battle of the weekend was at BYU’s Autumn Classic, where the #4 Cougars faced off against the #8 Portland Pilots. The … Read More

Weekend College Wrap

September 9, 2013 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

Cross country races in New York’s Van Cortlandt Park started in 1913. The 2013 season has already begun.

The biggest news in college cross country this week had nothing to do with actual race results. This isn’t exactly surprising given … Read More