Wednesday, December 11, 2013

MSUB, WOU To Host Next 4 Cross Country Regionals

Montana State Billings will host the 2014 and 2016 championships at Amend Park in Billings, while the 2015 and 2017 events will be at Ash Creek Preserve cross country course on the Western Oregon University campus.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

UAA's Friess Sweeps GNAC Coach of the Year Awards

Friess, who is in his 24th season at UAA, swept the two GNAC Coach of the Year awards for the fourth year in a row. His women's award is his eighth and his men's award is his seventh.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Alaska Anchorage Earns Program Best 4th in NCAA

The Seawolves earned a program-best fourth place finish and nine GNAC athletes earned All-American honors Saturday in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Grand Valley Women, Adams State Men Claim NCAA Titles

Jennifer Agnew of the University of Mary and Tabor Stevens of Adams State won the individual titles Saturday in the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships hosted by the GNAC.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Phantom Quadcopter Was Hiding a Passion

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a Quadcopter? A Phantom to be exact. WWU's Max Romey uses the newest technological advancement to hit the market for photographers and videographers.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

UAA's Tanui, Friess Win USTFCCCA Region Awards

Tanui was the only woman to successfully defend her NCAA Division II regional title last week, while Friess claimed his fourth West Region Coach of the Year award in the past five years.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Tanui Leads Strong GNAC Showing at Regionals

Susan Tanui of Alaska Anchorage (12) won the NCAA Division II women's West Regional cross country individual title Saturday in a 6,000-meter time of 21:45.4 to lead the Seawolves to their fourth team title in five years.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Jim Brewer New Track, Cross Country Coach For Saints

A 20-year veteran of the coaching ranks at both the high school and collegiate levels, Brewer joins SMU having served as the head cross country and track & field coach at Concordia-Irvine the past two years.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

MSUB's Osborne, Two Others Post Perfect 4.00 GPAs

A total of 69 student-athletes – 32 men and 37 women - have been named to the 2013 Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross country all-conference academic team.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Chico State, Alaska Anchorage Top Ranked for Regionals

NCAA Division II West Regional meet returns to the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex in Spokane as Chico State looks to defend men's and women's titles they won last year in Hawaii.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Tanui, Kangogo, UAA Sweep GNAC Cross Country Titles

Alaska Anchorage's Susan Tanui successfully defended her women's individual title and Isaac Kangogo led a 1-2-3 Seawolf finish in the men's race to lead the Seawolves to GNAC team titles Saturday (Photo by Tim Miller).

Friday, October 25, 2013

UAA Looks to Defend GNAC Cross Country Titles Saturday

Dylan Anthony and Susan Tanui will be out to lead the Seawolves to their fourth straight men's title and fifth straight women's title, respectively. Anthony is unbeaten this year and Tanui was the national runnerup a year ago.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

GNAC Cross Country Championships Just A Week Away

Just three meets are on the GNAC schedule this weekend as seven of the 10 schools will take the week off to prepare for the conference championships Oct. 26 at Monmouth.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Vikings Host 40th Invite; UAA Climbs 2 Spots In National Poll

Fifteen teams, including four GNAC schools, will compete in the Western Washington Viking Cross Country Classic Saturday at Lake Padden Park in Bellingham.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Cross Country: MSUB Makes Move in Regional, National Polls

The Yellowjackets made the biggest move in this week’s USTFCCCA West Regional Division II men’s cross country rankings, climbing four spots to fifth. MSUB also received votes in the national poll.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Cross Country: Little Movement in Regional, National Polls

Alaska Anchorage and Simon Fraser maintained their fifth and sixth place rankings in this week’s USTFCCCA women’s national poll. UAA, meanwhile, also maintained its No. 9 ranking in the men’s national poll.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Yellowjacket Men, Clan Women XC Nab Team of the Week

Montana State Billings' men and Simon Fraser's women had impressive showings at the Erik Anderson Invitational last week, as both finished in the top five on the course that will host the NCAA DII national championship.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

National Cross Country Preview Meet Saturday in Spokane

Five GNAC teams including nationally-ranked Simon Fraser will compete Saturday in the Erik Anderson Invitational in Spokane, Wash. The invitational is also serving as a regional and national preview.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Cross Country: Five Teams At Sundodger Saturday

Western Washington, which is ranked 16th in the NCAA Division II men's preseason national poll, is joined in the meet at Seattle by Simon Fraser, Seattle Pacific, Central Washington and Saint Martin's. The Clan is ranked 13th.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Nanooks, Wildcats Host Cross Country Events This Week

Alaska Fairbanks will host MSU Billings and Seattle Pacific Thursday and Saturday, while Northwest Nazarene and Western Washington will join Central Washington in the CWU Apple Ridge Invitational Saturday.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Alaska Anchorage Earns Top 10 National Rankings

Alaska Anchorage earned a No. 9 men's and a No. 7 women's ranking in the first NCAA Division II national poll of the season. Also earning rankings were Western Washington's men and Simon Fraser's women.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Alaska Anchorage Favored in GNAC Cross Country Rankings

The Seawolves will be seeking their fourth straight men’s team championship and their fifth consecutive women’s title when the GNAC meet returns to the Ash Creek Preserve Cross Country course in Monmouth this fall.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

McConnell Named Cross Country Coach at Saint Martin's

The new Saint coach previously coached at The Evergreen State College. In addition to serving as the head cross country coach he will be an assistant with the Saint Martin's track & field program.