Division III cross country

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Kerrfan3

Incredible day for Calvin--did anyone think their men would be so dominant, or that their women would be five points from 1st?  That's absolutely incredible.

Harrier

Quote from: Kerrfan3 on November 18, 2006, 04:36:33 PM
Incredible day for Calvin--did anyone think their men would be so dominant, or that their women would be five points from 1st?  That's absolutely incredible.

No and No.

I was more surprised by the women's 3rd than the men's 37 points.  But then I picked the Eagles to beat the Knights.

Quote from: Harrier on November 15, 2006, 04:34:09 PM
men's race:
1.)  La Crosse
2.)  Calvin
3.)  Williams
4.)  Cortland

women's race:
1.)  Middlebury
2.)  Geneseo
3.)  Williams
4.)  Amherst


Preto

Quote from: Kerrfan3 on October 28, 2006, 05:28:43 PM
Calvin at the WIAC:

Just a guess:

Calvin        31
LaCrosse   58
Oshkosh    78

That's based on how Calvin and Oshkosh have lined up, and on how LaCrosse and Oshkosh lined up today.

Consider Calvin ended up with 37 points at the NCAA's.

Dark Knight

Quote from: Kerrfan3 on November 18, 2006, 04:36:33 PM
Incredible day for Calvin--did anyone think their men would be so dominant, or that their women would be five points from 1st?  That's absolutely incredible.

The coaches said in the season preview that they would be disappointed with anything less than a top-4 finish for the women. They repeated before the NCAA finals that with a good race they should move up a few spots from #7.


billgull

Having had the pleasure of watching Calvin run in three races this season, I was
not surprised by either the men's or women's performances today at D-III
nationals. In fact, after the final MIAA Jamboree at Alma, when the Calvin women
went 1-5 for 15 pts, I really thought that they were underrated. Congrats! are in
order for the entire Calvin program.

Kerrfan3

Probably more surprising than the women's 3rd place finish was that they were so close to finishing 1st; I don't think you'd have been scoffed at if you told someone before the race that the Calvin women would be on the podium, but you might have been if you said they'd be five points from the championship.

hawk'ster

Here's another shocker.  Where were Reynolds and Zwagerman in 2006? 
Calvin drops 37 with two guys from 2005 on the IL....scary.


NCAA Division III Men's 8K Championship
Dornoch Golf Club, Delaware, OH
Nov. 19, 2005


2. Calvin College
    1  Tim Finnegan, Jr            25:28.9 
   19  Jed Christiansen, Fr        26:20.7 
   20  Harrison Jorritsma, Jr      26:20.7 
   33  Jon Gries, So               26:49.2 
   44  Bill Reynolds, So           26:57.9 
   52  Tyler Zwagerman, Jr         27:03.6 
   77  Tad Hulst, So               27:25.9 
Time = 2:11:57.4     Places = 11



NMKnights

Quote from: hawk'ster on November 19, 2006, 01:50:31 PM
Here's another shocker.  Where were Reynolds and Zwagerman in 2006? 
Calvin drops 37 with two guys from 2005 on the IL....scary.


NCAA Division III Men's 8K Championship
Dornoch Golf Club, Delaware, OH
Nov. 19, 2005


2. Calvin College
    1  Tim Finnegan, Jr            25:28.9 
   19  Jed Christiansen, Fr        26:20.7 
   20  Harrison Jorritsma, Jr      26:20.7 
   33  Jon Gries, So               26:49.2 
   44  Bill Reynolds, So           26:57.9 
   52  Tyler Zwagerman, Jr         27:03.6 
   77  Tad Hulst, So               27:25.9 
Time = 2:11:57.4     Places = 11




Zwagerman was injured this season, and Reynolds is taking some time off of running.  Early in the season that left a gap.  When the sophomores DeHaan and Van Kampen stepped up late in the season, it put the nails in the coffin of Calvin's competition, so to speak.  With losing their two seniors (Finnegan and Jorritsma). that will leave 5 of Calvin's top seven as returners next year.  And there are some hungry under-classmen waiting for their chance... so things look positive for the Knights for next season. 

Oval

La Crosse Tribune

UW-L runners get stuck in mud at national meet

By the Tribune staff

WEST CHESTER, Ohio ó The UW-La Crosse men's cross country went into Saturday's NCAA Division III national meet with visions of repeating as national champions.

But the Eagles' hopes literally got stuck in the mud as they finished 11th as a team at Voice of America Park.

"They got about 3 inches of rain and were pumping water off the course all day yesterday," said UW-L men's coach Don Fritsch, whose team went into the meet ranked second in Division III.

"By the time we came back today, some the lakes they drained yesterday were full of water again. There were parts of the course that were knee-deep in water. It was a disaster."

Calvin College captured the men's title with 37 points, followed by New York State University with 92. The Eagles were 11th with 319.

Macharia Yuot of Widener won the men's individual national title, covering the 8,000-meter course in 26 minutes, 31 seconds.

UW-L's top finisher was Paul Moran, who finished 56th (28:05).

Because of the sloppy conditions, Fritsch said it was essential for the Eagles to get out front at the start of the race. But that didn't happen.

"The guys knew they had to get out front fast, but the middle of course was just so muddy and greasy and runners were falling and guys had to jump over people and to try to stay on their feet," Fritsch said.

"If you didn't get out front at the start, you were out of luck, and that's what happened to us. The race for us was over after about a quarter of it."

A slow start also proved costly for the UW-L women, who finished 15th.

"The course was so muddy," said UW-L women's coach Pat Healy, whose team was ranked 11th nationally. "It was ankle-deep mud and we just didn't get rolling early.

"We had a great season, it just end as well as we wanted."

Five points separated the top three teams in the women's race. Middlebury (144 points) edged Amherst (145) and Calvin (149).

The Eagles finished with 434 points.

Sarah Zeran of Willamette won the women's race with a time of 22:31 on the 6,000-meter course.

UW-L's top finisher was Kristen Painter, who placed 61st (24:23).

Mr. Ypsi

Thanks for the post, Oval.

But memo to coaches Fritsch and Healy: I don't think the other runners were on some dryer, better course!  You two sound a bit whiny.

Or perhaps you think that the 10 men's and 14 women's teams that finished ahead of you unfairly train by running through swamps?  (Actually, sounds like a plan! ;D)

almcguirejr

Calvin's Eric Van Kampen was in 40th place with a mile to go on Saturday.  He passed 23 runners in the last mile to finish 17th.  Incredible!!

Oval

Bearcats' Zerzan a national champion
News services
November 19, 2006

WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- Willamette University cross country runner Sarah Zerzan won the women's individual title Saturday at the NCAA Division III cross country national championships....

Oval

Titans clean up at National meet
By Brett Krzykowski
of The Northwestern

It's a coach's job to set a bar for their team to reach.

Sometimes that bar is purposely placed insanely high and impossible to clear in order to push an already accomplished squad to bigger and better things.

Leading up to the NCAA Division III National Cross-Country Meet, UW-Oshkosh men's coach John Zupanc and women's coach Deb Vercauteren laid out their expectations for their charges – a top 10 finish for the men's squad and All-American honors for women's team representative Jenny Graef.....

Oval

Calvin runs away with cross country title
Sunday, November 19, 2006
By Steve Ungrey
The Grand Rapids Press

Not many cross country runners have had the chance to experience what Tim Finnegan has in four years of running for Calvin College.

The senior was part of an NCAA Division III championship team his first two years before the Knights dropped to second last fall. Saturday at Wilmington (Ohio) College, the Knights returned to the winner's circle.....

Oval

Panthers harriers NCAA champs
November 19, 2006
Staff Report

WEST CHESTER, Ohio — The Middlebury women's cross country team has won its fourth NCAA Championship. The Panthers did so with 144 points, just one point ahead of NESCAC foe Amherst in the 32-team event. Fellow NESCAC teams Tufts (fifth) and Williams (eighth) were also in the top 10.

The race took place at the Voice of America Park, hosted by Wilmington on Saturday. The NCAA Championship is the 27th for Middlebury College in the last 12 years in all sports.

"These were the most difficult conditions we've ever run in," said 32-year head coach Terry Aldrich. "There was standing water throughout the course, with our racers having to run in 6-to-8-inch deep mud at times."......