Top Men's Cross Country Stories of 2007

2007 SCAC Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships October 27, 2007 hosted by Southwestern University / Georgetown, Texas

November 17, 2007
Colorado College finishes 21st; Rhodes 30th at 2007 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships
Colorado College's Boggs and Nichols finish 13th and 14th
NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Colorado College placed 21st and Rhodes College was 30th at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships at St. Olaf on Saturday.
Men's Results | Colorado College Release | Rhodes Release | DePauw Release | Championships Website


November 15, 2007
Shankman named South/Southeast Region Men's Coach-of-the-Year
(From USTFCCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After leading his Lynx to a tie with Emory University at the South/Southeast Regional, Rhodes College's Robert Shankman was named the region's Coach-of-the-Year. Since Rhodes' fifth man finished ahead of Emory's fifth man, the Lynx were awarded the regional title. The 31st-ranked Rhodes men will be making their second straight appearance at the NCAA Championships. Complete Release | Rhodes Release

November 14, 2007
Colorado College slips to 21st; Rhodes enters at 31st in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the last rankings before the NCAA Division III Men's Championship meet, Colorado College's men slipped to 21st and Rhodes College re-entered the rankings at 31st for the first time since Week 1 in this week's U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 35 poll. Complete Rankings

November 10, 2007
Rhodes' men qualify for NCAA Championships
Lynx win South/Southeast Regional Title
(From Christopher Newport's website)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The Rhodes College men finished in first place at the NCAA Men's South/Southeast Cross Country Regional meet on Saturday to qualify for next weekend's national meet at Northfield, Minn. Rhodes Release | NCAA South/Southeast Regional Website | Men's Team Results | Men's Individual Results

November 10, 2007
Kime qualifies as DePauw finishes sixth at Great Lakes Regional
(From DePauw's website)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - DePauw totaled 184 points and finished sixth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Host Calvin won with 27 points followed by Ohio Northern with 114, Anderson with 125, Heidelberg with 128 and Mount Union with 143. Dusty Kime led the Tigers with a ninth-place finish in 25:14.15 to automatically qualify as an individual at the national meet. DePauw Release | NCAA Great Lakes Regional Website | Men's Team Results | Men's Individual Results

November 10, 2007
Colorado College receives at-large bid to Nationals as the Tiger men finish third at West Regional
(From Colorado College's website)
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Colorado College men received an at-large bid to next week’s Division III championship in Northfield, Minn., following a third-place finish at the West Regionals on Saturday. The Tigers were paced by Julian Boggs and Alex Nichols, who finished second and third overall, respectively. Kiran Moorty gave the Tigers a third runner in the top by with a sixth-place finish. Colorado College Release | NCAA West Regional Website | Men's Team Results | Men's Individual Results

November 9, 2007
Colorado's Castaneda; DePauw’s Stoffregen named 2007 SCAC Cross Country Coaches-of-the-Year
Moore of Rhodes; Masse of Trinity earn Newcomer honors
SUWANEE, Ga. – In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Colorado College's Ted Castaneda was named SCAC Men's Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year and DePauw University's Kori Stoffregen was selected SCAC Women’s Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year. Complete Release

October 31, 2007
Colorado College jumps to 19th in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - On the heels of its first-ever SCAC Cross Country title, the Colorado College men jumped 12 places in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 35 poll - moving from 31st to a tie for 19th. The Tigers are the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

October 31, 2007
Five from SCAC regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Five SCAC schools remain in the regional rankings released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Colorado College is second in the West while DePauw University seventh in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College and Centre College remain third and fourth respectively, but Trinity University dropped two places from seventh to ninth. Men's Regional

October 27, 2007
Colorado College wins first SCAC title; Tigers take 2007 Men's Cross Country Championship
Colorado's Nichols earns Runner-of-the-Year honors
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The 31st-ranked Colorado College men won its first-ever SCAC championship at the 2007 SCAC Cross Country Championships conducted Saturday morning at Southwestern University. Colorado was paced by Alex Nichols, who earned Runner-of-the-Year honors with a time of 25:36.05 - the 13th fastest time in SCAC championships history. The victory by the CC Tigers snapped DePauw University's seven-year stranglehold on the men's title.  Men's Individual Results | Men's Team Results | Colorado College Release | 2007 All-SCAC Men's Team | Photo Gallery

October 24, 2007
Colorado College remains 31st in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - For the second consecutive week, the Colorado College men are ranked 31st in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Top 35 poll. The Tigers are the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

October 24, 2007
Five from SCAC regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Five SCAC schools remain in the regional rankings released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Colorado College is second in the West while DePauw University seventh in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College and Centre College remain third and fourth respectively, and Trinity University is seventh. Men's Regional Rankings

October 17, 2007
Colorado College slips to 31st in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the fourth 2007 regular season poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Colorado College slipped one position in the rankings to 31st. The Tigers are the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

October 17, 2007
Five from SCAC regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Five SCAC schools remain in the regional rankings released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Colorado College improved from third to second in the West while DePauw University also moved up a notch - from eighth to seventh - in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College and Centre College remain third and fourth respectively, but Trinity University slipped a place from sixth to seventh. Men's Regional Rankings

October 10, 2007
Colorado College improves to 30th in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the third 2007 regular season poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Colorado College improved one position to 30th. The Tigers are the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

October 10, 2007
Five from SCAC regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - There was no change for SCAC schools with the release of the third regular season regional rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The conference still has five schools ranked and all ranked as they were a week ago. Colorado College is third in the West while DePauw University remained eighth in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College and Centre College remain third and fourth respectively and Trinity University is sixth. Men's Regional Rankings

October 3, 2007
Colorado College slips to 31st in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the second 2007 regular season poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Colorado College slipped seven positions to 31. The Tigers are the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

October 3, 2007
Five from SCAC regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the second regular season regional rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the SCAC has five schools represented. Colorado College slipped one place to third in the West while DePauw University remained eighth in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College and Centre College both slipped a place and are third and fourth respectively. Trinity University moved up two places from eighth to sixth. Men's Regional Rankings

September 26, 2007
Colorado College ranked 24th in USTFCCCA Division III Men's Cross Country Poll
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the first 2007 regular season poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Colorado College is ranked 24th - the only SCAC school in the national rankings. Complete Rankings

September 26, 2007
SCAC has five regionally ranked
(From USTFCCA website)
NEW ORLEANS, La. - In the first regular season regional rankings released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the SCAC has five schools represented. Colorado College is second in the West and DePauw University is eighth in the Great Lakes. In the South Region, Rhodes College is second, Centre College is third and Trinity University is eighth. Men's Regional Rankings

August 17, 2007
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