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Emily Infield

Hoyas, Irish Take Crowns

Paced by Emily Infeld, the Georgetown Hoyas took the Big East Championship for the women while the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame claimed the men's crown.

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Iona senior Leonard Korir

Who's The MAAC?

Mitch Goose broke four minutes in the mile and Leonard Korir got an NCAA qualifier in the 3k (7:51.83), but Manhattan took another team title on the men's side while St. Peter's won for the women.

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Miles Batty Mile

Going Batty Over Miles' Mile

While 5,000 fans watched the famed Wanamaker Mile at The Armory, there were also two dozen or so young men packed into a Seattle hotel room watching every step as their teammate Miles Batty broke the collegiate record.
Dalilah Muhammad USC

NB Collegiates Day One

Day 1 of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational is over as 200 teams scurry about Gotham this evening. Local product Dalilah Muhammad of Southern Cal can help her Trojans get around the town.

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Prepare NBCI

Preparations Are Underway

Two-hundred college and university teams are descending upon New York City in advance of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, which begins Friday morning. There is nothing like being here, but you will be able to see a webcast.
Marie-Amelie Le Fur

Noting The Collegiates

The largest annual college sports event in the New York metropolitan area — the New Balance Collegiate Invitational — will take place next week at The Armory. Expect all eyes to be on French Paralympian Marie-Amelie LeFur when she competes.
NBCI Entries

Collegiate Entries Posted

Here's something to shout about, the 2012 New Balance Collegiate Invitational seeding process is now complete and the entries for the nation's biggest and best indoor college meet are now available.
Calvin Dascent

HBCU Race Featured At Millrose

The Millrose Games will host a 4x400-meter relay comprised of teams from the nation's Historically Black Colleges & Universities for the first time. The schedule for the Games now has a times.
Kyle Merber Millrose

College Marks Could Fall at Millrose

An impressive list of collegiate middle distance stars — including former Millrose high school champ Kyle Merber, now at Columbia — are taking aim at the college records in the Wanamaker Men's Mile and Women's Metric Mile.
Matt VanDenHengel

What A Day!

Matt VanDenHengel of Gwynedd Mercy College found out he was running against Alan Webb about five minutes before the race. "I got really nervous," he admitted.
Lucy Van Dalen

We're No. 1

At this early point in the college indoor track & field season, local athletes and products of New York City are ranked high among the national leaders in their specific events, including Stony Brook's Lucy Van Dalen.
Annemie Smith

The YouTube Thrower

University of Iowa freshman hammer-throw specialist Annemie Smith is something of a self-directed learner. But she got a bit of help from an unexpected resource — YouTube videos.
The Bowerman 2011

Armory Champ Beard Claims 'Heisman'

Jessica Beard, who won at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational last year, claimed college track's Heisman Trophy — the Bowerman — along with Ngoni Makusha of Florida State, who also competed at The Armory.
Waverly Neer Record

Her Place On That Wall

Waverly Neer, now a first-year at Columbia, didn't just break The Armory's high school 5k record last March, she got the chance to place her exploit on the wall — an Armory first.
Wisconsin Wins

Wisconsin Byrnes It Up

Two former NYC-area coaches claimed NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., today as former Iona Coach Mick Byrne's Wisconsin men and former Columbia assistant Chris Miltenberg's Georgetown women took the top prizes.
Sheila Reid NCAA

Monday Madness

The NCAA Division I cross country season comes to an end today in Terre Haute, Ind., as the nation's best teams and individuals make runs for a national title. Can Villanova's Sheila Reid repeat?
Neely Spence NCAA

No Sus-Spence In The Snow

Shippensburg senior and Armory favorite Neely Spence won her second straight Division II national championship in Washington State's wintry conditions, but she'd have preferred the run to be a bit quicker.
Joe Stilin IC4A

Closing A Career In Style

Princeton senior Joe Stilin ran the final cross country race of his career in Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday and finished as both a team and individual champion at the venerable IC4A Championships.
Columbia In Black

Columbia Blue? Not This Time

The Columbia Lions got to the heart of team unity at the NCAA Northeast Regionals by stripping themselves of external identity. And it worked as they advanced to their first national championship after several near misses.
Mick Byrne Wisconsin

We're Not The Ones

Mick Byrne, who turned Iona into a national cross country power before taking over at Wisconsin in 2008, heads into Monday's NCAA Championship as the favorite. Even if he is denying it.
Leonard Korir NCAA Regional Champ

The Final Run

The NCAA Cross Country Championships are all that remain in the college season and a number of local teams and individuals will be in pursuit of a national title. Perhaps no one is as capable as Iona's Leonard Korir.
Justin Harris SUNY New Paltz

D-III Takes The Stage

The State of New York has been cross country strong among the ranks of the NCAA's Division III schools and New Paltz Assistant Justin Harris, a former Armory standout, shared his thoughts on the topic.
Villanova Women NCAA XC Champ

The NCAA Chase Begins

The Villanova women begin the defense of their NCAA Cross Country Championship this weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Princess Anne, Md. Currently ranked second nationally, can Coach Gina Procaccio's team hoist the hardware again?
Ivy XC Championships 2011

Slip Sliding Away

All bets were off in Princeton, N.J., today as winter weather — cold rain turning to heavy snow — favored those who could hurdle over the mental obstacles that the conditions delivered.
Princeton XC - Cabral

Conference Call

Between today and Monday, all 32 NCAA Division I conferences supporting cross country will host their championships with 25 of them coming on Saturday. Princeton's Donn Cabral (514) will attempt to defend both his individual and team titles from 2010.
VCP Weekend

Van Cortlandt Non-Stop

The trails at Van Cortlandt Park won't get a break this week as seven meets and more than 30 races will plow through its paths in the Bronx. Hopefully that will be all the plowing necessary this weekend.
Ohio State at NBCI

School Spirit On Tap

When the New Balance Collegiate Invitational rolls into town on Feb. 3-4, it won't just showcase an amazing array of talent, it will also be a chance for teams and their NYC-based alums, from colleges far and wide, to show their school spirit.
Wisconsin adidas Invitational

Seminoles, Badgers Assert Control

With two high-profile college cross country events in the Midwest this week, the outcome left observers wondering if the pack mentalities of the Wisconsin men and the Florida State women might be enough for national titles.
Bowerman Invite

Track's Heisman Trophy

Among the favorites for the 2011 Bowerman Awards are Jessica Beard and Christian Taylor, both Armory standouts and World Championships' gold medalists. The awards ceremony will be part of December's USTFCCCA Convention in San Antonio.
Iona Gaels Cross Country

Iona Putting Beliefs To Test

The Iona Gaels, the nation's No. 5 men's cross country squad, is preparing for a big challenge — the Indiana State Pre-Nationals on Sunday. Alex Lohr of FloTrack caught up with them in New Rochelle to get the inside scoop on the program.
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championships

A Beautiful Light Blue Day

The men and women of Columbia continued their dominance at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championships in Van Cortlandt Park on Friday, but Fordham's Julian Saad and Rutgers' Brianna Deming had break-out efforts to claim individual titles.
Historical Van Cortlandt Park Photo

That Park Made Me

As all eyes turn toward Van Cortlandt Park this weekend for the Manhattans, it's a good time to look at what makes it such a special place. Olympian Matt Centrowitz — bottom right in the 'Power' jersey — was battle-tested by Vanny and remains ever thankful.
Sooners of Oklahoma at Paul Short Run

Boomer Sooner

No. 4 Oklahoma ventured East for the Paul Short Invitational, and lived up to their billing as Jeremy Sudbury, George Alex and Bill Kogel finished second, third and fourth. For the women, Providence edged Villanova despite Wildcat Bogdana Mimic's individual victory.
Kyle Merber

Back On Course

Columbia sub-four miler Kyle Merber has a big test Friday at the Brooks Paul Short Invitational. After the ordeal he's been through, winning won't be his measure of success. Simply competing is joy enough.
Villanova XC - Paul Short

Ready For The Short Run

Providence and Villanova will be aiming for Big East Conference rival and national No. 1 Georgetown in the women's Gold race Friday at the Brooks Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. 'Nova's Sheila Reid, the defending NCAA champion, is slated to compete.
Aisling Cuffe and Kathy Kroeger

Bay Area East?

Stanford had a great start to its cross country season, winning its own Invitational. The victories also had quite an East coast flavor as nearly a quarter of the Cardinal runners hail from New York and New Jersey, including freshman sensation Aisling Cuffe.
Big East Invites

And Away We Go

While most Big East Conference campuses are reeling from the weekend realignment news, the Atlantic Coast Conference website is welcoming the additions of Syracuse and Pitt. The dominoes have just begun to fall.
Iona senior Leonard Korir

A Korir Year?

After winning NCAA championships in March and June, Iona senior Leonard Korir has begun his march for yet another title in November. He opened the 2011 cross country season with an easy victory at the Meet of Champions in the Bronx.
Calling all Coaches

Calling College Coaches

There are a limited number of open slots for this winter's NYRR Saturday at the Armory series. If you are a college coach looking to fill out your schedule, you might want to take a look... quickly!
Delaware Men's Track Club

Refusing To Be Dropped

At the dawn of 2011, the University of Delaware opted to drop its men's track & field and cross country programs. But those who stayed decided to just keep running toward the finish line.
Eddie Owens - Princeton

Princeton Prevails In The Bronx

The Princeton Tigers — both men and women — asserted themselves at the Fordham Fiasco in the Bronx Saturday. Freshman Eddie Owens, a star at Packer Collegiate last year, was second in his college debut.
Princeton XC

The Fiasco Ahead

The Fordham Fiasco, starring the highly-ranked Princeton Tigers and All-American Donn Cabral, will take place on Saturday at Van Cortlandt Park. The schedule of events, honoring the 10th anniversary of 9/11, will include guest speaker and race starter Rep. Peter King.
Emily Infeld and Leonard Korir

Hoya Saxa: G'town Ranked No. 1

Georgetown, led by Emily Infeld, is the No. 1-ranked women's team in the country while Iona's Leonard Korir, a two-time national champion on the track, has the Gaels ranked fifth among men.
Dr. Ted Bulling

Bulling Takes The Wheel

Nebraska Wesleyan coach Dr. Ted Bulling has become the first NCAA Division III coach to serve as President of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Board of Directors.
Jessica Beard at the Armory

Bowerman Favorite Lands A Spot

Texas A&M's Jessica Beard, newly installed as the favorite for college track's version of the Heisman Trophy, recently found out that she would be running at the World Championships.
Jesse Owens and Ben Johnson

Owens' Missing Foe

Seventy-five years ago last week, Jesse Owens was busy showing up Adolf Hitler at the Berlin Olympics. Yet, had a Columbia University student named Ben Johnson remained healthy, Owens' push for four gold medals might have proven much tougher.
NCAA HQ

Winds of Change?

For years the NCAA presidents have promised hard-hitting change to combat the highly-publicized ills of college athletics. But everyone is asking the same question, "Are they serious this time?"
Brigetta Barrett

Barrett: High Jump, High GPA

Former New York state high jump champion and brainiac Brigetta Barrett will be looking to continue her sensational run at the World Championships later this month.
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