Cross Country

Information on the 2011 NJCAA Div. I National Cross Country Championship Meet:
http://go-thunderbirds.com/crosscountry/nationalcrosscountrychampionships/

Cross Country News

Butler, Kuhn earn NJCAA Half Marathon All-American status; VU men 11th as team

DALLAS, Ga. - Freshman Corinne Butler and sophomore Gabrielle Kuhn earned All-American status in the women's race and the Vincennes University Men's Cross Country Team turned in an 11th place finish at the 2011 NJCAA Half Marathon National Championships, held Saturday morning at Silver Comet Trails in Dallas, GA. The event was hosted by Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, GA.

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Taylor earns All-American status at National Meet; VU Men’s Cross Country 15th among 55 teams

Vincennes University sophomore cross country runner DJ Taylor’s 25th place finish earned All-American honors and the VU Men’s Cross Country Team was 15th at the 2011 NJCAA Div. I National Championship Cross Country Meet Saturday in Hobbs, NM.
Taylor’s 8k effort came among 355 runners and the Trailblazers’ 15th place performance was in a field of 55 teams in the race hosted by New Mexico Junior College. Official results, including Taylor's time on the 8k course, were still being compiled late Saturday afternoon.

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VU Cross Country looks to stay strong at NJCAA National Championship Meet

The Vincennes University Men’s Cross Country Team seems to be doing what coaches hope and pray that their teams do to be successful in the post-season.
The Trailblazers appear to be living out that old cliché known as “peaking at the right time.” In fact, VU Coach Chris Gafner said, the steady improvement seems to be evident throughout the Trailblazer men’s and women’s runners in the final few days of preparation for Saturday’s NJCAA Men’s National Championship Meet, hosted by New Mexico Junior College at Ocotillo Golf Course in Hobbs, NM.