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Marymount Names Zane Castro Cross Country and Triathlon Head Coach
May 09, 2012
Marymount University has named Marco Zane Castro as the new head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and triathlon teams, as announced by Director of Athletics Debbie Warren on Wednesday. Castro becomes the inaugural head coach of the newly announced varsity triathlon teams and the third cross country coach in program history.
Megan DeSmit, Marina Frano And Chris Marino Named UMW Scholar-Athletes of the Year
May 03, 2012
University of Mary Washington seniors Megan DeSmit and Marina Frano have been named as the 2012 UMW Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year, while senior Chris Marino was named as the Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
York Sophomore Tim Hartung Places 50th In NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship Race
November 19, 2011
York College sophomore Tim Hartung capped of his tremendous 2011 campaign with an outstanding showing at the 2011 NCAA Men's Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, November 19, in Winnecone, Wis. In only his first national championship meet, Hartung traversed the 8,000-meter course in an excellent 24:57.20 to place 50th overall out of the 279 competitors.
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Mary Washington's Sean Healy And York's Tim Hartung Named To USTFCCCA All-Region Team
November 16, 2011
Mary Washington junior Sean Healy and York sophomore Tim Hartung were named to the 2011 U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region teams after placing among the top 35 runners in their respective regional championship races Saturday.
York's Tim Hartung Qualifies For National Championships At NCAA Regional Men's Cross Country Championships
November 12, 2011
York sophomore Tim Hartung, the 2011 CAC champion, placed ninth overall in the regional championships and qualified to compete in the 2011 NCAA Men's Cross Country championship race.
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Mary Washington Gains 6 Spots And York Places 5 On 2011 All-CAC Men’s X-C Team; Spartans Childres, Robertson And Camodeca Sweep Individual Awards
November 11, 2011
CAC champion York placed four of its five 2011 All-CAC Men’s Cross Country award winners on the first team while second-place Mary Washington gained a conference-best six all-star nods, including five on the second team. York also highlighted the 2011 All-Conference squad by sweeping the three individual awards.
York Sweeps Top Three Places And All Three Awards On The Way To 2011 CAC Men's Cross Country Title
October 29, 2011
The snow that coated York College's home course at Rudy Park set the stage for a dominant performance by the Spartans' men's cross country team, which registered the first three finishers out of 94 in the race to capture the 2011 CAC championship - the first in team history.
INTRODUCING ... Stevenson University Junior Distance Runner Patrick Christaldi
October 26, 2011
Stevenson University’s Patrick Cristaldi was a novice in the sport of cross country, picking up the passion for distance running as a freshman in college. Now in his junior season, Cristaldi was the Mustangs’ top runner in five races and hopes to improve his personal finish (33rd) and team’s placement in the final standings (7th) at the 2011 CAC Championships, to be held Saturday (10/29) at John Rudy Park, just outside York, Pa. INTRODUCING … Mustang standout Patrick Cristaldi.
CAC Runners Preparing For Chase To 2011 Cross Country Individual And Team Honors
October 25, 2011
The University of Mary Washington and Salisbury University have been the two primary teams battling for the Capital Athletic Conference men’s and women’s team cross country titles for many years. Similarly, the top individuals in the championship races have usually worn UMW or Sea Gulls uniforms. York College, the host of the 2011 CAC Championship Meet on Saturday (10/29), is hoping to lead a pack of challengers to displace the Eagles and Sea Gulls on the awards podium, either individually or collectively.
Salisbury's Ryan Jackson Finished Third Individually, But Mary Washington Finishes Third In The Team Standings At The Gettysburg Men's Cross Country Invitational
October 15, 2011
Salisbury sophomore Ryan Jackson proved again Saturday at Gettysburg that he may be the individual to beat in the upcoming CAC men's cross country championship race, but Mary Washington's impressive third-place team finish was the best among conference teams in the event.
York, Salisbury Lead CAC Men's Cross Country Teams At DeSales Invitational
October 08, 2011
York finished eighth in the team standings and defending CAC champion Salisbury was 13th in Saturday's DeSales Invitational, which is a precurser to the annual NCAA regional championship meet.
INTRODUCING ... Salisbury Senior Distance Runner John Fitzgerald
October 07, 2011
INTRODUCING … Salisbury senior distance runner John Fitzgerald, who is a two-time second-team All-CAC runner and a three-time member of the All-CAC Academic team. Fitzgerald is hoping to help the Gulls to their second-straight CAC crown, and sixth in the last seven years, at the conference championship meet Oct. 29 at John Rudy Park in York, Pa.
Mary Washington 5th, York 9th at Dickinson Long/Short Men's Cross Country Invitational
September 24, 2011
Mary Washington finished fifth overall and York placed ninth at the 2011 Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational men's cross country meet.
Defending Champ Salisbury And Traditional Power Mary Washington Are The Teams To Beat In 2011 CAC Men's & Women's Cross Country
August 31, 2011
Since 1991, the inception of the Capital Athletic Conference, the cross country season and championship race has traditionally featured Mary Washington and Salisbury at the top of the pack. So it’s not a stretch to suggest the teams to beat in the title chases on Oct. 29 at York’s John Rudy County Park will be Salisbury, the defending men’s and women’s champion, and Mary Washington.
Three CAC Teams Regionally Ranked In 2011 Preseason Cross Country Polls
August 23, 2011
Three CAC teams, including both Mary Washington men's and women's teams and the Salisbury women's squad, are among the top 10 in their respective regions in the 2011 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason polls.