2018 Men's Cross Country News

Mary Washington's Jeff Gibson Earns Athlete of the Year Honors; Team-Champion York Lands Six on 2018 All-CAC Men's Cross Country Team
Mary Washington's Jeff Gibson Earns Athlete of the Year Honors; Team-Champion York Lands Six on 2018 All-CAC Men's Cross Country Team

November 01, 2018

Mary Washington junior Jeff Gibson captured the individual title and Athlete of the Year accolades while team-champion York placed each of its top six runners among the top-16 finishers to highlight the 2018 All-CAC Men's Cross Country team. 

York Captures Fourth CAC Men's Cross Country Title
York Captures Fourth CAC Men's Cross Country Title

October 27, 2018

York placed five runners in the top-15 to capture its fourth overall CAC men's cross country title on Saturday at Vista Links Golf Course in Buena Vista, Va. The Spartans snapped Christopher Newport's three-year reign atop the conference with the victory. It marked York's first title since 2013. The Spartans won three-straight titles from 2011-13. 

2018 CAC Cross Country Championship Preview
2018 CAC Cross Country Championship Preview

October 26, 2018

The 2018 CAC Cross Country Championship meet will be hosted Southern Virginia at Vista Links Golf Course in Buena Vista, Va. on Saturday. Race time for the men's 8k is 11 a.m., followed by the women's 6k at noon. 

CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 16
CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 16

October 16, 2018

CAC cross country teams competed in their final tune-ups prior to the CAC Championship, which is set for Oct. 27 at Southern Virginia. The final cross country week honors of 2018 were awarded to Jeff Gibson of Mary Washington men's cross country and Ashley Mazer of Salisbury women's cross country. 

CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 9
CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 9

October 09, 2018

Cross country enters its home stretch heading towards the CAC Championships on Oct. 27, while split-season sports golf and tennis are nearing the conclusion of their fall campaigns as we approach mid-October. This week's weekly awards were given to Robert Romano of Frostburg State men's cross country, Logan Funk of Christopher Newport women's cross country, Tyler Newton of York men's golf, Jordan Koller of York women's golf, Paul Monson of Southern Virginia men's tennis, and Allison Paul of Frostburg State women's tennis. 

CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 2
CAC Players of the Week - Oct. 2

October 02, 2018

Last week's action featured a bevy of strong cross country performances as well as several CAC men's tennis squads competing at the ITA Regional Championships. Conference honors were awarded to Conner Masteran of Salisbury men's cross country, Ashley Mazer of Salisbury women's cross country, and Matt Miles of Mary Washington men's tennis. 

CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 25
CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 25

September 25, 2018

All fall and split season sports are now underway, with this week's reports featuring the first tennis and women's golf athletes of the week of the fall 2018 season. Weekly honors were awarded to Ray Smith of York men's cross country, Emily Knerr of Mary Washington women's cross country, Casey Leebrick of York men's golf, Erica Whitehouse of Christopher Newport women's golf, Mason Kolls of Christopher Newport men's tennis, and Johanna Ranta-aho of Christopher Newport women's tennis. 

CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 11
CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 11

September 11, 2018

Four CAC cross country teams competed this past week, with weekly honors given to Kara Taylor of St. Mary's and Robert Romano of Frostburg State. 

CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 5
CAC Players of the Week - Sept. 5

September 05, 2018

Fall sports are now underway with cross country competing in its first races of the fall this past weekend. Weekly honors were awarded to (pictured, left-to-right) Mike Myers from Southern Virginia men's cross country and Monica Lannen from Christopher Newport women's cross country. 

Christopher Newport Selected as Favorite to Claim Fourth Consecutive CAC Men's Cross Country Title
Christopher Newport Selected as Favorite to Claim Fourth Consecutive CAC Men's Cross Country Title

August 23, 2018

Coming off its third-straight Capital Athletic Conference title and the conference's highest-ever team placing at the NCAA National Championships, Christopher Newport was selected as the preseason favorite in the 2018 CAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll. The Captains received six first-place votes and 48 points to earn top billing in a vote among the conference head coaches. 

Gentile Named Head Cross Country Coach at St. Mary's
Gentile Named Head Cross Country Coach at St. Mary's

July 25, 2018

St. Mary's College of Maryland Associate Director for Internal Operations Jim Cranmer announced Monday the hiring of Michael Gentile as the next head coach of the St. Mary's men's and women's cross country programs. Gentile, who will also serve as the assistant director for the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center (MPOBARC), will begin his duties on Monday, August 6.