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Cross-Country Archive
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Xavier’s Fakler picks up second straight Gatorade award
Sarah Fakler picked up her second straight Gatorade Arizona Cross Country Runner of the Year award and Bernie Montoya collected his first – one more time their paths have crossed throughout the 2011 season. The two have experienced the ups and downs of a competitive season, as they combined to win often… and then lived [...] -
Chinle’s Rolonda Jumbo leaves a legacy of state XC titles
As this year’s high school cross country season closed out at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional this past week, a decade-long period of individuals dominating the sport at various levels appears to also be drawing to a close. Rolonda Jumbo claimed her fourth straight cross country state title earlier this month, ending a domination that [...] -
UA women’s cross country moves up to No. 5 nationally
The University of Arizona women’s cross county team appears to have peaked at just the right time. They just moved up to No. 5 in the national polls as they prepare for the Pac-12 Championships in a week. A third-place finish at last week’s Wisconsin Adidas Invitational helped propel the Cats from their previous standing [...] -
Team titles change hands at Doug Conley XC Invitational
Last year, Xavier Prep kept their top five runners home and it cost the Gators the team title at the Doug Conley Cross Country Invitational. Desert Vista High School edged them out, winning the 2010 team title by just two points. This year, Xavier sent a skeleton crew again to the event, keeping its top [...] -
ASU, UA win team titles at Grand Canyon XC Invitational
The Grand Canyon University cross country team held its annual party, and this year most of the invitees from Arizona went away happy. Kipkorir Mutai did a good job representing the host, a D-II school in Phoenix, as the senior from Kenya won the individual title at the GCU Invitational for the second year in [...] -
Fakler, Montoya run to Desert Twilight cross country titles
If Rolanda Jumbo thought she was going to have a better chance of beating Sarah Fakler this year at the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival, she was mistaken. Fakler, the junior runner from Xavier Prep in Phoenix, beat Jumbo last year by just 10 seconds to win the Milesplit Sweepstakes race in the popular annual [...] -
Roa, Haberman top the senior field at Chandler XC Invite
All those hours spent on dusty desert trails under the hot Arizona sun are paying off for Eduardo Roa. The senior from McClintock High School in Tempe built his cross country training regimen up from averaging around 40 miles a week at the start of the summer to as much as 55 miles by the [...] -
Darius Terry wins George Kyte Classic under ASU colors
Darius Terry catapulted from last year’s 21st-place finish in the George Kyte Classic cross country invitational to claim first place on the men’s side this year. Last year he was competing for Northern Arizona University. Unfortunately for the Lumberjacks, the redshirt junior from California was wearing the Maroon & Gold of Arizona State in this [...] -
GCU women’s cross country building depth with transfers
A group of talented transfers have arrived just in time to give the Grand Canyon University women’s cross country team some much-needed experience and depth, something the program has lacked in recent years. Two in that group are coming from local junior colleges. Julia Ward continued her track career at Mesa Community College after completing [...] -
Trips to Hawaii a recruiting tool for GCU cross country?
How many college cross country programs can include the promise of a trip to Hawaii in their recruiting pitches? Not many, but Grand Canyon University is one of those that can. Hawaii is one of the sites included in the rotation for the Pacific West Conference Championships; last season it was the Turtle Bay Resort [...]
