NAU starts strong in quest for XC national title repeat
Training at an altitude of 7,000 feet has definite benefits for distance runners. By training in that ‘thin air’, the body acquires more red blood cells, which means the muscles … Read More
Tag: cross country
Hopi’s Rick Baker gets long-overdue Hall of Fame nod
There was no question that Rick Baker belonged in the National High School Hall of Fame. The only question was: What took the selection committee so long to vote him … Read More
Lauren Ping could become AZ’s best distance runner – ever
Lauren Ping did not grow up in Arizona. She’s only been here about 21 months after moving with her family from Minnesota. So, Arizona cross country fans are still getting … Read More
Nat’l title adds to NAU’s grip on cross country, swimming
Nineteen conference titles in eight years. And that’s just two sports. It’s safe to say that Northern Arizona University owns a couple of Big Sky Conference sports right now. The … Read More
James Li retires, Dave Murray takes over UA cross country
If you’re looking for a good example of a steady, consistently-good college sports program, the University of Arizona track & field program would be a good place to start the … Read More
Brophy wins first XC title in 17 years, Desert Vista girls repeat
To no one’s surprise, this year’s Division I cross country state team titles went to the teams with the biggest weapons in their arsenals. This year’s winning schools each featured … Read More
Desert Vista HS has a good shot at sweeping D-I XC titles
Leo Daschbach is gone now from the Highland High School cross country program. And the chances for the team’s state title repeat this year likely followed him out the door. … Read More
Leo Daschbach’s sub-4 mile caps legendary prep career
Leo Daschbach couldn’t have scripted a better senior season to close out one of the most honored high school cross country careers in Arizona history. And he used Memorial Day … Read More
Mike Smith builds on NAU track success, named nat’l COY
When Eric Heins stepped down from his position as Director of Cross Country and Track & Field at Northern Arizona University in 2017, he wrapped up his 10 years running the program with a national title.
Highland ends Desert Vista’s reign of 5 straight XC titles
For the first time in six years, the Desert Vista High School boys cross country team was unable to bring home a state title. But, no worries. The DV … Read More
Doug Conley, Desert Twilight show off AZ’s top XC runners
It had already been dark for a couple of hours when Leo Daschbach slipped quietly into the Casa Grande night, emerging almost 15 minutes later as the winner of … Read More
ASU T&F: After 22 years, Dion Miller replaces Greg Kraft
When Arizona State hired Greg Kraft to take over its storied track & field program, Michael Jordan was still playing for the Chicago Bulls, Major League Soccer was making … Read More
Chandler regains girls’ XC title, Desert Vista boys repeat
Chandler High School won its first-ever girls’ cross country state championship in 2015, and the Wolves evidently haven’t forgotten how they did it. Chandler finished runner-up last year and … Read More
Samantha Schadler keeps Desert Twilight XC title in family
Samantha Schadler, who has been running in the shadow of her big sister, Allie, for the past two years was able to use last weekend’s Desert Twilight Cross Country … Read More
Highland HS squeezes out slim win at Doug Conley Invite
What a difference a year makes. The winner of this year’s girls Elite Division at the 45th annual Doug Conley Cross Country Invitational didn’t even enter that competition last year, … Read More
AZ prep cross country season kicks off with top invites
There was plenty of opportunity over the weekend for the state’s high school cross country programs to test their readiness as the 2017 season gets underway. In addition to … Read More
ASU grad Rasmussen takes over cross country program
The first meet on Arizona State‘s 2017 cross country schedule is just six weeks away. Not a good time to be changing head coaches. But the Sun Devils had … Read More
Track coach Eric Heins will leave NAU with nat’l XC title
What a way to go out. Next spring, Eric Heins will leave the Northern Arizona University cross country program, which he has directed for the past 10 years, with a … Read More
Desert Vista sweeps XC state titles; girls set team record
Every once in a while a cross country team slips past Desert Vista High School to win a state title. But not this year. The DV boys team won … Read More
Desert Vista returns as favorite again to win XC state title
For those high schools in Arizona’s 6A conference that were hoping last year’s state cross country title win by the Chandler High School girls signaled the end to the … Read More