Calvin Cross Country Teams Take Knight Invitational Titles
Saturday, September 20, 2008
By Chaz Amidon
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – For many senior runners like Jed Christiansen, Saturday’s Knight Invitational marked their final collegiate race at Gainey Sports Complex – home to Calvin’s men’s and women’s cross country squads.
But it also marked the beginning to a promising 2008 season, as Christiansen (Greenville, Penn.) helped to bolster a first-place finish for the men’s team while sophomore Jessica Koster (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and senior Lauren Bergstrom (Rochester, Minn.) paced the women to a similar outcome.
Calvin Cross Country Runner Featured on NCAA Blog Site
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Calvin College senior Jed Christiansen is hosting a blog for one of the NCAA’s web sites this fall. A native of Greenville, Pennsylvania, Christiansen is providing weekly insights into the nationally-ranked Calvin men’s cross country team as well as some of his own personal experiences in and out of the classroom.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams Both Ranked Number Two
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams are both ranked number-two in the most recent Division III Top-25 poll of the year. The Calvin women have moved up two spots from last week’s poll while the Calvin remain in the number-two spot. Cortland State of New York remains the top-ranked team in the men’s poll while Amherst (MA) remains the top-ranked teams in the women’s poll.
This week’s set of national rankings can be found on-line at: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/c-xc/08-d3national-rankings.htm
