Women’s Cross Country Team Ranked Number-One/Men’s Ranked Second
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
For the first time since 1999, the Calvin women’s cross country team has been ranked number-one in the Division III Top 25 poll released by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Knights are ranked number-one in this week’s poll, up one spot from last week’s spot. The Knights have overtaken last year’s national champion – Amherst (MA) – which had held onto the top spot since last year’s preseason poll.
Calvin Cross Country Teams Ranked Number-One in Region
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Calvin men’s and women’s cross country teams are both ranked number-one in the latest set of Division III Great Lakes Regional rankings released this afternoon.
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.
