With four all-region performances, 2004 CAA Champion William and Mary men
Sophomore Julia Cathcart (Starkville, MS) and senior Jackie Kosakowski (Sauquoit, NY) raced to All-Southeast honors as 2004 CAA Champion William and Mary women
2004 CAA Champion William and Mary women's cross country will aim to qualify for the NCAA Championship this Saturday as it contests the NCAA Southeast Regional, hosted by East Carolina in Greenville, NC. The top-two teams from the 6,000m race, held on the Lake Kristi Course, will earn automatic berths to the NCAA Championship. 13 at-large bids will also be rewarded after all the Regional meets are completed and a team's finish at its Regional is crucial in securing an at-large bid. The Southeast Region is one of the deepest and most competitive in the nation and traditionally sends at least two at-large selections to the Championship. The Southeast currently boasts four teams ranked in the latest FinishLynx National poll: No. 5 Duke, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 10 N. C. State and No. 21 Wake Forest. The Tribe has been ranked as high as 22nd this season.
2004 CAA Champion William and Mary men's cross country, which has competed at seven-consecutive NCAA Championships, will seek its eighth-straight NCAA qualification this Saturday as the team contests the NCAA Southeast Regional, hosted by East Carolina in Greenville, NC. The top-two teams from the 10,000m race, held on the Lake Kristi Course, will earn automatic berths to the NCAA Championship. 13 at-large bids will also be rewarded after all the Regional meets are completed and a team's finish at its Regional is crucial in securing an at-large bid.
William and Mary men's cross country, fresh off dominating the CAA Championship for its fifth-straight conference crown, has been ranked 30th in this week's NCAA MONDO National Poll. The Tribe moved back into the rankings on the strength of a sweep of the top four positions at the CAA Championship, with junior Matt Keally (Virginia Beach, VA) racing to the individual title, and by witnessing eight of its harriers earn All-CAA honors at the meet.
With junior Matt Keally (Virginia Beach, VA) winning the individual crown, leading a Tribe sweep of the top four, William and Mary men\'s cross country won its fifth-straight CAA Championship this morning. The College scored 18 points (one shy of the Tribe\'s own record) on the strength of a sweep of the top-four positions (with its fifth scorer finishing a strong eighth) to easily down runner-up James Madison (45) and third place Virginia Commonwealth (87).
With five runners earning all-conference honors William and Mary women\'s cross country edged James Madison in a thrilling 36-37 finish to repeat as CAA Champion and win its 12th conference title overall. The one-point victory is the closest in the history of the CAA, and the Tribe won the battle thanks to its consistent depth. The two squads were evenly matched at the top, but W&M placed all of its scoring five in the top-12 and all of its scoring seven ahead of James Madison\'s No. 5, while the Dukes were forced to count a 15th place result towards its team total. Shannon Saunders of James Madison won the individual title by completing the 6,000m New Market Battlefield course in 21:00.4.
Four-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary men's cross country will seek its fifth-consecutive conference crown this Saturday as it contests the CAA Cross Country Championship, hosted by James Madison in New Market, VA. The 8,000m men's race is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. The Tribe will again present a formidable force at the Championship, returning five all-conference harries from last season, along with several underclassmen ready to step up and snare All-CAA honors.
Reigning CAA Champion William and Mary women's cross country will defend its crown this Saturday as it contests the CAA Cross Country Championship, hosted by James Madison in New Market, VA. The 6,000m women's race is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. Last season, the Tribe won its 11th CAA Cross Country Championship, and first since 1998, in a record-setting performance.
No. 22 William and Mary women
WILLIAMSBURG, VA (October 5, 2004)
No. 24 William and Mary women
Four-time reigning CAA Champion William and Mary men
Four-time defending CAA Champion William and Mary men
Team Seedings for the 2004 William and Mary High School Cross Country Invitational are now online. They can be viewed clicking here (best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer). Other information regarding the meet can be accessed at the 2004 W&M High School XC Invitational Information Center. The meet, held on the grounds of Eastern State Hospital, begins at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday, October 2.
Defending CAA Champion William and Mary women
William & Mary men\'s cross country distance ace Jeff Hedley (Virginia Beach, VA) has been named the CAA Co-Runner of the Week, the conference office announced today. The honor comes after the senior led the Tribe\'s victory at Virginia\'s Lou Onesty Invitational this Saturday with his fourth-place performance. Hedley clocked a 25:09.4 over the wet 8,000m course, leading five Tribe harriers in the top-15, to secure the College a four-point win over runner-up Ohio State.
Reigning CAA Champion William and Mary men
After reclaiming the CAA crown with a record score of 18 points in 2003, William and Mary enters the 2004 campaign aiming to repeat its efforts and return a young but talented team to the NCAA Championship. Despite heavy turnover due to graduation, the squad is primed to achieve these goals. Although youthful, the team
William and Mary anticipates another strong season under second-year head coach Alex Gibby. In his first season guiding the team, Gibby proved he can mold young athletes into elite runners and continued the tradition of excellence at the College by repeating as CAA Champion and leading the squad to its seventh-straight NCAA qualification. With a year under his belt, Gibby aims to reach the next level of success. With an impressive amount of veteran depth and a tested group of underclassmen, the Tribe is poised for one of its strongest seasons ever.
William and Mary track and field, 2004 CAA Champion on both the men's and women's side, had three of its former standouts compete this evening at the U. S. Olympic Team Trials held in Sacramento, CA.
2004 CAA Rookie of the Year Keith Bechtol (Alexandria, VA) represented the United States this afternoon at the IAAF World Junior Championships, held in Grosseto, Italy. Bechtol, who came into the race ranked 24th in the world among juniors at that distance (the fastest American), finished 19th in the field of 25 runners. The highest-placing American in the race, he clocked a 31:45.99.