2016 Men's Cross Country News

Season

DeGroot Named MacMurray Cross Country Coach

June 28, 2017

MacMurray College has selected Jeremy DeGroot as the new head coach of the revived men's and women's cross country teams. DeGroot brings years of coaching experience to the College as well as organizing cross country meets and training athletes of all ages.

Spalding To Host Pair of NCAA National Championships

April 19, 2017

Spalding University in collaboration with the Louisville Sports Commission has been selected as the host for two NCAA National Championship events between 2018-22.

Westminster Sweeps SLIAC Post-Graduate Honors; Teubner and Zalis

April 19, 2017

Glenn Teubner and Andrea Zalis, both seniors at Westminster College, have been named the 2017 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Post-Graduate Scholarship recipients.

Southworth Hired As Principia Cross Country Head Coach

March 28, 2017

The Principia College Athletics Department is excited to announce the hire of Sedge Southworth as the Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach.

USTFCCCA Honors Academic Success For 2016

February 09, 2017

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their 2016 All-Academic awards with several St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) members and individuals being honored.

Feature Friday with Abe Ott

January 06, 2017

In this week's Feature Friday we talked with Principia College runner Abe Ott. Find out about growing up in Colorado, working in New Zealand, and more in this week's interview.

Wilcoxen Announces Resignation

December 01, 2016

After serving Principia College as a cross-country coach for 16 years and a track and field coach for 10 years, head coach Chuck Wilcoxen has announced his resignation and will be moving on to other endeavors. Wilcoxen will return for the NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships next fall at Principia in order to be the meet director for that event.

Record Fall For SLIAC All-Academic Team Honors

November 16, 2016

For the second straight fall the SLIAC will recognize a record amount of student-athltes on the conference All-Academic Team. This fall a total of 181 student-athletes earned SLIAC All-Academic Team honors, surpassing last year's record high of 168.

Greenville Grouping Carries Panthers To Win

October 29, 2016

Greenville College was able to pick up the programs 13th SLIAC Men's Cross Country Championship title thanks to a strong team showing in Louisville, Ky. The Panthers did not have a runner in the top five but took spots 6-11 to keep the team points low. Greenville finished with 40 team points, the lowest team score since 2011.