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Articles from the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Season - Men
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NOVEMBER 21-22, 2002
USA Today preview: Three runners likely to top cross country pack
Jorge Torres has built one long run of success
Jorge Torres in the running for NCAA Championship
Seniors set the standard for CU
Jason Hartmann nears end of cross country career
A Brief Chat with Louis Luchini
Feature on NAU freshman Nurani Sheikh
Westly Keating again seeking stellar run
Eastern Michigan ready to fly
Georgetown looks to make long haul pay off
Dusty Lieb makes strides with NCAA
Jeff Hollobaugh: Cross country nationals shaping up
National crown in UW-Oshkosh's reach
Cross country runners are kings of UAA campus
La Roche College's Andrew Musinguzi continues to run circles around opponents
Ricky Moore to represent Wheeling Jesuit at DII Nationals
Colorado teams among favorites in Division I and II
Runners from Illinois eye NCAA glory
NC State eyes top-10 finish
Two seniors represent Iowa State
Takuya Abe runs wild for Concord College
Colorado State looks to prove something at Nationals

NOVEMBER 20, 2002
Jorge Torres is ready to take aim at elusive NCAA title
Footwork done, Trinity's Ryan Bak is ready
Trackwire interview with Tom McArdle
Don Sage named USATF Athlete of the Week
Indiana planning resurgence in men's cross country
Great Lakes gets record number of teams
Central Michigan earns At-Large Bid to NCAAs
Mike Diano leads the way for Pitt
Utah's Delfino Arevalo qualifies for NCAAs
Texas Tech runners end season, focus on 2003
Samson Kipchirchir and Bibiche Mankatu are valuable assets for South Alabama

NOVEMBER 19, 2002
Scholarships available for women's, men's track at Maryland show impact of Title IX
NC State wins districts
Seniors spark championship bid for Georgetown
Mark Menefee selected as At-Large Individual Qualifier
Matt Gonzales will represent UNM
Both Wisconsin teams to compete at NCAAs
Both Notre Dame teams to compete at NCAAs
USF's Christa Benton and Andrew Smith qualify as individuals
Butler earns At-Large bid
Texas earns At-Large bid
Oregon looks ahead to NCAA Championships
Ohio State qualifies for NCAAs
Miami's Jerry Claunch qualifies as an individual
Baylor's Kyle King qualifies as an individual
Cincinnati's Chris Reis qualifies as an individual
Cornell teams place sixth

NOVEMBER 18, 2002
NAU bounces back to win Mountain Region title
Montana's Antony Ford motors into NCAA meet
Arkansas and Cragg capture South Central titles
Stanford sweeps West Regionals
Michigan women, EMU men qualify automatically for NCAAs
Manhattan College's Andres Cordero running toward NCAAs
Calvin men, women run to regional titles
Iona takes NCAA Northeast Regional
Weber State men fourth, women fifth
Duke awaits bid day as neither team qualified automatically for NCAAs
Penn finishes fifth at regional

NOVEMBER 16-17, 2002
Jorge Torres sets record at regional | CU advances
Stanford sweeps men's and women's races
Kip Kangogo finishes 28th, should still advance to Nationals with team | BYU finishes third
Tennessee sweeps NCAA South Regionals
John Jefferson is only American in top five at Great Lakes Regional
Christian Goy races to a national berth
Oregon finishes second, advances to Nationals
Bashar Ibrahim headed to Nationals
Ohio State finishes fifth at Great Lakes Regional
Wisconsin wins competitive Great Lakes Regional
Tom McArdle, Kate O'Neill win Northeast Regional
Duke men third, women fourth
Wommack, Banevicius Qualify for NCAA Championships

NOVEMBER 15, 2002
Vin Lananna putting the U.S. in the running
BYU coach Ed Eyestone warns Kip Kangogo to save his best for Nationals
Stanford hosts NCAA Western Regional
National Championship meet spots on the line for Notre Dame
Christian Goy hopes to qualify for nationals on home course
Central Michigan looks to qualify at Great Lakes Regional
Cornell hopes to finish strong after letdown at Heps
Nebraska looks for Nationals berth
Illinois looks to qualify for Nationals
NC State seeks district titles
East Tennessee State runnes look for individual berths
Top races heat up for Texas squads

NOVEMBER 14, 2002
Colorado will be conservative at NCAA regional meet
Stanford should set pace at Western Regional
Running doesn't rule Martin Conrad's world
NC State favored to win Southeast Regional
Northern Arizona stretches its legs, gains momentum (with cool photo of Nurani Sheikh)
It's 'go time' for Colorado State
Iowa State prepares for regionals
Marquette teams look for championship berth
Arizona tries to gain experience at West Regional

NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Kip Kangogo won't stop
Minnesota prepares for Midwest Regional
Chico State wins region, wants nationals
Carl Mease paces UMass-Lowell to New England crown

NOVEMBER 11-12, 2002
Arizona State looks for Nationals berths
Championship berth on the line for #18 Michigan
Georgetown's 'B' team finishes second at Cavalier Open

NOVEMBER 8-10, 2002
Chico State wins West Regional
Dan Glaz has Ohio State focused on District Meet
Duke runs 'B' teams at Cavalier Open
GVSU men and women qualify for nationals
UT-Chattanooga has outstanding cross country runners
Former high school standout Marc Pelerin helps Villanova to Big East title

NOVEMBER 7, 2002
A Brief Chat with Jorge Torres
Canisius will drop men's and women's indoor and outdoor track
Penn coaches' lawsuit challenges proportionality clauses
Coppin State's Nickie Peters runs away from the limelight

NOVEMBER 6, 2002
Redshirt freshman Luis Bordes helps Arkansas to 29th-straight title

Mark Wetmore named Big 12 Coach of the Year, Nelson is top newcomer
Winthrop University led by a married couple

NOVEMBER 5, 2002
David Kimani wins third-straight SEC title
Arkansas makes it 12 in a row
Andrew Smith wins Conference USA title, USF comes up short
Stanford wins Pac-10 title
Georgetown disappointed with third-place finish at Big East
Rollie Geiger keeps program running smoothly | NC State wins ACC titles
Title IX puts Cal on hot seat
Duke women struggle, men roll at ACCs
Dartmouth wins third-straight title at Heps

NOVEMBER 3-4, 2002
EMU coach says Cheboiywo was misdirected
NAU loses Big Sky Meet, Henrik Ahnstrom sits out with achilles problem
Big Ten belongs to UW men yet again
Michigan outruns Michigan State for Big Ten title
Calvin men, women run to MIAA titles
USF will put more money into athletics, including cross country

NOVEMBER 2, 2002
Alistair Cragg Interview from RunFlorida.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2002
Jarrod Shoemaker, Dartmouth win at Heps
Villanova men, Notre Dame women capture 2002 Big East titles
Nephi Tyler doesn't fit Ute mold
NC State looking to repeat at ACC Championships
RunFlorida.com interview with Daniel Lincoln
Pre-SEC interview with John McDonnell
Cal prepared for Pac-10 Championships
Penn looking to pull off huge upset at Heps today
Mark Batres adjusting well to Cal Poly

OCTOBER 29, 2002
Bashar Ibrahim changed his mind about running
Stanford to host Pac-10 Championships Saturday

OCTOBER 26-28, 2002
It's all about attitude, EMU's Boaz Cheboiywo says
 South Dakota sweeps Mount Marty Invite
Anchorage men run to GNAC title
 Millsaps, Weatherbee claim Great South conference crowns

OCTOBER 24, 2002
Two former Oregon high school runners lead Stanford
Molly Austin, Jorge Torres are Big 12 Runners of the Week
Pitt improves with strong outing

OCTOBER 23, 2002
Oregon remains in fifth in latest poll
Shane Stroup keeps pushing the pace at Florid

OCTOBER 22, 2002
Stanford lives up to billing at Pre-NCAA meet
Georgetown finishes eighth at Pre-Nationals

OCTOBER 19-21, 2002
Michigan team works on teamwork
Stanford, Colorado dominate Pre NCAA races
Jorge Torres breaks course record at Pre NCAA meet
10th ranked BYU third at Pre Nationals
Kip Kangogo wins on medium effort at Pre NCAA meet | Torres says he could have gone harder too
Indiana State course gets high marks after first national test
Stanford men and women sweep races at Pre NCAA meet
Central Michigan takes third at Pre Nationals
Record-breaking times achieved at Pre NCAA meet

OCTOBER 18, 2002
Colorado set for NCAA preview meet
Top cross country teams in pre nationals at ISU
Penn State enters last leg of season
Carolina to compete at NCAA preview
Central Michigan to run in national meet
Columbia faces top teams at Pre NCAAs
Syracuse to compete at Albany Invitational

OCTOBER 17, 2002
Kyle Orender emerges as a reliable, consistent standout
Arkansas cross country teams to run at home Saturday
South Florida's Andrew Smith runs from maple leaves to palm trees
NC State faces stiffest competition at Pre NCAA meet

OCTOBER 16, 2002
Indiana State prepares to host Pre Nationals
Adam Sutton shaves time for first at New Englands
Providence-area college cross country notes
Boaz Cheboiywo named scholar-athlete of the week after winning Michigan Intercollegiates
Spotlight on Michigan's Nick Willis
Oregon men ranked #5 in national poll
Stanford to compete at Pre-NCAAs Saturday

OCTOBER 12-15, 2002
Vin Lananna: The man behind it all for Stanford's runners

'An Evening with Boaz' - EMU to host Q&A with the NCAA Champion (PDF)
Number one Stanford wins Arizona State Invitational

Nate Dinges leads IUPUI team through example
Colorado runs 'B' teams at Fort Hays

OCTOBER 11, 2002
National Invitational will help determine Penn State's roster for upcoming meets
Q&A with Jeff Wood of Texas

OCTOBER 9, 2002
Top runners head to Arizona State Invitational this weekend
UW-Oshkosh on top of DIII world
Chico State runs well at Willamette Invitational
Surprise runners step up for Humboldt State
Team mentality key to success for Michigan
Jorge Torres named USATF Athlete of the Week

OCTOBER 8, 2002
Pete Julian to help out Santa Clara cross country teams
Butler's Marty Fedmowski wins on course that will host NCAAs
Central Michigan wins Gulden Invitational
NC State's Devin Swann's goals soar
John Bitok's GWU course record leads Syracuse
Columbia dominates without top runners
Team concept drives BC's Shawn Wallace

OCTOBER 7, 2002
Stanford runners continue hot streak
Jorge Torres sets 8k course record to help CU win Shootout
Arkansas harriers and Alistair Cragg capture OSU Jamboree titles
Yale harriers eke out victory

OCTOBER 5-6, 2002
Jorge Torres breaks Adam Goucher's CU course record | CU release
Dave Davis obliterates course record at Willamette Invitational | Another article, with photos
Stanford's #1 men and #2 women sweep Notre Dame Invitational
Stanford follows the example of a Sage leader

OCTOBER 4, 2002
CU to host Rocky Mountain Shootout Saturday
Notre Dame welcomes elite field for Invitational

OCTOBER 3, 2002
Steve Slattery gears up for final races, Rocky Mtn. Shootout this weekend (article includes video clips)
Kip Kangogo named MWC athlete of the week
Michigan runs in the rain before Notre Dame Invite
New Mexico heads to Cowboy Jamboree
Penn men to unveil new strategy at Belmont

OCTOBER 2, 2002
Kip Kangogo, via Canada, runs down NCAA titlist | Sophomore leading BYU to success
Stanford travels to Notre Dame Invitational Friday
NAU men shine in Charlotte
Butler climbs to 12th in cross country poll | Butler men third at Great American
Adams State runners post solid efforts in Division I meet
Ithaca's Mike Styczynski gets a running start

OCTOBER 1, 2002
Stanford men split squad, with split results
Colorado State teams return dirty, not defeated
Manhattan College's Andres Cordero hitting his stride

SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2002
Duke runners perform well
NC State men persevere

Tom McArdle leads promising Big Green at Iona

SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
Eastern Oregon moves to #1 in poll

SEPTEMBER 24, 2002
Great matchups featured at Great American XC Festival
Finally healthy, Matt Buchholz making an impact at Conn College

SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
Razorbacks take full squad to Missouri Southern Invitational

SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
Mike Sandrock: Don't count out Buffs for NCAA title

SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
Sacramento State has strong start to season
Wisconsin-Superior is off and running in a pack

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
Illinois State finishes strong at home
Duke triumphs at Lou Onesty Invitational
Providence College faces high expectations
Boston College runners find success in New Hampshire
BYU edged by Weber State

SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2002
Nurani Sheikh wins in second collegiate start, NAU takes Aztec Invite
Weber State defeats BYU

SEPTEMBER 14, 2002
Remembering Wyoming athletes killed by a drunk driver one year ago

SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
Georgetown ready for title run | A look at the runners who make up the team |
Georgetown kicks off the season against Yale
Oregon XC sets sights a little higher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2002
A Brief Chat with Mark Wetmore

SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Georgia Tech XC sets sights on successful 2002
NC State runners sweep ACC accolades for the week
Former NC high schoolers run well in early-season college XC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
Team spirit races on at Wyoming, memorial will honor eight runners killed in crash
Colorado's title defense hit by injury | Cross Country capsules
BYU cross country has a rainy start

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Arkansas wins, John McDonnell wants more

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2002
Wichita State second at JK Classic | Shockers set to start season
Arkansas sweeps invitational
Penn State second at Spiked Shoe
Bowdoin has classy class of runners
UCI men make history

SEPTEMBER 6, 2002
Northern Arizona cross country ready to step up to national stage
Ritzenhein won't make redshirt decision until the week of NCAA XC meet
Adams State hosts Joe I. Vigil open this Saturday

SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Notre Dame looks to maintain status among best in the region
Penn State men working to be a power again
Duke victorious in opening meet, many top runners sit out

SEPTEMBER 2-3, 2002
Buffs dealt big blow as Ritzenhein redshirting (also, Sam Wilbur wins 5k) | Ritzenhein out for season
CU vets allow newcomers to lead the pack at annual time trial

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2002
Casey Burchill surprises at CU time trial, Ritzenhein sits out with IT band injury
Buffs take aim at another title (Aug. 13)
Q&A with UNC Coach Michael Whittlesey
Q&A with UNC sophomore Brian McGovern

AUGUST 16, 2002
Keene State's Mark Miller enjoys fast run, good fun
Adams State's Aucencio Martinez to compete at Harvest Festival 5k

AUGUST 15, 2002
It's a future Webb that Nike weaves | 'Gut feeling' brought Webb back to train at home

AUGUST 14, 2002
NC State Wolfpack XC ready to go the distance
Irv Ray named head coach at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Greg Metcalf to head Washington Track, Cross Country programs

AUGUST 6, 2002
A Brief Chat with Steve Slattery

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