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Articles from the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Season - Women
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NOVEMBER 20, 2002
A Brief Chat with Vicky Gill
Trackwire interview with Vicky Gill
Emily Kroshus picks Princeton for balance of sports and studies
O'Neill twins head to nationals
Great Lakes gets record number of teams
Carrie Zografos will run against former CU teammates
J.J. Clark named South Region Coach of the Year
Penn women struggle in finale
Texas Tech runners end season, focus on 2003
Maureen McCandless leads the way for Pitt
Victoria Chang qualifies for NCAAs as an individual
North Carolina receives At-Large Bid
Western Kentucky's Olga Cronin qualifies for NCAAs
Kentucky's Caity Phillips qualifies for NCAAs

NOVEMBER 19, 2002
Kassi Andersen brings talent, humility to the course
Scholarships available for women's, men's track at Maryland show impact of Title IX
NC State runs toward Nationals
Amy Mortimer captures Midwest Regional title
Ball State earns bid to Nationals
Indiana coach gives birth one day after her team qualifies for nationals
Georgetown wins Regional title, is headed to Nationals
Virginia awarded bid to NCAA Championships
Northwestern rebounds from bad race at Big Ten meet to advance to NCAAs
Marquette makes third trip in a row to NCAAs
Duke, led by five freshmen, will advance to NCAAs
Carrie Zografos, minus team, looks ahead to NCAA Championships
Penn State gets At-Large bid to NCAAs
USF's Christa Benton and Andrew Smith qualify as individuals
Adriana Zalucka qualifies as an individual
Both Notre Dame teams to compete at NCAAs
Both Wisconsin teams to compete at NCAAs
Cornell teams place sixth
Illinois satisfied with 11th-place finish after losing some top runners
Freshman Ciara Harvey now a leader for Shasta College

NOVEMBER 18, 2002
Wake Forest wins Southeast Regional, is headed to Nationals
Stanford sweeps West Regionals
Arkansas gets 12th team title
Columbia gets first-ever Regional victory
Michigan women, EMU men qualify automatically for NCAAs | NCAAs are next for Michigan
Weber State men fourth, women fifth
Duke awaits bid day as neither team qualified automatically for NCAAs

Tennessee gets narrow win over FSU
Texas finishes second in South Central Region, qualifies
Calvin men, women run to regional titles
Tracey Brauksieck qualifies individually for NCAAs

NOVEMBER 16-17, 2002
BYU's Pat Shane: "We don't have a weakness" | BYU wins
Pregnant coach inspires IU runners
Stanford sweeps men's and women's races
WVU's Metcalfe makes the grade for NCAA finals
Tennessee sweeps NCAA South Regionals
Amy Mortimer wins third regional title
CU men, women advance to nationals | CU advances
Vicky Gill wins regional, Florida State wins first trip to NCAAs
Shalane Flanagan, NC State men dominate
Flanagan wins again, Duke must wait and see
Brianna Shook wins Great Lakes Regional
Tom McArdle, Kate O'Neill win Northeast Regional
Victoria Chang finishes 12th, may advance as an individual
Adriana Zalucka Finishes Eighth at NCAA Regional
Notre Dame wins first-ever regional title
Missouri wins Midwest Regional
Arizona State, led by freshmen, finishes second
Virgina finishes third, should advance
Oregon's Carrie Zografros gets automatic bid
Northwestern squeaks in to NCAA meet
Duke men third, women fourth
UTEP's Corine van Beek drops out of regional, will not advance
Wommack, Banevicius Qualify for NCAA Championships
Jenny Yadon finishes 22nd at regional
Georgia's Lauren Burks qualifies for NCAAs
Mary Washington's Erin Connelly second in region
North Central's Molly Morrison qualifies for DIII Nationals

NOVEMBER 15, 2002
Two sets of twins have Yale fans seeing double
Vin Lananna putting the U.S. in the running
BYU, starting to peak, looks for a win in New Mexico
Shalane Flanagan aims for fourth-straight regional title
Stony Brook runners follow Jenny Payne's lead
Georgetown runs for automatic bid | In the spotlight: Treniere Clement
Stanford hosts NCAA Western Regional
National Championship meet spots on the line for Notre Dame
NC State seeks district titles
Sharon Dickie aiming for fourth NCAA All-America finish
Cornell aims to reach nationals for second straight year
Jenny Yadon hopes to keep up pace
Interview with Florida State's Allison Lind
Top races heat up for Texas squads
Illinois looks to qualify for Nationals

NOVEMBER 14, 2002
Colorado will be conservative at NCAA regional meet
Stanford should set pace at Western Regional
NC State faces tough field
Oregon's Carrie Zografos may be running her last cross country race this weekend
Ann Gaffigan leads Nebraska into regionals
Ball State has opportunity to advance to Nationals
It's 'go time' for Colorado State
Iowa State prepares for regionals
Marquette teams look for championship berth
Missouri aims to qualify for nationals
Andrea Kremer and Kristen Fryburg named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Arizona tries to gain experience at West Regional
Amy Mortimer leads Kansas State to regionals

NOVEMBER 13, 2002
Mike Scott's NCAA DI XC Regional Preview
Katie Nowak and Stacey Ritz will attempt a comeback at Regionals
Zolia Gomez and Adams State win regional titles
Minnesota prepares for Midwest Regional | Jen Hess learns to run smarter, not harder

NOVEMBER 11-12, 2002
BYU isn't taking Regionals lightly
Trina Cox adds NorCal title to win streak
Momentum carrying Michigan
Arizona State looks for Nationals berths
Colleen Kelly leads runaway victory for Georgetown, most of the team sits out

NOVEMBER 8-10, 2002
Duke runs 'B' teams at Cavalier Open
UT-Chattanooga has outstanding cross country runners
Rachel Cook now coaching at UC Santa Cruz
Pittsburgh State headed to nationals
GVSU men and women qualify for nationals

NOVEMBER 7, 2002
Senior trio leads the way for Marquette
Canisius will drop men's and women's indoor and outdoor track
Sharon Dickie wins fourth All-SEC honor

NOVEMBER 6, 2002
Mark Wetmore named Big 12 Coach of the Year
Christin Wurth leads Arkansas to title | Byrd takes flight
Columbia wins Heptagonal Championships
Winthrop University led by a married couple

NOVEMBER 5, 2002
BYU excels at Mountain West Conference Championships
Stanford wins Pac-10, Sara Bei says goal is to win NCAA individual and team title
Christin Wurth, Arkansas win SEC titles
Sharon Dickie earns fouth All-SEC honor, Felicia Guliford has an off day | Photos
O'Neill sisters finish 1-2 at Heps
Rollie Geiger keeps program running smoothly | NC State wins ACC titles
Title IX puts Cal on hot seat
Penn State takes 'huge step forward'
Duke women struggle, men roll at ACCs

NOVEMBER 3-4, 2002
Nilssons go 1-2 for NAU
Distance running a mind game for Laura Bishop
Calvin men, women run to MIAA titles
Michigan third in Big Ten
USF will put more money into athletics, including cross country

NOVEMBER 1, 2002
Columbia breaks through at Heps
Villanova men, Notre Dame women capture 2002 Big East titles
Runners lead the pack for NCAA's top woman
NC State looking to repeat at ACC Championships
Cal prepared for Pac-10 Championships
Oregon hungers for Pac-10s
Do or die time for Hawaii runners

OCTOBER 26-28, 2002
UCLA wins Cal State Fullerton Invitational
Pitt State women capture MIAA title
South Dakota sweeps Mount Marty Invite
Millsaps, Weatherbee claim Great South conference crowns
Michigan harriers build for Big Tens

OCTOBER 23, 2002
Karin van Rooyen a running hit in America
Kassi Andersen earns second MWC Athlete of the Week honor
NCCU teams looking to topple St. Augustine

OCTOBER 22, 2002
Stanford women will look to get fifth runner closer to pack | Cross country runners believe anything is possible
Duke women place fifth with 'mediocre' race
Oregon harriers run in packs at Pre-Nationals
Winthrop's Stephanie Vangsnes wins home meet
Christa Benton having a great season for USF
Future gray for Illinois cross country

OCTOBER 19-21, 2002
Shalane Flanagan breaks Indiana State CR, but Vicky Gill breaks it again
FSU's Vicky Gill wins Pre NCAA meet with fastest time of the day
Indiana State course gets high marks after first national test
BYU looks good in winning at Pre NCAA meet
Colorado women run well at Pre NCAA meet
Record-breaking times achieved at Pre NCAA meet

OCTOBER 18, 2002
Former Indiana State runner's daughter, Shalane Flanagan, will compete at Pre NCAA meet
Top cross country teams in Pre-Nationals at ISU
BYU previews championship course
Georgetown set to face the nation's best
Carolina to compete at NCAA preview
Columbia faces top teams at Pre NCAAs
Colorado set for NCAA preview meet
Kansas State to run at Chile Pepper Invite
Syracuse to compete at Albany Invitational

OCTOBER 17, 2002
Victoria Chang feature: The evolution of a runner
Kristin Price will re-enter NC State's lineup at Pre NCAA meet
Arkansas cross country teams to run at home Saturday
Arkansas women welcome recruits to Chile Pepper Invitational, Kleinmann to run
Melissa Gulli will see where she stands at Pre NCAA meet
Sara Bei goes for fourth win

OCTOBER 16, 2002
Indiana State prepares to host Pre Nationals

Michigan's Jeanne Spink hopes she won't regret leaving college
Maria Cicero and Julie Spolidoro work together for 1-2 finish
Stanford to compete at Pre-NCAAs Saturday
Cross country records fall while Penn State finishes third at own invitational
Providence-area college cross country notes

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

BYU sweeps ASU Invitational
Boston College runs away with New England team and individual titles
Tara and Kara Storage are a pair to watch
Allison Carney noses ahead
Central Michigan finishes second to Grand Valley State
Colorado runs 'B' teams at Fort Hays

OCTOBER 11, 2002
Penn State hosts National Invitational
UWO runner puts troubles behind her

OCTOBER 10, 2002
Brooke Novak glad to be at Tennessee, Happy to be running again
BYU will sit many of their top runners at ASU
Revived Ann Gaffigan leads shorthanded Nebraska

OCTOBER 9, 2002
Melissa Madeson back on track after ITB injury
Oregon runners rely on teammates
Chico State runs well at Willamette Invitational
Surprise runners step up for Humboldt State

OCTOBER 8, 2002
Penny Splichal's in hog heaven
Pete Julian to help out Santa Clara cross country teams
Beth Alford-Sullivan provides inspiration, motivation at Penn State
Tom Heinonen hangs up his hat
#12 Georgetown cruises to Cowboy Jamboree win
Boston College women skip race in order to heal
Columbia dominates without top runners
Ball State finishes highest among unranked teams at Notre Dame Invitational
Texas dominates meets, is still unranked nationally
Small feature on Michigan's Lindsey Gallo
Grand Valley State University women finish big

OCTOBER 7, 2002
'Destined' Stanford runners prevail in Indiana
Andreina Byrd leads Arkansas women to title at Indiana State
Yale harriers eke out victory
Transfer Kim Bates makes an immediate impact at Santa Clara
Adams State harriers back on top

OCTOBER 5-6, 2002
Molly Austin wins at Rocky Mountain Shootout | CU release
Idaho's Letiwe Marakurwa comes from behind to win Willamette Invitational | Another article, with photos
Lauren Fleshman sets pace - and example too

OCTOBER 4, 2002
Tom Heinonen announces retirement at end of track season

OCTOBER 3, 2002
Former North Coast runner Sara Bei wins at next level
Redshirt freshman Kassi Andersen named MWC Athlete of the Week
Arkansas runners get preview of NCAA course
New Mexico heads to Cowboy Jamboree

OCTOBER 2, 2002
Stanford travels to Notre Dame Invitational Friday
Columbia women jump to number nine ranking
Hot songs help cool Michigan harriers
Adams State runners post solid efforts in Division I meet

OCTOBER 1, 2002
Stanford women win own invitational
Colorado State teams return dirty, not defeated

SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2002
BYU dominates Great American
NC State finishes third
Tale of two days for Georgetown runners
Duke runners perform well

SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
NC State hosts Wolfpack Invitational, will run a team of redshirt freshmen
Tennessee heads to Wolfpack Invitational | Meet Notes (Both PDF files)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2002
Q & A with Shalane Flanagan
Sharon Dickie starts off senior year with a win
Penn State falls to Hoyas; Brauksieck leads team
Sacramento State has strong start to season
Wisconsin-Superior is off and running in a pack

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
BYU cross country holds perfect score
Providence College faces high expectations
Boston College runners find success in New Hampshire
Minus top runners, Georgetown defeats Penn State and Yale at home
Duke triumphs at Lou Onesty Invitational
Illinois State finishes strong at home

SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2002
NAU's Ida Nilsson wins Aztec Invitational

SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
Georgetown kicks off the season against Yale

SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Andrea Kremer named MAC Runner of the Week | Kremer also Scholar-Athlete of the Week
Londa Bevins named SEC Athlete of the Week
Georgia Tech women set sights on return to NCAAs in 2002
NC State runners sweep ACC accolades for the week
Cornell women picked 23rd in pre-season poll
Former NC high schoolers run well in early-season college XC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2002
BYU women rework winning strategy
Hoyas strive for national title | A look at the women who make up the team | A look at the competition
NCAA Cross Country capsules from USA Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
Weber State women's track earns academic honor

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2002
Katie Ryan named 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year for Massachusetts
Ann Marie Brooks named NCAA Woman of the Year for Missouri
Bob Timmons' long crusade for college athletes' rights now in print
Arkansas sweeps invitational
Freshmen lead Penn State to victory
Southwest Missouri State wins JK Classic
UCI women make a big statement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2002
Northern Arizona cross country ready to step up to national stage
Adams State hosts Joe I. Vigil open this Saturday

SEPTEMBER 5, 2002
Duke victorious in opening meet, many top runners sit out
Katie Sabino named 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year for North Carolina

SEPTEMBER 4, 2002
Notre Dame women poised for break out season

SEPTEMBER 2-3, 2002
CU vets allow newcomers to lead the pack at annual time trial

AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1, 2002
Zeigles lead strong front pack at CU time trial, Odlaug sits out with injury
Buffs take aim at another title (Aug. 13)
Penn State women making big push forward

Q&A with UNC Coach Michael Whittlesey

AUGUST 14, 2002
Greg Metcalf to head Washington Track, Cross Country programs
NC State Wolfpack XC ready to go the distance

AUGUST 1 , 2002
Jennifer Modleszewski feature from citizenet.com (from April 2002)

 

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