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Cross Country Teams Head to Heps, Seeking Third Straight Ivy League Titles
October 29, 2008 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
PRINCETON, N.J. (10/29/08) ? The Princeton men and women's cross country teams will vie for their third straight Ivy League titles on Friday, Oct. 31 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Ivy League Heptagonals. The men's five-mile race starts at 12:30 p.m., with the women's 5K beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The park grounds are currently undergoing a series of renovations and this year's course will see significant changes, including a new starting point.
Last season, the men's team finished with 38 points, followed by Cornell in second place with 67 points. Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth and Yale followed. Michael Maag was the individual champion, completing the course in 24:37.9, with Ben Sitler taking third with a time of 24:43.2. Princeton's other three harriers making up the team score are no longer on the squad, but a number of people have the ability to finish strong. Freshman Brian Leung and senior Cameron Marantz have been in Princeton's top five, in each of its meets this season, while sophomore Rob Speare and freshman Max Kaulbach have been in the top five twice this season.
The women's team took first with 25 points, followed by Columbia with 69 and Brown with 104 points. Penn, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Dartmouth rounded out the bottom five teams. Princeton returns four of its top five runners from last year's Heps, including individual champion Liz Costello, who covered the course in 17:14.4. Seniors Megan Brandeland, Jolee VanLeuven, and sophomore Ashley Higginson will look to replicate their times from last season. In addition, the Tigers have talent in freshman Alex Banfich, junior Reilly Kiernan and sophomore Sarah Cummings, who have all been in the top of the Tiger pack this season.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) weekly poll was released yesterday. The women are once again at the top of the Mid-Atlantic regional poll, and the men stay steady in the No. 2 slot. Nationally, the women's poll remained unchanged, with Princeton at No. 4 with 324 points. Washington is the unanimous No. 1 pick, followed by Oregon and Florida State. The men are continuing to receive votes in the national poll, earning 14 total, the most among the teams receiving votes, just seven shy of cracking the top 30. The top three teams in the nation stayed the same, with Oregon leading the way.
No other Ivy League teams are in the men or women's poll, or receiving votes in it.
In the Northeast region, the Cornell men lead the Ivies with a No. 3 showing. Dartmouth is No. 4, Columbia is No. 6, Harvard is No. 8, Yale is No. 9 and Brown is No. 11. On the women's side its Columbia at No. 5, Cornell at No. 6, Harvard at No. 7, Brown at No. 8, Dartmouth at No. 9 and Yale at No. 14.
The park grounds are currently undergoing a series of renovations and this year's course will see significant changes, including a new starting point.
Last season, the men's team finished with 38 points, followed by Cornell in second place with 67 points. Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth and Yale followed. Michael Maag was the individual champion, completing the course in 24:37.9, with Ben Sitler taking third with a time of 24:43.2. Princeton's other three harriers making up the team score are no longer on the squad, but a number of people have the ability to finish strong. Freshman Brian Leung and senior Cameron Marantz have been in Princeton's top five, in each of its meets this season, while sophomore Rob Speare and freshman Max Kaulbach have been in the top five twice this season.
The women's team took first with 25 points, followed by Columbia with 69 and Brown with 104 points. Penn, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Dartmouth rounded out the bottom five teams. Princeton returns four of its top five runners from last year's Heps, including individual champion Liz Costello, who covered the course in 17:14.4. Seniors Megan Brandeland, Jolee VanLeuven, and sophomore Ashley Higginson will look to replicate their times from last season. In addition, the Tigers have talent in freshman Alex Banfich, junior Reilly Kiernan and sophomore Sarah Cummings, who have all been in the top of the Tiger pack this season.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) weekly poll was released yesterday. The women are once again at the top of the Mid-Atlantic regional poll, and the men stay steady in the No. 2 slot. Nationally, the women's poll remained unchanged, with Princeton at No. 4 with 324 points. Washington is the unanimous No. 1 pick, followed by Oregon and Florida State. The men are continuing to receive votes in the national poll, earning 14 total, the most among the teams receiving votes, just seven shy of cracking the top 30. The top three teams in the nation stayed the same, with Oregon leading the way.
No other Ivy League teams are in the men or women's poll, or receiving votes in it.
In the Northeast region, the Cornell men lead the Ivies with a No. 3 showing. Dartmouth is No. 4, Columbia is No. 6, Harvard is No. 8, Yale is No. 9 and Brown is No. 11. On the women's side its Columbia at No. 5, Cornell at No. 6, Harvard at No. 7, Brown at No. 8, Dartmouth at No. 9 and Yale at No. 14.
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