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Cross-country women place 2nd at GLIACs
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Cross-country women place 2nd at GLIACs

For the first time since 1999, the women’s cross-country team placed 2nd out of 15 teams at the GLIAC tournament at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, with several outstanding individual performances. The women’s team had their fastest average time of the season. It was the first time the women placed 2nd at the conference meet...

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Women’s cross-country qualifies for Nationals

Both the men and women’s teams entered the NCAA D-II Midwest Regional meet on Nov. 22 looking to finish in the top four to quality for the national meet on Dec. 6. The women clinched their goal with a second place finish, just behind their unwavering competitor, Grand Valley State University. The men unfortunately fell...

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Cross-country’s solid six

The past four years have bonded seniors Joshua Mirth, Matt Perkins, Kevin Frost, John Wierenga, Jack Butler and Luke Hickman. The six seniors make up the only fully intact class to have existed in the past four years: No one quit the team, no one else in their year joined it. This is also the...

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Cross-country dominates

Over fall break, the cross-country team traveled to Evansville, Indiana to race in the Southern Indiana Regional Preview. Both teams had a successful weekend. The women’s team swept the competition with a first place finish out of nine teams and the men’s team took third. “We ran well and we ran fast.  Definitely from top...

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Men’s cross team takes first at Louisville Classic

The Hillsdale men’s cross-country team made the biggest jump in the nation in rankings this week thanks to a stellar performance in Louisiville over the weekend. The US Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association had Hillsdale ranked 24th, but after sweeping the competition at the Greater Louiville Cross-Country Classic meet they moved up to...