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Intense cross-country training unites team

It’s Thursday, and for cross-country team members, that means they woke up at 6:00 a.m. and started practice at 6:30 a.m. Like other sports teams, the runners practices together 5-6 times a week while in season.  Cross-country runners are in season or training about 90 percent of the year, which makes for an intense schedule,...

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Cross-country strong at MSU

Sunny, 62 degrees, and a subtle breeze: Last Friday was a perfect day for the Spartan Invitation cross-country meet. Hillsdale’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to East Lansing where the meet was hosted at Michigan State University’s golf course, giving competitors a smooth, flat run on the greens. Lined up in their appropriate boxes,...

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Cross-country 8th in nation

The combination of the returning runners and the new additions made such an impressive roster that it had to be nationally recognized. The Hillsdale women’s cross-country team received the highest preseason NCAA Division II ranking it has had in school history. The team ranked 2nd in the region and 8th in the nation. The preseason...