Abby Fischer

While the fall cross country season is still a ways away, there is still excitement around XU about the incoming freshman class that Head Coach Dan Flaute is set to welcome. "I am very excited about the incoming recruiting class," Flaute said. They have all excelled in high school on the cross country course and on the track."

College signings are always interesting to see, but everybody wonders why one athlete chose one schol and why another athlete chose a different school.  Inside you will find out why certain athletes chose the school that they did in their own words.  This article will be updated throughout February as more responses are returned.  

For the girls Magnificat, running as Rocky River XC Club, finished fifth overall, with Madeline Chambers taking 8th indvidually.  North Royalton's Hannah Neczypor finished 11th overall and on the boys side, Zach Wills of Mason finished 5th overall.

Ohio dominates the NXN Midwest Regional Championship by going 1 through 3 in the girls individual race, winning the girls team race and advancing two individuals on the boys side.  Nice Job Ohio!

The 2009 State Meet is now in the books and it made for some memorable performances (Like it always does!) Lets take a look at the individual and team winners from this past weekend. 

The teams and individual qualifiers for the OHSAA State Championship are now set, the only thing left to do is run the races and crown the champions.  Lets take a look back at how teams got here in the weekly Week In Review.

The 2009 version of the MMOC has all the key ingredients for a great day of elite team and individual cross country competition.  The MMOC has a festive atmosphere with loud music, top ranked teams, great depth, top individuals from several states and a fan friendly course that has yielded some blazing times in years past. 

What a state meet it was!

The All Ohio Catholic Championship provided for some great feats in the Championship Races.  Magnificat posted a perfect 15 team score, while Kevin Yarnell (pictured left, from St. Johns Jesuit) and Marty Coolidge (pictured next to Yarnell, from Elyria Catholic) provided excitement in the boys race as both boys ran 15:17, with Yarnell just edging out Coolidge at the line.