Women Earn Four All-Region Runners in Third Place Finish
DENVER, Colo. - The University of Colorado Colorado Springs placed four runners in the top 20 of the overall results in a third-place finish at today's NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver. The finish qualifies the Mountain Lions for the national championships for the first time since 2006.
Veronica Sandoval, Megan Burrell and Madison Neher finished in order from No. 13 through No. 15 in a two-second span from 22:43 through 22:45. Angie Martell crossed the finish line in 22:54 and in No. 18 overall as the fourth scoring runner for UCCS. The four all-region runners are the most in a single season in UCCS program history.
Sam Bauer finished as the final scoring runner for UCCS in No. 48 overall and in 24:08.
Today's team performance means the Mountain Lions will be competing at the national championships for the first time since 2006 and for the fifth time in program history. UCCS is sending both the men's and women's teams to the national championships for the second time in school history and the first time since 2004.
The women's six-kilometer national championship race will take place at 12:30 p.m. MDT in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17.
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| February 25, 2013 | | Three Mountain Lions Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors | Women's cross country All-American Megan Burrell and teammates Angie Martell and Madison Neher earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honors for cross country this morning. The University of Colorado Colorado Springs also earned the All-Academic team award with a grade point average above 3.00. |
| February 8, 2013 | .jpg) | Harmer Signs Two, Adds One Transfer for 2013-14 | David Harmer, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Head Women’s Cross Country Coach and Co-Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach, is excited to announce the addition of two student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent. Bailey Eppard (Johnston, Iowa) and Lina Arista (Colorado Springs, Colo.) each signed during the signing period that started Wednesday. |
| December 13, 2012 |  | Neher Earns RMAC All-Academic Second Team Spot | Madison Neher, an All-RMAC and all-region runner for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's cross country team, earned a spot on the RMAC All-Academic Second Team announced on Wednesday. Angie Martell, Sarah Treese and Sara Kettelkamp also earned a spot on the RMAC Academic Honor Roll. |
| November 17, 2012 |  | Burrell Earns All-America Honor as Mountain Lions Place 10th | Megan Burrell finished in 21 minutes, 16.1 seconds and placed No. 37 overall for All-America honors to lead the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to a No. 10 finish at the 2012 NCAA Division II Women's Cross Country National Championships this morning. |
| November 16, 2012 |  | Steady Climb Leads No. 11 UCCS to National Championships | JOPLIN, Mo. – In a season that has seen the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women’s cross country team continue to gradually climb the national rankings, the No. 11 Mountain Lions look to make their return to the national stage memorable on Saturday when they compete in the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Cross Country National Championships. The women’s six-kilometer race begins at 10:30 a.m. MST from the Missouri Southern State University Cross Country Course in Joplin, Mo. |
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