Cross Country
Cross Country Issue | Men's side trends younger as they regroup following graduations
It’s not uncommon for graduating seniors to leave holes in a team’s roster -- but this particular one is about the size of the Grand Canyon. With the departure of all-world runner Tom Awad, Penn men’s track and field will look to adjust to life without the two-time defending Ivy Heptagonal champion.
Penn's top student-athletes honored as Academic All-Ivy
Although Penn boasts countless spectacular student-athletes, the most impressive aspect of their success may not even be the athletic success itself.
Ashley Montgomery is on the rise for Penn cross country
Ashley Montgomery is making it look easy for Penn cross country.
Penn cross country step up to national stage in doubleheader
This weekend, Penn’s cross country will look to divide and conquer.
Cross Country Issue | Penn's women's squad is all grown up
Last year, Penn women’s cross country finished last in the Ivy League. This is an indisputable fact. In their year-end Heptagonal meet, the de facto Ivy championship competition, the Red and Blue only managed to finish eighth in the Ancient Eight. And while any single meet result should be taken with a grain of salt, this sort of result would be the elephant in the room.
Cross Country Issue | Quakers seek support behind star runner
Over the past few years, Penn men’s cross country has largely been a showcase for one of the top runners in the nation: Thomas Awad. And what a showcase it has been.
Whiting twins are double trouble for Penn Cross Country
A casual observer at the recent Princeton Invitational may have been a bit confused by the sight of the same Penn cross country runner crossing the finish line twice in a one-second span.
Shearn opens eyes for Penn cross country
While plenty of attention has been paid to the talented underclassmen of woman’s cross country, the men’s program boasts some young firepower of its own.
Henderson | The time is now for Penn cross country
After having spent the past two years rebuilding, developing young talent and generally hanging out near the bottom of the campus fall sports totem pole, Penn cross country is ready to take the next step forward.
Penn XC top moments of 2013
There are no two ways about it: 2013 was a transition year for Penn cross country, but the program still had its fair share of bright moments.
Optimism reigns as Penn cross country opens season with Big 5 Invitational
The adage goes: “it’s a marathon, not a sprint”, but starting a distance race on the right foot sure can’t hurt.
Penn cross country faces unique schedule
In almost any sport, if you spend the fewest minutes on the field of anyone on the team, it makes you a scrub or a benchwarmer. In cross country, though, this same condition makes you something different entirely: a star.New expectations for Penn cross country
Expectations for sports teams can be a gift and a curse. This is one of the key issues at hand for Penn cross country entering the 2014 season.Whiting twins team up as 'face' of Penn cross country
The Penn women’s cross country team finds itself in with freshman phenoms — and identical twin sisters — Cleo and Clarissa Whiting.Two Penn cross country members head to Nationals
This Saturday, freshman Cleo Whiting and sophomore Thomas Awad will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., where they will both compete in the NCAA National Cross Country Championships. Indiana State’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course will play host this weekend to not only the nation’s best cross country teams, but also the fastest individual runners in the country.Penn cross country turns in dazzlingly strong performance at NCAA Regionals
The Penn cross country team picked a really good day to have its best race of the season.Penn cross country all geared up for regionals at Lehigh
After a strong showing two weeks ago at Heptagonal Championships, the Red and Blue are looking to improve upon their pre-meet rankings of ninth for the men and eighth for the women. Both teams are chasing top six finishes in the region.Penn cross country content with finish at "Heps"
The men and women of Penn cross country both finished in sixth place at Saturday’s Heptagonal Championships — the Ivy League’s de facto championship meet — in Princeton.