Cross Country

Lauren Johnson: NAIA All-American in XC!

By Jeff Hoover on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Lauren Johnson wins NAIA All-American status in Cross Country for placing 16th in the NAIA Women’s Cross Country National Championships from the Fort Vancouver Historical Site (WA). Her time was 18 minutes and 35 seconds. Below is the full article on the meet released by NAIA.  

Submitted by Chad Waller
NAIA Director of Sports Information & Media Services
 
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The 2009 XC Championships are set

By Jeff Hoover on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships are scheduled for Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. The event will take place at the Fort Vancouver Historical Site and hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia (Ore... Read More...

Johnson seeks to make Forester history

By Nick Johnson on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Over her past four years at Huntington University, Lauren Davenport-Johnson has claimed her fair share of athletic success.  The list of her accolades is long, and she hopes to make that list even longer on Saturday by claiming what would be her third All-American honor.  This past year she earned two All-American honors, one in Basketball and the other in Outdoor Track (where she placed 4th in the 800 meter run)... Read More...

Foresters finish fourth at conference

By Jeff Hoover on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Submitted by Joanne (Miller) Green

Cross Country – 11/7
The Foresters competed in the MCC tournament over the weekend with the men placing fourth and the women finishing eighth.  
 
The HU men placed four runners in the top twenty to finish fourth with 87 points... Read More...

Josh Graham is All-State!

By Nick Johnson on Sunday, November 1st, 2009

The Huntington North boy’s Cross-Country team recorded the second best team finish in history yesterday as Josh Graham lead the Vikings to a 9th place team finish with 284 points.  The 9th place team finish is second only to the 2003 Viking squad which placed 4th in the state.  Extremely sloppy course conditions only added to the list of things that have been a hindrance to the Vikings this season... Read More...

Gretchen Spahr is All-State!

By Nick Johnson on Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Gretchen Spahr earned her first All-State honors yesterday by finishing 23rd in 19:59, just one week after finishing 18th at the New Haven Semi-State!  Individual All-State honors are given to the top 25 runners.  After yesterday’s race, Gretchen joined a group of very few girls who have ever earned All-State status in Cross-Country... Read More...

HU sports update

By Rick Henly on Monday, October 26th, 2009

Submitted by Joanne (Miller) Green

Cross Country – 10/24
Running on a muddy Tom Sawyer State Park course in Louisville, KY, the men's and women's cross country teams competed in the annual Southeastern Classic.  The men finished 11th out of 22 teams with 286 points while the women placed 15th with 332 points... Read More...

Disappointment, but not despair!

By Nick Johnson on Sunday, October 25th, 2009

The Huntington North Boy’s Cross-Country was in a position to make school history this morning by winning the Semi-State title for the first time.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the cards for the Vikings, and they had to settle for second place.  The team results were as follows: Concord (1st, 103 points), Huntington North (2nd, 125 points), FW Bishop Dwenger (3rd, 128 points), South Bend St... Read More...

Just a crummy day!

By Nick Johnson on Sunday, October 25th, 2009

The Huntington North Girl’s Cross-Country team was happy about one thing today… they qualified for the State Meet next Saturday.  On a muddy and rain soaked course, the Lady Vikings weren’t able to fire on all cylinders.  Huntington North’s “off day” combined with several other teams having exceptional days ended up resulting in a fifth place team finish for the Lady Vikings... Read More...

Personal bests at Manchester Invite

By Jeff Hoover on Monday, October 19th, 2009

Submitted by Joanne (Miller) Green

Cross Country – 10/16
With several runners setting new personal bests, the Forester cross country teams each ran to a top-five finish on Saturday at the Manchester Invitational... Read More...

Vikings win Regional title!

By Nick Johnson on Saturday, October 17th, 2009

The Huntington North boy’s Cross-Country team ran a sluggish race today at the Regional Championships in Marion, but they were still able to make history.  After winning today’s Regional title, the boy’s Cross-Country team has officially become the most successful team in school history at the regional level... Read More...

Lady Vikings win Regionals!

By Nick Johnson on Saturday, October 17th, 2009

The Huntington North girl’s Cross-Country team had a slightly off day today at the Regional Championships in Marion, but that didn’t keep them from claiming the team title!  Huntington North won the team title with a score of 37 points, Columbia City placed second with 58 points, and Homestead rounded out the top three with 59 points... Read More...

Spahr breaks school record, again!

By Nick Johnson on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Gretchen Spahr only needed two days of rest to break her own school record again, en route to claiming the Sectional individual title.  Gretchen’s time of 18:50 is seven seconds faster than what she ran just three days ago at the Portage Invitational.  Led by Gretchen, the Lady Vikings claimed their sixth Sectional title in school history (this is their third consecutive title)... Read More...

Vikings cruise through Sectionals

By Nick Johnson on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The Huntington North Boy’s Cross-Country team claimed its seventh Sectional title in the last eight years tonight at Indiana Wesleyan University with a low score of 29 points.  Throughout the entire history of the program, the boys have won 14 Sectional titles, and thus it is very impressive to consider that the program has doubled its Sectional title total in just one decade... Read More...

Salamonie County Medalists

By Brad Ludlow on Friday, October 9th, 2009

Walter Hacker, Matthew DeWitt, and Rachel Jones won medals from the county middle school cross country meet held at Riverview last week.  Walter Hacker placed second, while DeWitt and Jones each finished in third place.