Monthly Archives: October 2011

Good afternoon, and what can I tell ya? Colleges It was conference championship weekend in Division I, and with men and women in 32 conferences it’s easier just to hit the highlights and point you to Flotrack’s conference championship page. … Continue reading →

I’ll try to update the weekend’s results as they come in. Of the major conferences, the only ones not held today are the Big Ten (tomorrow) and SEC (Monday). ACC Men #19 NC State 51 #18 Florida State 55 #30 … Continue reading →

Now that my coaching season is over, it’s time to restart the daily recitation of recent results, upcoming competition, and other news from around the world of athletics. What’s on the weekend Colleges This is conference championship weekend for Division … Continue reading →

Louis Zamperini, the 1936 Olympian, former national high school record holder, and subject of the amazing book “Unbroken”, will be a guest on tonight’s Late Night with David Letterman.

Over at fasterthanforty.com, Rick Miller recently did an analysis of the last 50 years of the NCAA (men’s) Cross Country Championships and determined that Wisconsin has dominated the landscape more than any other program in that time period. His entire … Continue reading →

This week’s roundup of action in the Big Ten… Rankings Big Ten teams in the USTFCCCA’s week 6 poll are as follows. 2. Wisconsin (2nd last week) 7. Indiana (7th last week) 12. Minnesota (17th last week) 21. Michigan (26th … Continue reading →

I’ve just created a page for my coverage of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships. The meet will be hosted by the University of Toledo, at the Ottawa Park Golf Course. I’m really hyped about this not only because Toledo … Continue reading →

A brief rundown of what happened in major collegiate action this weekend… MEN Wisconsin adidas Invitational Complete results / Flotrack coverage 1. #2 Wisconsin 2. #6 BYU 3. #4 Stanford 4. #14 Princeton 5. #7 Indiana 6. Texas 7. #17 … Continue reading →

Last week I neglected to publish the report, but the truth is that the weekend of October 8 was very uneventful, so much so that the USTFCCCA didn’t even take a new rankings poll for this week. So one report … Continue reading →

I’ve been a bit lax on my usual rate of posting. This is because I actually have a real job, and September and October are the busiest times of the year for a teacher who also coaches cross country. So … Continue reading →