For the seniors on Minnesota's women's cross country team, Saturday's race results couldn't be posted soon enough. The 11th-ranked Gophers scored 90 points in the Midwest Regional race in Iowa City, tied...

Ladia Albertson-Junkans had to be carried into the medical tent. Danielle Ashford cried. They wrapped their arms around the mud-splashed bodies of their teammates as big smiles stretched across their faces. After...

For the ninth-ranked Minnesota women's cross country team, Saturday's Pre-NCAA meet in Terre Haute, Ind., will be a big building block in preparing for the Big Ten Championship and the NCAA Regionals. "I...

After the 2004 cross country season, Minnesota runner Harper McConnell took the usual two weeks off before training for the upcoming track season. As she began training, her Achilles' tendon started to...

Last week was tough for Minnesota's women's cross country team. After their second-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational last Saturday, the 11th-ranked Gophers had grueling workouts Monday and Wednesday. The...

Finishing ahead of all but one of the six ranked teams at Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational figured to put Minnesota's women's cross country team, previously unranked, into the top 30. But few, if anyone,...

Running in a group that included six top 30 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Minnesota's women's cross country team figured a top 10 finish would equal a strong day. If a top 10 finish...