Don't stand too close to Minnesota's Gary Wilson. You might get hit by lightning. Wilson's women's track and cross country teams have suffered multiple, crucial losses recently, reducing the fire power...

Minnesota's varsity rowing team began the fall season by finishing first in its division at the Head of the Mississippi regatta Saturday at Riverflats Park. The Gophers won the Open Women's Eight competition...

Minnesota's men's cross country team finished fifth at the Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course Saturday in St. Paul. More than 50 NCAA Division I schools and nearly 2,600 runners compete...

There wasn't any big city noise, pressure of school, or even working plumbing. But a three-week trip to a cabin in north central Colorado this summer was just what Minnesota cross country runner Erik Grumstrup...

It was on a joint recruiting trip to Minnesota last October when cross country runners Jen Hess and Carly Emil first met. Both were the top runner at their state high schools, Hess in Minnesota and Emil...

The thought kept reoccurring in Minnesota men's cross country runner Toby Henkels' mind as he lay in his hospital bed on a fateful day in 2000. The Worthington, Minn., native had just competed in his first...

The strategy for Minnesota women's cross country team at Saturday's Memorial "Oz" Run was simple: let Wisconsin dictate tempo for the first 3,000 meters, then take the lead for the final 3,000 meters. Somewhere...

Minnesota women's cross country runner Jill Field's face broke into a big smile before trying to describe her role on the team. As one of three senior captains, Field is looking to break into the top seven...

It was the longest distance of his career, but the pain of a 17-mile run was far from the mind of Minnesota's men's cross country runner Neil Hanson. Following the two-hour run during the team's training...