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...