Cross Country: American Championship

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU will be looking to defend its American championship Friday morning in Tulsa. A win would also be SMU's fourth straight conference championship.

The 6k race begins at 10am.

SMU preview:
http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/102914aab.html

Go Mustangs!!!!!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU finished third.

Tulsa is the champion and UConn came in second.

Individually, Agnes Sjostrom finished fourth, Shanoah Souza was seventh, and Holly Archer was ninth.

[alyssa]

1 michigan state
2 wisconsin
3 georgetown
4 west virginia
5 iowa state
6 minnesota
7 colorado
8 new mexico
9 iona
10 providence
11 vanderbilt
12 florida state
13 arkansas
14 baylor
15 william and mary
16 virginia
17 oregon
18 boise state

At large teams
19 unc
20 stanford
21 washington
22 dartmouth
23 syracuse
24 boston college
25 toledo
26 michigan
27 ohio state
28 va tech
29 nc state
30 notre dame
31 ucla


Bo Waggoner said that these are the women's teams that are going to the NCAA Championship.

I hope SMU can get a girl in as an individual.

I'm tired of SMU's weak running teams. They need to step up the program at ol' SMU.

[mrydel]

Our top girl got in individually

[fifty]

Didn't the team make nationals last year?

[alyssa]

Our top girl got in individually

Yes, these are the individuals according to Bo Waggoner.

Individual Qualifiers
3 Agnes Sjostrom SO SMU 6:49.5 2 20:11.0 3
5 Cali Roper SO Rice 6:49.6 3 20:14.0 5
8 Hillary Montgomery SR Texas A&M 6:49.9 20:17.2 8
9 Grace Fletcher SR Texas A&M 6:49.6 3 20:19.6 9
Comments: We knew going in that this was likely to be a two-bid region and that’s how it played out. SMU would have had a shot at an at-large spot but for some upsets in other regions (notably William & Mary in the Southeast).

Didn't the team make nationals last year?

That's how I remember it. But anyway, the South Central region is usually the weakest region so it is one reason I expect to make NCAAs every year. I have high expectations in sports!