Cross Country
Recent and archived stories about the University of Richmond's men's and women's cross country teams.
Apr 16, 2013, 7:59 pm
Richmond alumnus runs Boston Marathon, unharmed by explosions
»By

Former Richmond track and cross country runner Jeff Watson, ’03, ran the Boston Marathon, finished and was back in his hotel room when the explosions occurred.

Apr 16, 2013, 5:21 pm
No reported injured Spiders from marathon explosions
»By

Many with Richmond connections were at Monday’s Boston Marathon, where two explosions went off near the finish line. No UR connections have been reported hurt.

Nov 29, 2012, 1:36 am
Cross country team underperforms but succeeds individually
»By

The men’s and women’s cross country teams did not do as well as hoped in their final meet of the season, the NCAA Regional placing 21st and 13th respectively.

Sep 13, 2012, 12:59 am
Cross country teams looking to build on strong start
»By

University of Richmond’s cross country teams finished 1st (men) and 2nd (women) at the recent Spider Alumni Open despite losing key runners from last season.

Nov 3, 2011, 12:37 am
Spider of the Week: Jill Prentice
»By and

Sophomore cross country runner Jill Prentice finished first in the 5K at the recent Atlantic-10 Championships. The Collegian Sports team asked her some questions.

Jan 27, 2011, 12:52 am
Track & field shows signs of early success
»By

The University of Richmond men’s and women’s track & field started the indoor season building upon the success the cross country teams had in the fall.

Nov 26, 2010, 9:47 pm
Cross Country finishes 24th in NCAA Championships
»By

The men’s cross country team ended its season with a 24th place finish, while senior Amy Van Alstine, competing for the women’s team, finished 67th.

Nov 18, 2010, 2:57 am
Men’s cross country to run in NCAA Championships
»By

Richmond will represent the Atlantic 10 Conference at the cross country national championship on Monday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

Nov 15, 2010, 1:19 am
Men’s cross country receives NCAA Championship bid
»By

The Richmond men’s cross country team continues to check off its to-do list as the team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship Sunday, Nov. 14.

Oct 31, 2010, 3:35 pm
Richmond cross country teams sweep Atlantic 10 titles
»By

The men’s cross country team secured its first Atlantic 10 conference championship and the women’s cross country team secured its third title during the conference championship yesterday in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Recent Photos
University of Richmond senior cross country runner Andrew Benford wins the 2010 Atlantic 10 Cross Country individual title in 24 minutes, 12 seconds at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010.
Cross Country
Andrew Benford U.S. Mountain Running
Andrew Benford U.S. Mountain Running
Men’s cross country juniors Andrew Benford, left, and Matt Llano lead runners during the 8-kilometer race at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational on Friday. Benford and Llano were the first two Richmond runners to finish the race; Benford finished 18th overall and Llano finished 22nd overall. The men’s team finished 11th out of all teams. The women’s team finished eighth, led by sophomore Nicol Traynor, who finished 14th. The next cross country meet is the Penn State National, on Oct. 17 in State College, Pa. (Courtesy of Tom Connelly)