2011-12 Santa Clara Cross Country/Track News
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Kriege Reflects on Freshmen Year
June 26, 2012Despite suffering from an injury during training (hamstring), Bronco freshman Mary Kriege (MK) emerged as newcomer worth paying attention to this past season. -
Seniors Reflect on Their Time at Santa Clara
May 21, 2012With three weeks left in spring quarter, SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) sat down with four of the men’s and women’s distance runners to talk about their experience on the cross-country and track teams here at Santa Clara University.
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Bronco Track Finishes Season Strong with Two School Records, Eight Personal Bests
May 14, 2012Led by new school records in the women's 1500m and 10000m by two underclassmen, the Bronco track teams enjoyed a solid showing at the West Coast Invite on Saturday in Salem, Ore.
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Wilder Enjoys Coaching and Running on the Mainland
May 14, 2012Chantelle Wilder recently moved to California from Hawai’i to pursue a career in coaching cross country. Starting off coaching girls cross country at Los Gatos High School, Wilder is now in her second year of coaching at the collegiate level at Santa Clara University as an assistant coach with Bronco cross country and track. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) sat down with Wilder to learn more about the history of her love for cross country and how she has demonstrated her enthusiasm in her coaching tactics with Bronco student-athletes. Wilder talks about how she thrived on the thrill of racing from a very young age, and shares how it has carried on throughout her education and onward into her career.
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Bronco Track To Finish Season At West Coast Invite
May 09, 2012Santa Clara's track teams will head north to Salem, Ore. this weekend to run in West Coast Invite, a meet co-hosted by Portland and Willamette University. It's the second year the meet has been in place with a number of West Coast Conference track teams and a few competitors from other universities attending as well. Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro (FM), finishing up his second season at the helm, spoke about the meet earlier this week and what this senior class has meant to the program.
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Broncos Use Sac State Open As Tune-up For West Coast Invite
May 07, 2012The Bronco track team traveled to Sacramento State for the Sac State Open on Saturday and due to strong winds the team ran more for the challenge of competition than times, but still racked up another couple personal bests as they prepare for the West Coast Invitational next weekend.
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Shattering Two School Records and Posting Seven Personal Best, Bronco Track Has Big Weekend at Cal and Stanford
April 30, 2012The Bronco track teams collected seven personal bests in addition to breaking two school records this past weekend at the Brutus Hamilton Invite at Cal and the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite at Stanford. Sophomore Allie Sibole lowered the women's 1500m school record at Cal and senior Erin McCarthy lowered her own 800m record at Stanford.
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Bronco Harrier Matt Wagner Closing Our Bronco Career Healthy
April 25, 2012Though he earned a personal-best 4-mile time last fall, cross country senior Matthew Wagner (MW) battled injuries that limited him throughout the season. After taking some time to recover in the offseason, he is once again ready to race. With track season now underway, Wagner spoke with www.SantaClaraBroncos.com about his hopes for the team and his plans beyond graduation.
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McCarthy Lowers 800m Record Again at UC Davis
April 22, 2012After numerous races this season with temperatures in the 40's and rain, the Bronco track team was met with temps in the mid 90's at the Woody Wilson Invite hosted by UC Davis on Saturday - not ideal conditions for a distance runner.
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Bronco Track Heads to Mt. Sac Relays and Woody Wilson Invite
April 19, 2012The Santa Clara track team, which had last weekend off, will gear it up again full strength this weekend when it travels to the Mt. Sac Relays and the Woody Wilson Invite at UC Davis. Bronco head coach Felipe Montoro, whose men's cross country team led the department in grade point average for the Winter 2012 quarter (click here for release), talked on Thursday about what the team is looking for this week, the great weather in the Bay Area and Erin McCarthy's early success this season.
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Bronco Track/Cross Country Lends A Hand to BAWSI Rollers Program
April 19, 2012Leading the Broncos Athletics Department in grade point average quarter after quarter and running personal bests on a regular basis is nice, but it’s not enough for the Bronco men’s and women’s cross country teams. Following along with Santa Clara’s strong community service focus in the athletic department, both teams jumped on the bandwagon in March and had a fantastic time. The teams volunteered three Thursdays in March at Montague Elementary School in Santa Clara. The groups worked with the BAWSI Rollers Program at Montague.
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Trade Your Bronco Colors for Green As We Celebrate Earth Day In Many Ways!
April 18, 2012Santa Clara University Athletics and Recreation are gearing up for the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, Sun., April 22 with a number of active participants, including the Malley Center on the SCU campus. Just in time, the Malley Center's weight room is becoming a lot greener. In addition to Bronco volleyball player Megan Anders working as the SCU Sustainability intern (see article here), Bronco cross country runner Ezana Tesfu is the president of the SCU GREEN Club. With the hard work of Tesfu, the GREEN Club (which stands for Grass Roots Environmental Efforts Now) is hosting an Earth Day Festival on Fri., April 20 from 11 am – 2 pm on the Santa Clara Mall (between Benson and Kenna lawns) on the SCU campus. It's free and everyone is invited!
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Track Teams Run Well At Stanford, SF State
April 07, 2012The Bronco track teams hit the ground running this weekend when they ran at Stanford and at SF State after three weeks off due to finals and the Fresno State meet being cancelled due to bad weather. Both teams made the best of the time off and ran well Friday.
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Bronco Track Travels to Stanford and SF State This Weekend
April 05, 2012The Santa Clara track team will travel to Stanford and San Francisco State on Friday for track competition. Santa Clara will compete against six other West Coast Conference schools at the SF State Invitational.
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Zhu Finishes Off Track Career On A High Note
April 03, 2012In his fourth and final season with the Bronco cross country and track team, Richard Zhu (RS) has continued his ascent as one the squad’s most reliable contributors. The senior from Medford, Ore. rebounded from an off-season injury to regain his form in his senior year. With the track season in full swing, Zhu reflected on the positive carry-over from his strong cross country campaign, the bond between the men’s and women’s teams, his post-graduate plans and the Broncos’ key upcoming meets with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB).
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McCarthy Sets School Record for 800m at Johnny Mathis Invitational
March 26, 2012The Bronco track teams faced solid competition Saturday in San Francisco at the Johnny Mathis Invitational, while also dealing with temperatures in the mid 40's and steady rain. Senior Erin McCarthy crossed the 800m finish line in school-record time as well.
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Bronco Track Travels to Johnny Mathis Invite Saturday After Finals
March 23, 2012Santa Clara’s track team will travel a few miles up 280 North this Saturday to compete in the Johnny Mathis Invitational at San Francisco State. The Broncos took last weekend off to prepare for this week’s finals on the Mission campus.
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Catching Up With Record-Breaking Bronco Runner Erin McCarthy
March 14, 2012Senior Erin McCarthy (EM) talks with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SBC) and discusses what has contributed to her success as a runner, her favorite place to run and her pre-race routine.
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McCarthy Sets School Record at 1500m
March 12, 2012Sunny skies and warm temperatures met the Bronco track teams at UC Davis for the Aggie Open on Saturday. The men and women had some strong performances in the early season meet, highlighted by senior Erin McCarthy's new school record at 1500m.
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Track to Compete at UC Davis This Weekend
March 09, 2012Just two weeks into a fresh outdoor season with a number of personal bests under their belts, the Santa Clara track team travels to UC Davis on Saturday to compete in the Aggie Open.
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Bronco Track Has Strong Showing to Open Outdoor Season
March 05, 2012Great weather and good competition met the Bronco track teams Saturday at the Kim Dyust Invitational hosted by Cal State Stanislaus and the Broncos proved they were ready to get started fast this season. Erin McCarthy won the women's 800m in what could be considered her break-out race after missing last season with injury.
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Peeking Cross Country and Track Runner’s Off-Season Training: Hayley Ney
February 15, 2012Among with the Bronco baseball, golf, rowing, tennis, softball, and track teams, all are training hard in preparation to the up-coming 2012 spring season. Most fans only see their favorite athletes while it’s season, but SCU student-athletes work even harder in the off-season. A junior long- and short-distant runner, Hayley Ney, has been training and working-out everyday for the past two quarters to build-up the base to win the next race. Let’s peek and see what her off-season training is like.
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Bronco Cross Country Teams Lead The Way Again As Santa Clara Athletic Department Posts 3.0 + GPA For 14th Time In 15 Quarters
January 20, 2012Santa Clara University’s student-athletes recorded a 3.04 grade point average (GPA) for the Fall 2011 quarter, topping 3.0 or better for the 14th time in 15 quarters. In addition 70 student-athletes achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher this quarter and 79 Bronco student-athletes have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA. Santa Clara's cumulative GPA for its student-athletes is 3.022.
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Men's Cross Country Runs To Program-Best Finish at NCAA West Regional Championship
November 12, 2011Santa Clara’s men finished a program-best 13th at the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Stanford. The women were 24t
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Ready! Set! Go! Cross Country Psyched to Run at NCAA Regional Championships Saturday
November 11, 2011With a berth to the NCAA Championship on the line, the Santa Clara cross country teams travel to the Stanford Golf Course to take part in the NCAA West Regional Championship on Sat., Nov. 12, hosted by Stanford University.
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On the Run with Erin Hartwig
November 09, 2011After two years of struggling through significant injuries, Erin Hartwig (EH) has taken advantage of a healthy junior year. With plenty of motivation and boosted confidence, Hartwig has stepped up and developed into a key contributor. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU) spoke with Hartwig about her excellent finish at the conference championships, her leadership role and how she is preparing for the NCAA West Regional being held this weekend at Stanford.
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Learn How to Become a Better Runner From Peter Stephens
November 09, 2011A native of San Jose’s Leigh High School, Peter Stephens (PS) is in his second season at Santa Clara University cross country/tack team. He earned a personal best in 5000m at Chico State Distance Carnival on April, 2011 with a time of 15:48:76. In his interview with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCU), Stephens shares his passion and reveals the significant skills in a long distance running.
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Grapes for Grads Coming Soon, Get Your Tickets Today!
November 02, 2011Come help out a good cause while having fun with family and friends at Grapes for Grads! The Jesuit Community’s Scholarship Fund invites you to an afternoon of wine tasting and a silent auction on Saturday November 12th, 2011.
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Seventeen Bronco Cross Country Runners Honored Academically By the WCC
November 01, 2011Three Broncos were named to the 2011 First Team West Coast Conference Cross Country All-Academic team on Wednesday and eight Bronco men and six Bronco women made the Honorable Mention list. All-WCC runner Ben Demaree, Kevin Oliver and Mary Reynolds were named to the WCC All-Academic First Team.
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Demaree and Reid All-WCC As Portland's Streak is Snapped at WCC Cross
October 29, 2011With two Broncos garnering All-WCC honors at the West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship, the nation’s longest-running conference title streak was snapped at 32-straight titles when the No. 3 BYU men topped No. 10 Portland.
