2014-15 Santa Clara Cross Country/Track News
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Cross Country/Track Announces 2015-16 Men's Recruiting Class
June 26, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara cross country and track is set to welcome 12 men’s runners as part of its recruiting class for the 2015-16 season, head coach Felipe Montoro announced Friday. The group of 11 freshman and one transfer student-athlete features soon-to-be Broncos from six different states. -
Cross Country/Track Announces 2015-16 Women's Recruiting Class
June 22, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara cross country and track is set to welcome six women's runners as part of its recruiting class for the 2015-16 season, head coach Felipe Montoro announced Tuesday. The group consists of of four freshmen and two transfer student-athletes.
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EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — June 10, 2015 (Season Finale)
June 10, 2015On the season finale of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday take you around the horn for the best of Santa Clara University sports in 2014-15. EYEBRONCO thanks the seniors Denzel and Nici for their exceptional work during their time as Broncos. Enjoy their last episode as hosts of the BWSW!
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Join Bronco Cross Country/Track for 2nd Annual Bocce Ball Social June 14
June 03, 2015All in the Santa Clara University community are invited to attend the 2nd Annual SCU Cross Country Bocce Ball Social on Sunday, June 14. Come celebrate the beginning of summer and help raise funds that support Bronco Cross Country and Track. The event will begin at 12 p.m. in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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Getting on Track with Andrew Melendez
May 27, 2015Catching up to Andrew Melendez (AM) is a very difficult task for most. Fortunately, the Men's Cross Country Freshman decided to slow down and spend some time with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) to talk about his passion for the sport, as well as reflect on his first year on the Mission Campus.
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Elsa Valenzuela: A Seasoned Runner
May 26, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) had a chance to catch up with junior Elsa Valenzuela (EV) to discuss her time as a Bronco and how she has become a better runner over the years.
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Track Closes out Season at Portland Twilight
May 21, 2015PORTLAND, Ore. — Santa Clara track concluded its 2015 regular season Sunday at Eldon Fix Track as part of the Portland Twilight Meet. Graduate student Kurt Ruegg posted the second-fastest 5000 meter time of his career, which was also his fastest time with the Broncos, by running a 14:36.70 as one of four Santa Clara runners to compete in the event.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week's edition of the Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Bronco sports. Five Bronco teams finished out their regular seasons last week, one Bronco took to the links as part of an NCAA Championship and one Bronco team earned a spot to compete in the postseason.
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Will Burschinger Talks Freshman Season
May 14, 2015Freshman track team member, Will Burschinger (WB), caught up with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) about his transition into college athletics and his goals for next season.
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Going Cross-Country with Kurt Ruegg
May 14, 2015Kurt Ruegg (KR) finished off his time at Harvard with a degree in Neurobiology, a 30th place finish at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and a desire to come back to the west coast for one more year of competitive running. After a former Bronco coach recommended SCU for the Yountville native’s final season of NCAA eligibility, Ruegg was quick to jump on the opportunity and seamlessly transitioned into the role of one of SCU’s top runners. Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) had the chance to meet up with Ruegg and discuss his running career and even get some insight how he’s learned to love the nickname “Uncle Kurt.”
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Track Sets Seven Personal Best Marks, One School Record at West Coast Last Chance Meet
May 13, 2015SAN FRANCISCO — Santa Clara track set one school record and seven personal bests marks at the West Coast Last Chance Meet Saturday at Cox Stadium. The Broncos spread their personal best marks across six different events, including Grayson Murphy lowering her own school record in the 3000m steeplechase.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — May 12, 2015
May 12, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week's edition of the Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Bronco sports. After last week’s episode from the Santa Clara Celebrity Golf Tournament, the wrap is back on the Mission campus in the university suite to get you caught up on the latest in Bronco Sports.
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Kelly Ryan's Track and Field Career
May 08, 2015Kelly Ryan (KR) is relishing the time she has left on the Santa Clara track and field team. As a senior, Ryan is running her last season as a Bronco student athlete. Ryan reminisced with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) about some of her career highlights and what she will walk away from once this season comes to a close.
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WATCH | Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — May 6, 2015 (Celebrity Golf Edition)
May 06, 2015Santa Clara Athletics hosted the second annual SCU Celebrity Golf Tournament Monday, May 4 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. The tournament benefitted Santa Clara Athletics and the Bronco Bench Foundation. EYEBRONCO reporters Nici Gilday and Jared Brownridge took this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap out to the links to catch up with the celebrity field. Take a look at interviews with Steve Nash '95, Jerry Rice, Randy Winn '96, Jose Vizcaino, Dwight Clark, Dan Jansen, Ronnie Lott, JT Snow, Shawn Estes, Lloyd Pierce '98, Stuart Holden and many more in this EYEBRONCO production!
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WATCH | Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports. Last week featured a number of championship events with five Bronco sports competing for titles. Additionally, Sunday marked a special event with the 10th anniversary of baseball’s Stephen Schott Stadium. This episode begins with the Bronco baseball team.
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Track Season Continues at Brutus Hamilton Open and Challenge Friday and Saturday
April 23, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara track heads north to Berkeley, Calif. for the Brutus Hamilton Open and Challenge on Friday and Saturday. The majority of Bronco runners will participate in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m races Friday, and Joey Berriatua is the lone Bronco to compete on Saturday; he will take part in the 1 mile run.
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Mac Reflects on Freshman Season
April 23, 2015Freshman Karen Mac (KM) spoke with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) to discuss her first season at Santa Clara University.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel and Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports. Last week marked the first spring West Coast Conference championship of 2015 and five more Bronco teams all have championships on the line in the coming days. We begin the episode with Bronco golf, which wrapped up the WCC championships last week at the Saticoy Country Club in Somis, Calif.
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Two Broncos Break School Records, Six PR at Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational
April 20, 2015WALNUT, Calif./AZUSA, Calif. — Santa Clara track capped another successful weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational with six of 12 runners setting personal best marks, including Mary Kriege’s school record 10k run and Joey Berriatua’s school record 1500 meter run. Kriege is the Santa Clara record holder in the 3k, 5k, and 10k track events.
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Track Strives for NCAA Preliminary Qualifying Times this Week
April 16, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara track will split its racing between the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. and the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. this weekend. Several Bronco runners are looking to qualify for the NCAA Preliminary meet with their times at the Mt. SAC relays Thursday and Friday.
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Brynn Sargent on Bronco Track, Getting Healthy
April 16, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sophomore Brynn Sargent (BS) of the men’s cross country and track team suffered an unfortunate injury that will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the track season. He informed Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) that despite the injury, his resolve and determination to improve are stronger than ever.
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WATCH | Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 14, 2015
April 15, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday bring you the latest in Santa Clara University Bronco sports. As we march on in April, Monday-Wednesday marks the first of the West Coast Conference spring championships.
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Meg Webber Reflects on Her Time as a Bronco
April 14, 2015Meg Webber (MW) is gearing up for her last and potentially her most productive season running track for the Broncos. As she reflects on her running career at SCU, Webber sat down with SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) to discuss the transition from a “have to” mindset to an “I get to compete” mindset.
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Track Sets Two School Records at SF State Distance Carnival
April 08, 2015SAN FRANCISCO — Two Santa Clara runners broke school records and two more set personal best marks during the SF State Distance Carnival at Cox Stadium Friday. Grayson Murphy became the first Bronco female runner to break the 11-minute mark in the 3000 meter steeplechase and Mary Kriege became the first Bronco female runner to break the 17-minute mark in the 5000 meter race.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 7, 2015
April 07, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports from the first week of April.
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Women's Tennis, Men's Cross Country Lead Department GPA In Winter 2015 Quarter
April 06, 2015Achieving a 3.0 or better grade point average for the 24th time in 25 quarters, the Santa Clara Bronco Athletic Department also saw eight student-athletes achieve a 4.0 GPA in the Winter of 2015. The Bronco student-athletes recorded a 3.120 GPA and boast a 3.141 cumulative GPA as well. The Broncos have scored a 3.0 or better GPA 22 straight quarters dating back to the Winter 2008 quarter.
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Track Heads to the City for SF State Distance Carnival
April 03, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara track travels to San Francisco State's Cox Stadium for the SF State Distance Carnival Friday. The Broncos will compete in nine different events between the men's and women's teams, including a trio of men's runners in the 10000 meter race. "With the winter quarter and finals now behind us, and the timing of this meet, this is really the start of track season," assistant coach Pete Cushman said.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday kick off their final quarter with EYEBRONCO by giving you the latest in Bronco Sports.
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Track Notches More Personal Bests at Johnny Mathis Invite
March 22, 2015SAN FRANCISCO — Five Santa Clara track runners set personal best marks Saturday at Cox Stadium as part of the Johnny Mathis Invitational. The Broncos competed in seven different events between the men’s and women’s teams, with a pair of runners doubling up for multiple events.
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WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, student-athlete hosts Nici Gilday and Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Santa Clara athletics. Seven Bronco teams competed last week, so take a look as Gilday and Johnson spin you around the world of Bronco sports.
