Cross Country

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

June 3rd, 2009

Tim Captain Named New Head Coach of Cross Country

CINCINNATI, OH - CCU athletic director Jeremy Jones is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Captain as the new head coach of cross country. Captain is no stranger to CCU Cross Country as he was a vital member of the 2008 CCU team that finished as NCCAA National Runner-Up. Tim also played a vital role in the initial formation of the Cross Country program back in 2006. Before coming to CCU, Captain was a standout runner at Eaton High School in Eaton, Ohio. Captain received the OHSAA Academic All-Ohio Award in 2004 and was also the team captain. Under his leadership, his squad finished in 9th place at the OHSAA Division II state finals.

"I am looking forward to returning to the CCU Cross Country program as head coach," said Tim Captain. "We will have a great group to work with this fall and we look forward to returning to the NCCAA National Championships for the third consecutive year. Our men's program will look to improve on our 2008 National Runner-Up finish as we set our sights on bringing home the championship this year."

November 17th, 2008

The 2008 women’s cross country season ended with a fourth place finish at the NCCAA Division II Nationals meet on November 15^th. The women went from struggling to find enough runners to field a team, to beating two teams over the course of the season. The women worked hard and improved their times throughout the year. Late in the season, all five athletes were finishing with personal bests. The women’s team looks to train hard in the off season and hopefully improve on their fourth place finish at the NCCAA Nationals next season.

November 15th, 2008

Women's Cross Country Takes 4th at NCCAA Nationals

Samantha Jones 19th Overall 25:53

Kylie Sloop 23rd Overall 27:56

Hillary Swartz 26th Overall 29:35

Jenna Tomeo 27th Overall 30:46

Laura Jones 28th Overall 30:58

November 1st, 2008

CCU Women Finish 6th at KCU

GRAYSON, KY - The CCU women were led by Samantha Jones who finished in a time of 26:03. The team performed well on a very challenging course.

Samantha Jones 21^st Overall Time: 26:03

Hillary Swartz 26^th Overall Time: 28:08

Kylie Sloop 28^th Overall Time: 28:13

Jenna Tomeo 29^th Overall Time: 29:51

Laura Jones 30^th Overall Time: 30:03

September 27th, 2008

Cross Country Team Shows Strong Improvement at Second Cedarville Meet

CEDARVILLE, OH - For the second straight week, the CCU cross country team competed in Cedarville, Ohio. Showing great improvement, the men's squad finished the meet in 7th place, improving on last weeks 16th place finish. The women's team showed great improvement as well. Each runner had a better time than in the previous week.

"We set a goal to improve on all of our times from last week," said head coach Jason McDaniel. "From looking at the times and where we finished, we successfully met those goals and we are continuing to improve each week."

RESULTS

Samantha Jones 26:52 54th

Kylie Sloop 28:15 56th

Jenna Tomeo 30:27 60th

Laura Jones 33:59 62nd

September 20th, 2008

Cross Country Teams Enjoy Solid Showing at Cedarville

CEDARVILLE, OH - The CCU Cross Country teams kicked off their season on Saturday and enjoyed a solid showing in their first action of the season. The men's team finished in 16th place out of the 24 teams that competed at Cedarville University. "We set a goal of finishing in the top 16 and we accomplished that goal", said head coach Jason McDaniel. "We are pleased with the effort today and we look forward to improving as the season progresses."

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Samantha Jones 27:08 152nd

Laura Jones 28:56 159th

Jenna Tomeo 30:34 168th