MileSplit Ohio's Gavin Frick previews what's setting up to be a great day of action Saturday at Fortress Obetz.
2017 Maumee grad, Zak Kirk joined our podcast to detail his decision to transfer from the Eastern Kentucky Colonels to the University of Portland Pilots.
Gahanna Lincoln's Madison Martinez will compete for Villanova University next year.
Zak Kirk (#2), formerly of Maumee, is ranked ninth in the 5000m event due to his time of 14:41.87.
The Bryan Station great has garnered yet another collegiate award.
The Bryan Station great has been named to the Flotrack Preseason All-American List
Colonel Crawford's Chad Johnson set the #1 time in the country today with his time of 14:54.88!
Check out the Saucony Flo50 XC Countdown, where FloTrack ranks the top 31 cross country teams in the NCAA this season. The No. 11 men's spot goes to Eastern Kentucky this year.
Former Bryan Station jumper Tequan Claitt jumped a personal best 7' 1" to give him a top 15 mark in the region!
Former Bryan Station GREAT Tequan Claitt won the OVC Championship high jump in UPSET fashion. Read more about his incredibly accomplishment which he dedicated to his brother.
LEXINGTON, Ky. The Kentucky cross country season begins Tuesday at Masterson Station Park as the Wildcats will host Eastern Kentucky University beginning at 6 p.m.
If you are in the Class of 2015 and would like to have a Senior Send-Off, just answer the questions below and email them to kytrackxc@gmail.com
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Ann Eason has been voted the Ohio Valley Conference Female Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday.
Eastern Kentucky University seniors Ann Eason and Ole Hesselbjerg have been named to U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Cross Country Teams.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. Eastern Kentucky University seniors Ole Hesselbjerg and Ann Eason have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Track Athletes of the Week.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country / track and field program inked three student-athletes during the early signing period, head coach Rick Erdmann announced on Monday. The three signees are Luis Luna, Zach Stewart and Meggan Grams.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s team finished 23rd while senior Ann Eason placed 42nd in the women’s race of the Division I NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course.
More Signing Pictures
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships on Saturday. Women’s senior Ann Eason also received an individual at-large bid to the premiere event in all of college cross country, which will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
OXFORD, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams’ dominant seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference were legitimized on Friday as three Colonels came away with postseason honors from the league.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Amos Kosgey and senior Ann Eason have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Top 50 Times run by Kentucky Colleges this fall
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Amos Kosgey and senior Ann Eason have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
College race action hosted by UK
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Una Britton has been named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Female Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team will enter the 2014 season ranked No. 21 in the country, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason national poll released on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team is ranked No. 3 while the EKU women’s team is ranked No. 8 in the preseason NCAA Southeast Region poll released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Eastern Kentucky University junior Ann Eason has been voted a 2013-14 Capital One second team Academic All-American for women's track and field / cross country by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Soufiane Bouchikhi and junior Ann Eason have been voted the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Outdoor Track Athletes of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday.
Big time performances by 5 former KY runners
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Ann Eason has been named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Co-Female Track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Wednesday.
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One of Kentucky's own competed in the Winter Olympic games Monday. Dallas Robinson, the former EKU track star and current track coach at Georgetown College, competed in the Two-Man Bobsled race. (via LEX18.com)
Ciara Scott, senior at Bowling Green has committed to Eastern Kentucky University for next year.
Two former Kentucky high school track athletes have been named to the US Olympic Bobsled National Team for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
List of Kentucky Athletes who qualified for NCAA Nationals
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team won the NCAA Southeast Regional for the first time in program history on Friday afternoon at Panorama Farms.
Former Kentucky runner action at the OVC Championship in Morehead.
The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team usurped the top spot from North Carolina in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region rankings, released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Ann Eason won the women’s Gold Race at the Greater Louisville Classic cross country meet on Saturday at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park, defeating a field of 288 competitors with a season-best 5K time of 16:51.39.
Louisville, KY- The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) will host 112 colleges and universities from 20 states and Canada in the 12th Annual Greater Louisville Classic (GLC), which should be the second largest college meet contested in the United States in 2013.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the second time this season, Eastern Kentucky University senior Soufiane Bouchikhi and junior Ann Eason have been named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s cross country team used a strong showing at the Panorama Farms Invitational this weekend to climb one spot to No. 5 in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region rankings, released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team finished second while the women’s team finished third at the University of Virginia / Panorama Farms Invitational on Saturday morning.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The accolades keep coming for the Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams following a successful opening meet at the Bluegrass Invitational on Saturday. Senior Soufiane Bouchikhi and junior Ann Eason have now been named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Runners of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS – Eastern Kentucky University senior All-American Soufiane Bouchikhi has been named the Division I Male National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Even before my head hit the pillow on Friday night, I knew it was going to be a great morning of racing in the Bluegrass State. After a relatively hot week, the air finally had that early-fall crisp to it and a cool breeze blew freshly fallen leaves across the ground. THIS was the cross country weather I remembered from high school. Fortunately for runners and spectators alike, that same kind of weather carried over to the morning and we had a perfect day for racing.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team will team open the 2013 season as the team to beat in the Southeast Region. The Colonels are ranked No. 1 in the preseason Southeast Region poll released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.
NEW ORLEANS – Three Eastern Kentucky University track and field student-athletes – Ann Eason, Ole Hesselbjerg and Thijs Nijhuis – earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors for the 2012-13 season.
Six former Kentucky high school athletes competed at the NCAA National Championship in Oregon this weekend.
Ann Eason, a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky and a Sayre graduate, will run Friday night in the 5,000-meter run in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at famed Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (via www.kentucky.com)
Four former Kentucky athletes qualified for the 2013 NCAA D1 National Championships this weekend at the East Regional in North Carolina.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomores Ole Hesselbjerg and Ann Eason have been recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference for their outstanding performances at the Stanford Invitational this weekend.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore Ann Eason ran the second-fastest women’s 5,000 meters time in school history on Friday night at the Stanford Invitational, finishing third in her heat in 16:06.98.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore Ann Eason has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Indoor Track and Field Championships, the league office announced on Tuesday.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore distance runners Thijs Nijhuis and Ann Eason were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference on Tuesday for their performances at the Kentucky Invitational this weekend.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Soufiane Bouchikhi finished second in the Under-23 men’s race at the European Cross Country Championships on Sunday in Budapest.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Rick Erdmann was never supposed to be a distance coach. The native of Ligonier, Pa. competed as a sprinter in high school and got his first coaching gig on the gridiron; However, after winning more than 60 conference titles during his 33 years at Eastern Kentucky University, Erdmann is one of the most successful cross country coaches in NCAA history. (via www.ekusports.com)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country team’s dominant season in the Ohio Valley Conference was validated on Friday as five Colonels swept the league’s postseason honors.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – A pair of Eastern Kentucky University cross country runners earned weekly Ohio Valley Conference honors on Tuesday, the league office announced. Sophomore Ben Toroitich was named the adidas OVC Male Runner of the Week while sophomore Ann Eason was named the adidas OVC Co-Female Runner of the Week.
The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team achieved its highest national ranking ever on Tuesday, as the Colonels came in at No. 13 in the most recent U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I national poll.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University cross country runners Soufiane Bouchikhi and Ann Eason were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference on Tuesday for their performances this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational and Greater Louisville Classic. Bouchikhi was named the adidas OVC Male Runner of the Week, while Eason was named the adidas OVC Female Runner of the Week.
NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in program history, the Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team is the top-ranked squad in the Southeast Region.
The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team climbed one spot to No. 26 in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national poll, released on Tuesday.
NEW ORLEANS – The six-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team will open the 2012 season this weekend ranked No. 2 in the Southeast Region, per the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s preseason poll released on Monday.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – In a preseason vote of conference head coaches, the Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team has been picked as the favorite to win its seventh consecutive Ohio Valley Conference title this fall. The EKU women have been picked to finish second behind Eastern Illinois.
Former Oldham County and Eastern Kentucky University Sprinter Dallas Robinson finished 9th last weekend at the FIBT World Bobsled Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Robinson and his driver, Nick Cunningham were third amongst the Americans duos competing in the World Championships. KYtrackXC.com had Dallas answer some questions about his experience this past weekend in Lake Placid. He will compete in the 4 Man Bobsled this coming weekend in Lake Placid as well.
Athletes, Coaches, and Parents it is once again the time of the year, let the senior commitments begin. Please let me know via email at jonathan@kytrackxc.com or message me on Facebook when you commitment to a school for next year. I will update the signing/commitment list, which is located at: https://ky.milesplit.com/signings. If one of your teammates lets me know, I will double check with you, your parent, or a coach. Thanks, Jonathan Grooms, KYtrackXC.com
This Saturday morning, the same day as our high school state championship meet, another large championship meet was held, The NCAA Southeast Regional Championship. Playing host to this meet was the University of Louisville at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky. This meet could not have had more perfect running weather as it was in the low 50s throughout the competition. For those who have not been to E.P Sawyer Park, it is a must see venue for XC runners being a very flat and fast course with beautiful scenery throughout.
KYtrackXC.com is proud to announce the winners of the KYtrackXC.com Indoor Awards. I know the Indoor Season ended in March, but these are better late than never.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s track and field teams finished third at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend at Stewart Stadium. Sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi was named the Co-Male Athlete of the Championships after winning the men’s 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters.
MURRAY, Ky. - Senior Kat Pagano won the women's 10,000 meters and freshman Ole Hesselbjerg won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase as the Eastern Kentucky Univeristy men's and women's track and field teams are in fourth place after day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships at Stewart Stadium.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will compete at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend at Stewart Stadium in Murray, Ky. The EKU men and women both finished third at last year’s outdoor championships, and the Colonels won eight individual titles at the meet.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky distance runners, Soufiane Bouchikhi and Lydia Kosgei, were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference on Tuesday for their performances at the Penn Relays. Bouchikhi was named the OVC Co-Male Track Athlete of the Week, while Kosgei was named the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Junior Lydia Kosgei came within two seconds of a 33-year old school record and senior Kat Pagano became the first woman in school history to break the 36-minute mark in the 10,000 meters as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the prestigious Penn Relays this weekend.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomores Soufiane Bouchikhi and Picoty Leitich have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Track Athletes of the Week, respectively, following their performances at the Indiana Polytan Invitational this weekend.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi ran the 10th fastest 5,000 meters time in the East Region and five Colonels recorded Ohio Valley Conference-best times as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Indiana Polytan Invitational this weekend at the Robert C. Haugh Complex.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior mid-distance runner David Willis has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Tennessee Sea Ray Relays in which he ran an OVC-best time in the 800 meters and was a member of the winning distance medley relay team.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The men’s distance medley relay team and the women’s 4x1500 meter relay team won and four Colonels ran Ohio Valley Conference-best times as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Tennessee Sea Ray Relays on a cold and windy weekend at Tom Black Track.
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s track and field team won and the men’s team finished second at the University of the Cumberlands Invitational on Saturday at James H. Taylor II Stadium. The Colonels won 10 events at the 16-school meet.
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s track and field team finished first and the EKU men’s team finished second at the Centre Invitational on Saturday, as the Colonels won 15 events and recorded three Ohio Valley Conference-best times.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Kat Pagano was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi was named the Co-Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday by the league office.
STANFORD, Calif. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team opened its outdoor season this weekend and senior Kat Pagano and sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi took advantage of a fast field at the Stanford Invitational as both ran top-five 5,000 meters times in school history.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will open its outdoor season this weekend as most of the squad travels the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays and a select group of distance runners competes at the Stanford Invitational.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Select members of the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational and the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier this weekend. While there were no NCAA automatic qualifiers, three Colonels earned personal-best times over the final weekend of the indoor season.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s track and field teams finished second at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Lantz Field House on the campus of Eastern Illinois. Host EIU swept the men’s and women’s titles for the third consecutive year.
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Kentucky University senior Kat Pagano and junior David Mutuse won the women's and men's 5,000 meters, respectively, on the first day of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday at Lantz Field House.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will travel to Charleston, Ill. this weekend to compete at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Lantz Field House on the campus of Eastern Illinois.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University distance runners, senior Kat Pagano and junior Lydia Kosgei, have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Indoor Female Track Athletes of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi and senior Kat Pagano narrowly missed setting school records in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters, respectively, this weekend at the Husky Classic in Seattle. However, both received Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors for their efforts.
SEATTLE – Sophomore Soufiane Bouchikhi ran the 35th fastest time in the country in the men's 3,000 meters while senior Kat Pagano was less than a second off the school record in the women's 5,000 meters as a select group of Eastern Kentucky University distance runners competed at the talent-laden Flotrack Husky Classic this weekend.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Four Colonels won events while three hurdlers, junior Lutisha Bowen, sophomore DanHeisha Harding and senior Jasmyn Norris, ran the top three times in the OVC in the women's 60-meter hurdles as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Middle Tennessee Invitational on Saturday.
Eason, senior at Sayre High School in Lexington has committed to run at Eastern Kentucky University next year in Richmond.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Sophomores Soufiane Bouchikhi and Bianca Forbes ran OVC-best times in the men's mile and women's 400 meters, respectively, as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed against a loaded field at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational this weekend at E.J. Nutter Field House.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Lydia Kosgei has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week following her performance at the Kentucky Invitational this weekend in which she finished fourth in the mile with an OVC-best time of 4:47.69.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team opened its 2011 indoor season this Friday and Saturday at the Kentucky Invitational in the E.J. Nutter Fieldhouse. Junior Lydia Kosgei highlighted the weekend by running the third fastest women's indoor mile time in school history.
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will open its 2011 indoor season this Friday and Saturday at the annual Kentucky Invitational at the E.J. Nutter Fieldhouse in Lexington. Click here for live results!
RICHMOND, Ky. - This Saturday, 19 student-athletes will receive their Eastern Kentucky University bachelor's degree in Alumni Coliseum. Seven different sports will be represented during the fall graduation ceremonies including multiple student-athletes from women's basketball, men's cross country/track and field, women's cross country/track and field, football, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi finished 49th out of 246 runners at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Monday afternoon, covering the 10K course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in a time of 30:36.7.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi will run at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships today, Nov. 22, at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The men's race is set to begin at 12:48 p.m. ET. Click here to watch the race LIVE!
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University women's cross country team jumped from unranked to No. 14 while the men's team stayed put at No. 7 in the Southeast Region per the pre-NCAA Championships poll released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team finished seventh while the women's team finished 14th at the Southeast Region Championships at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park on Saturday. Freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi finished third in the men's race and qualified for the NCAA Championships.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the Southeast Region Championships this Saturday, Nov. 13, at E.P. Tom “Sawyer” Park in Louisville. The women's 6K race will begin at 10:00 a.m. while the men's 10K race will begin at 11:15 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS – Following its dominant performance at the OVC Championships this weekend, the Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team jumped from unranked to No. 7 in the Southeast Region per the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams delivered dominant performances at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships as both teams won their fifth consecutive conference titles on Saturday at the Southern Hills Golf Course.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams will look to continue their run of excellence in the Ohio Valley Conference this Saturday when both teams travel to the OVC Championships at the Southern Hills Golf Course in Cookeville, Tenn.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the fourth time this fall, Eastern Kentucky University freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi has been named the OVC Co-Male Cross Country Runner of the Week. The native of Antwerp, Belgium finished ninth out of 241 of some of the best distance runners in the country at the NCAA Pre-Nationals this weekend.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi finished ninth out of 241 of the best distance runners in the country to lead the Eastern Kentucky men's cross country team to a 14th place finish in the highly-competitive White Race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Saturday afternoon at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Fresh off a bye weekend, the Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams will square off against some of the best teams in the nation this Saturday at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Following strong performances against a talented field at the Greater Louisville Classic this weekend, Eastern Kentucky University distance runners Soufiane Bouchikhi and Picoty Leitich were honored as OVC Co-Cross Country Runners of the Week on Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team finished fourth out of 38 teams while the women's team finished eighth out of 35 teams in the talent-laden gold races of the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams will compete against a vast and talented field at the Greater Louisville Classic this weekend. More than 100 teams are expected to compete in both the men's and women's races at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park beginning around 9:30 a.m Saturday morning.
Louisville, KY- The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) will host 97 colleges and universities from 20 states in the 9th Annual Greater Louisville Classic (GLC), which once again will be the largest college meet contested in the south. The Classic, run Saturday October 2nd, will bring together some of the top college cross country programs in the nation, as over 2,000 athletes are expected to compete at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park. The event will not only feature vast quantity, but the overall quality of the competing teams continues to improve with each year. The field includes 29 men's teams and 23 women's teams that are currently ranked in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Div- I Regional, NCAA Div. II National, NCAA Div. III National and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Cross Country Polls this season.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the second consecutive week, Eastern Kentucky University distance runners freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi and senior Kat Pagano have been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week.
NEW ORLEANS – Following a win against a talented field at the Memphis Twilight Classic on Saturday night, the Eastern Kentucky men's cross country team jumped three spots to No. 6 in the USTFCCCA Southeast Region rankings. The women's team advanced two spots to No. 13 following a second place finish at the same meet.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams continued their strong start to the 2010 season as the Colonel men finished first out of 30 teams and the Colonel women finished second out of 32 teams at the Memphis Twilight Classic on Saturday night.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – A pair of Eastern Kentucky distance runners were honored by the OVC on Tuesday as freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi was named the Male Cross Country Runner of the Week and senior Kat Pagano was named the Co-Female Cross Country Runner of the Week.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team won its second consecutive meet on Saturday afternoon as the Colonels defeated six teams at the 29th annual Western Kentucky Old Timers Classic at Kareiakas Park. The EKU women's team finished second at the same meet, falling only to host WKU.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team jumped seven spots, from 15th to eighth, in the Southeast Region per this week's USTFCCCA rankings. The women's cross country team held steady at ninth in the region.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2010 season by defeating Marshall at the EKU vs. Marshall Relays on Saturday morning at the Wood Chip Trail. The men's team scored 21 points to Marshall's 39 while the women's team scored 15 points to Marshall's 40.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky men's and women's cross country teams find themselves in a familiar position to start the 2010 season: ranked in the Southeast Region. The men's team, which finished seventh last year, has been tabbed 15th, while the women's team, which finished 10th last year, has been tabbed ninth.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – In a preseason vote of Ohio Valley Conference head coaches, the Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams were picked as favorites for the 2010 season. Both teams enter the year seeking to extend the EKU cross country dynasty by winning their fifth consecutive OVC titles.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University’s athletic teams posted a very successful spring semester in the classroom. Eight of the University’s 15 teams earned grade-point-averages of 3.0 or higher and five teams equaled or tied their best spring GPA of the decade.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eastern Kentucky University senior distance runner Joseph Maina finished 12th overall in the men’s 5,000 meters with a time of 14:13.36 at the NCAA East Region Track and Field Championships on Saturday night. Maina missed qualifying for the NCAA National Championships by one spot.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eastern Kentucky University senior distance runner Joseph Maina will compete in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA East Region Track and Field Championships on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. EST at Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T University.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Members of the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Georgia Tech Invitational and the University of Louisville Cardinal Twilight this weekend. Three Colonels – senior Christopher Rengifo, junior Lydia Kosgei and sophomore Lutisha Bowen – recorded personal bests at the meets.
RICHMOND, Ky. – This Saturday, 31 student-athletes will receive their Eastern Kentucky University bachelor’s degree in Alumni Coliseum. Thirteen different sports will be represented during the spring graduation ceremonies.
Update on College Signings. There are more to post which I will do shortly
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s track and field teams both finished third at the OVC Outdoor Championships on Saturday at Tucker Stadium on the campus of Tennessee Tech. The Colonels won eight individual titles at the meet. Click here for final results!
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s team sits in third place while the women’s team sits in seventh place after day one of the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Tucker Stadium on the campus of Tennessee Tech. Click here for complete day one results!
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University distance runner Soufiane Bouchikhi has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Male Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year. The native of Antwerp, Belgium earned OVC Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year honors in February.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will compete at the OVC Outdoor Championships this weekend at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tenn. The men’s team finished in second place while the women’s team took sixth place at last year’s outdoor championships.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi was named the OVC Male Co-Track Athlete of the Week and junior Kat Pagano was named the OVC Female Co-Track Athlete of the Week following their performances at the Penn Relays this weekend.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Members of the Eastern Kentucky track and field team competed against an ultra-talented field at the Penn Relays this weekend. Junior Katherine Pagano set a new school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:03.00 while freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi recorded a personal-best in the 5,000 meters, placing second with a time of 14:01.71.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s shuttle hurdle relay team – composed of juniors Tashana Johnson and Jasmyn Norris, sophomore Lutisha Bowen and freshman DanHeisha Harding – is the top-ranked team in the country, according to the website milesplitu.us.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Facing wet conditions for much of the night, the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team won 13 events at its only home meet of the spring, the EKU Open, on Friday night at Tom Samuels Track. Click here for complete results!
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will get to compete on familiar ground this Friday as the Colonels host the EKU Open at Tom Samuels Track. The meet is the only home event for the track and field team this spring.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore David Mutuse was named the Ohio Valley Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Mutuse won the 10,000 meters at the University of the Cumberlands Invitational on Saturday with an OVC-best time of 30:53.36.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the University of Tennessee Sea-Ray Relays and the University of the Cumberlands Invitational this weekend. The women’s shuttle hurdle relay team highlighted the weekend by winning at the Sea-Ray Relays with a time of 56.84.
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team won 15 events at the Centre Invitational on Saturday. The women’s team won the meet with 253.5 points while the men’s team finished second with 123 points.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore Lutisha Bowen has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week. Bowen ran an OVC-best 14.01 in the 100-meter hurdles this weekend at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays, and she was also a member of the winning 4x200 meter relay team.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s 4x200 meter relay team – composed of sophomores Diamond Benjamin and Lutisha Bowen and freshmen Bianca Forbes and Jazzmin Jeter – won at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays on Saturday afternoon with a time of 1:38.65.
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will begin its outdoor season this weekend as most of the squad travels to the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays and freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi competes in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference announced on Thursday that Eastern Kentucky University’s men’s and women’s squads are the recipients of the 2009-10 Team Sportsmanship Award for indoor track and field.
NEW ORLEANS – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s cross country teams have been named Division I All-Academic Teams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi won the 3,000 meters at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday with a time of 7:59.20 and, in doing so, provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Five members of the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will compete this weekend in an attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held March 11-13 in Fayetteville, Ark.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s track and field team finished in second place while the men’s team took third place at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Gentry Center on Tennessee State’s campus.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s track and field team is currently in third place while the men’s team is in fourth place after day one of the OVC Indoor Track and Field Championships. Both teams are expected to make up ground on Saturday, as most of the finals of running events are held on Saturday.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team will travel to Nashville this weekend to compete at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Gentry Center on Tennessee State’s campus.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Three Eastern Kentucky student-athletes were named OVC Indoor Track Athletes of the Year on Thursday. Sophomore Diamond Benjamin was named the Co-Female Athlete of the Year, freshman Picoty Leitich was named the Co-Female Freshman of the Year and freshman Soufiane Bouchikhi was named the Co-Male Freshman of the Year.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Bianca Forbes has been named the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Forbes set a new school record in the indoor 400 meters Friday night at the Indiana University Hoosier Hills Open, clocking an OVC-best time of 55.55.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Bianca Forbes set a new school record in the indoor 400 meters Friday night at the Indiana University Hoosier Hills Open. Forbes clocked an OVC-best time of 55.55 and finished second overall behind 2008 4x400 Olympic gold medalist Mary Wineberg.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University sophomore Diamond Benjamin was named the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Benjamin took first place while running a personal-best and an OVC-best time of 7.03 in the 55 meters on Saturday at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Sophomore Diamond Benjamin and freshmen Picoty Leitich and Bianca Forbes all won events as the Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational on Saturday.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Christopher Rengifo earned OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week honors for the first time in his productive career on Tuesday. Rengifo ran the second fastest mile (4:16.26) and the third fastest 800 meters (1:54.01) in the conference on Saturday at the Rod McCravy Invitational.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team competed against a talented field at the University of Kentucky Rod McCravy Invitational this weekend in Nutter Fieldhouse. Sophomore Diamond Benjamin ran well for the Colonels, finishing sixth in the finals of the 60 meters with a time of 7.62.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Bianca Forbes was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. In her first ever collegiate meet, Forbes ran the fastest 400 meters time in the conference this year, recording a 56.68 at the University of Kentucky Invitational on Saturday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team opened its indoor season this weekend at the talent-laden University of Kentucky Invitational. Freshman Bianca Forbes, in her first ever collegiate meet, highlighted the weekend for EKU by running the fifth fastest women’s indoor 400 meters time in school history.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s indoor track and field team was picked to finish second in the OVC while the women’s team was picked to finish third in a preseason poll of conference head coaches, the league office announced on Thursday.
Former North Hardin Track Star Ebony Jones won the VH1 Reality Show I Want to Work for Diddy this week. She has earned the chance to be an assistant to Rap Mogul Sean Combs. She was working as a teacher in Dallas, Texas. (Photo from VH1.com)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Wesley Ruttoh finished 87th out of 250 runners at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Monday afternoon, covering the 10K course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in a time of 30:49.5.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Wesley Ruttoh will run at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Monday, Nov. 23, at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The men’s race is set to begin at 12:08 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast live on the VERSUS channel.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team is now ranked seventh while the women’s team is ranked 10th in the Southeast Region, according to the pre-NCAA Championships poll released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky men’s cross country team took seventh place while the women’s team took 10th place at the Southeast Regional Championships Saturday morning. Junior Wesley Ruttoh finished second in the men’s race and qualified for the NCAA Championships to be held Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete at the Southeast Region Championships this Saturday, Nov. 14, at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park in Louisville. The top three teams from each region advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team received the Team Sportsmanship Award for its respective sport on Tuesday from the Ohio Valley Conference. It is the fourth year in a row the team has earned this recognition from the OVC.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s cross country teams won their fourth consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championships on Saturday. Junior Wesley Ruttoh won the men’s 8K race in a time of 25:39.24 while freshman Picoty Leitich won the women’s 5K race in a time of 19:29.05.
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams will try for their fourth consecutive conference banners on Saturday at the OVC Cross Country Championships at the Vaughn’s Gap Course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Following its performance at the NCAA Pre-Nationals last weekend, the Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team jumped six spots, from 14th to eighth, in the Southeast Region rankings according to the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Eastern Kentucky University cross country teams competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals meet on Saturday afternoon, their final meet before the OVC Championships. Facing the best competition in the country, the men’s team finished 26th out of 35 teams in the white race while the women’s team placed 34th out of 37 teams in the blue race.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University senior Stanley Mugo and freshman Picoty Leitich were named the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week, respectively, on Tuesday afternoon, the league office announced.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team took eighth place while the women’s team took seventh place at the Greater Louisville Classic held at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park on Saturday. The meet featured 76 teams from 16 states and was billed as the largest college cross country meet ever contested in the south.
RICHMOND, Ky. – After a strong showing last weekend at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, the Eastern Kentucky University women’s cross country team is now ranked 14th in the southeast region in the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University freshman Picoty Leitich was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Cross Country Runner of the Week on Tuesday, the league office announced. Leitich finished third out of 148 runners at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic on Saturday.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women’s cross country team was edged by the host Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday at the Commodore Classic while the men’s team competed at the Western Kentucky Old Timer’s Classic.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team is ranked ninth in the southeast region in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association’s most recent poll.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s and women’s cross country teams hosted Kentucky and Marshall at the Colonels’ home meet on Friday at the Wood Chip Trail. Kentucky won both the men’s and women’s races while EKU took second in both.
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams will open the season on familiar turf this weekend as the Colonels host Kentucky and Marshall on campus at the Wood Chip Trail on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s cross country team has been deemed the team to beat in the OVC for the fourth consecutive year, according to a preseason poll of conference head coaches.
USA Track and Field has announced Tennessee State University head coach Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice will serve respectively as the women's head coach for Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany.RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University junior Joseph Maina competed in the preliminaries of the 5,000 meters at the 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships Wednesday evening. The University of Arkansas is hosting the four-day national championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
The KTCCCA Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the 5 coaches that will be inducted into the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10.
List of athletes from Kentucky Colleges who have qualified for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship. Also included is former St. Xavier runner Bobby Curtis who has the fastest time in the 3000 Meter Run this season in 7:50.17 for Villanova University.
Kentucky College Team Rankings based on events ran at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championship. 1st overall in each event scores 8 points down to 1 point for the 8th place performance.
The US Track & Field Cross Country College Coaches Association released current rankings for the Division 1 Southeast Region. The men from the University of Louisville, Eastern Kentucky University, and the University of Kentucky are in the top 15 this week.
Team rankings are based on the top eight individuals in each event. The rankings do not take into regard the division or size of the college. Events scored: 60m, 200m, 400m, 800, 1 Mile, 3000m, 5000m, SP, HT, LJ, HJ, TJ, & PV.
These team rankings are based on the top eight individuals in each event. The rankings do not take into regard the division or size of the college. (Pictured: University of Louisville Head Coach Ron Mann)