Maxime Chevee was nervous. Beads of sweat rolled down his face as he slowly took his place at the starting line on the track at Edwards Stadium. With a second to look around at his surroundings, he saw equally anxious runners next to him on the track, those trying to Read More…
Obstacles always come into play for cross-country runners. Many factors have to be accounted for when a cross-country team approaches a race. A drop in temperature or an unfamiliar surface could be the little details that determine whether a runner finishes in the top 10 or ends up in the Read More…
Cal cross country teams’ seasons are on the line this Saturday at the NCAA West Regional. The meet, held at the Stanford Golf Course, determines which squads move on to the NCAA Championships. Two of the country’s 18 automatic bids will be awarded to the top finishers. There are also Read More…
Senior Chelsea Reilly could see the finish line in sight. A difficult race under the Arizona sun combined with an exhausting pace had been physically taxing on Reilly, yet she was still in eighth place and in line for an All-Conference finish in the top 15. That’s when things began Read More…
Three hundred runners pushing, shoving and elbowing could have been a major roadblock for the Cal women’s cross country team this past Friday in Madison, Wis. However, with senior Deborah Maier in the driver’s seat, the Bears were able to negotiate the traffic to finish seventh in the Wisconsin Adidas Read More…