Men's Cross Country Team Qualifies for National Championships

Nov 10, 2009

The men's cross country team earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships which will be held on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Washington. The team received the automatic qualifier by winning the WHAC championship November 7th. By a two point margin, the Golden Eagles held off Aquinas College 42 to 44 points. This is the first time since 2001 that a team other than Aquinas haswon the WHAC championship. The win catapulted the Golden Eagles to 13th in the final NAIA rankings. The race will be held at Fort …

CORNERSTONE WINS THE WHAC

Nov 7, 2009

(Grand Rapids, Mich.) After running their worst race of the season two weeks ago, the Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team dropped from thirteenth to thirty-second in the national rankings. In the process they went from an almost certain at-large bid to the NAIA National meet to only a slim chance. To make the National meet, Cornerstone needed to win the WHAC or finish very close to the winning team. Since 2001 that team has been Aquinas, who entered the meet ranked third in the latest NAIA poll. Unlike …

Ripley Wins Great Lakes Challenge

Oct 24, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) With four of the top fifteen teams in the NAIA entered, the Great Lakes Challenge promised to be a pivotal race going into the national qualifying meets in two weeks. Cold drizzle replaced the steady rain from earlier in the week, giving …

Cornerstone Eighth at Michigan Intercollegiate Championships

Oct 9, 2009

(Grand Rapids, MI) A week’s worth of rain softened the course at the Calvin College Gainey Athletic Complex, the site of the annual Michigan Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships. The preceding women’s 5,000 meter race turned the soft ground …

Three Personal Bests in Kentucky

Oct 3, 2009

(Louisville, KY) The Cornerstone Cross Country team traveled to Louisville for the first time in three years to compete in the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic. They faced tremendous competition and raced well. Zach Ripley stuck to the back of the …

Cornerstone Climbs to Eleventh in Current NAIA Poll

Sep 24, 2009

(Kansas City, MO) After an excellent seventh place finish at the Calvin Knight Invitational last Saturday, the Cornerstone University Men’s Cross Country team moved up to eleventh in the NAIA coaches poll. Following two weeks at the sixteenth spot, the Golden Eagles finished just one place behind the number two team in the NAIA, Aquinas. Eleventh is the Golden Eagle’s highest rating since they were ranked third in November of 2007.

Personal Records Fall at Calvin Invite

Sep 22, 2009

GRAND RAPIDS (9/19) Zach Ripley’s plan going into the Calvin Knight Invitational was to break the course record of 25:10 set by Calvin’s Jed Christiansen. The weather and course conditions were perfect for the attempt, and the senior nearly achieved …

Golden Eagles 16th in Latest NAIA Polls

Sep 17, 2009

In the second poll of the season the Golden Eagles men's cross country is ranked 16th. Led by senior Zach Ripley who won the Hope College Invitational two weeks ago the Golden Eagles will be racing at the Calvin College Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19th …

Golden Eagles Finish Second at Hope Invitational

Sep 5, 2009

(Holland, MI) The Cornerstone Men’s Cross Country team stormed into the 2009 season with an impressive runner up finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational hosted by Hope College. Ranked sixteenth in the NAIA preseason poll, CU’s front three raced …

Golden Eagles Ranked 16th in Pre-Season Poll

Aug 26, 2009

The men's cross country team finds themselves ranked #16 in the pre-season NAIA poll. Led by a healthy Zach Ripley, Alex Green and Stephan Larson the Golden Eagles have high expectations. For the complete release and rankings click here.