Defending MIAA Champion Missouri Southern is the preseason No. 1 selection in the 2010 men’s cross country coaches poll, the conference office announced Friday. Southern received six of eight first-place votes and totaled 48 points to claim the top spot. [MORE]
Missouri Southern’s women’s cross country team finished third at the 2009 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships Saturday, the highest finish in team history, to lead all MIAA teams at the USI Cross Country Course. [MORE]
Missouri Southern cross country coaches Tom Rutledge and Patty Vavra were named Regional Coaches of the Year, while senior Kimi Shank was named Regional Athlete of the Year as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its regional awards. [MORE]
Missouri Southern swept the team titles at the 2009 NCAA Division II Cross Country South Central Regional at Abilene Christian University to advance to the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. It was the third regional title for the Southern women and the second title in the last three years for the MSSU men. [MORE]
