 ( Message Board ) ( Columns ) ( Links ) Cross Country: * State Schedule * Meet Results * State Rankings * S.S. Rankings Staff: * Colin Altevogt * Stephen Bain * Mark Biros * Davyd Cash * Brandon Jones * Pierce Kuhl * Derek Leininger * Renee Masterson * Mike Slaubaugh |
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Training Journals Derek Stinefield started his senior campaign well with a win at Rushville this past weekend. Waverly Neer has yet to put on her new Culver uniform but training has been going well. Check out what each has to say about their running. ( Derek Stinefield Journal ) ( Waverly Neer Journal ) Semi State Rankings - Sep. 3 Our staff of six has released its latest rankings by semistate. Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll and Lake Central stay up front in the girls lists with Carmel, Carroll, McCutcheon and Floyd Central headlining their areas for the boys. ( Girls Rankings ) ( Boys Rankings ) Small & Medium School Rankings - Sep. 3 ( Full Rankings ) Top 25 Team Rankings - Sep. 1 ( Boys Rankings ) ( Girls Rankings ) Semi State Rankings As has always been tradition with our cross country coverage, it's again time for the semistate rankings. We've compiled a staff from around the state. Four return from last season and two recent graduates handle the rankings in central Indiana. Check back each Tuesday during the season for new rankings by semistate. ( Girls Rankings ) ( Boys Rankings ) COMPLETE Preseason Top 50 Team Rankings! By Brandon Jones (Boys) and Colin Altevogt (Girls) Girls: ( 1-10 ) ( 11-20 ) ( 21-30 ) ( 31-40 ) ( 41-50 ) Boys: ( 1-10 ) ( 11-20 ) ( 21-30 ) ( 31-40 ) ( 41-50 ) Interview with Mike Fout In the fall of 2006, a relatively unknown junior from LaPorte shocked the field at the New Prairie Invitational. A little over a year later, he was pulling away from one of the strongest fields in the history of the Foot Locker Championships to win a national cross country title. Coordinator Colin Altevogt was able to interview two-time state champion Mike Fout - ( Full Interview ) Semi State Discussion Every year, coaches, athletes and fans alike debate how to make the most fair way to align the tournament. Coordinator Colin Altevogt and Brandon Jones exchanged emails on this topic. Both agreed that measures could be taken to alleviate the stranglehold in central Indiana, but had slightly different modifications - ( Full Discussion ) Photographers Wanted! Do you follow your son and/or daughter around Indiana each weekend to cross country invitationals? Do you have a camera? We are now looking for photographers to take pictures that we can use on our site during meets this season. Anyone interested should contact coordinator Colin Altevogt at CAltevogt@franklincollege.edu. Send us Your Schedule We are currently compiling the full list of meets for the 2008 cross country season. Send us all the meets you have on your schedule with: 1) Meet Name, 2) Location and 3) Start Time. A preliminary schedule has already been posted. Email your schedule to leininger@snidercross.com - ( Current Schedule ) Interview with Jordan Fife Six years ago, Jordan Fife graduated from Seymour High School, where he earned All-State honors in cross country his senior year. He went on to Indiana State to become a two-time D-1 All-American and now is running professionally for Team Indiana Team. He just competed in the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month. - ( Full Interview ) Interview with Brad Peterson Last fall, the Indiana Tech running program was born. Indiana Tech is an NAIA university in Fort Wayne. The program became a major success from the very start and many believe, within a couple of years, it will be among the very best NAIA programs in the nation. We had a chance to do an in-depth interview with Brad Peterson, head coach for mens and womens cross country and track & field. - ( Full Interview ) Who's Number Two? The debate among Indiana’s best male distance runner ever always begins with the same person: Rudy Chapa of Hammond. In fact, all of our staff members pointed to Chapa in their top ten lists. After that, however, there is much debate. Look at where some of our staff members rank some of Indiana’s all-time greats. - ( Full Story ) IndianaRunner.com is Back! IndianaRunner.com was started in June 2000 and remained for 5 1/2 years. It covered six cross country and five track seasons. Starting January 2006 IndianaRunner.com was leased to a company called Hoosier Authority. But now IR is back and will bring you coverage of the 2008 Indiana high school cross country season! Colin Altevogt and Brandon Jones will be the main guys. Original IR creator Derek Leininger will return, as well. |
