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Ford-Centonze Takes Over Dartmouth Women’s XC
Dartmouth head women’s track and field coach Sandy Ford-Centonze returns as the head coach for its women’s cross country program this fall, in addition to her duties that she has had for the last 18 years.
Tiger Women Finish Fifth at Nationals
The Princeton Tigers finished fifth at the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship for the second straight year. Senior Liz Costello was the first member of the Orange and Black across the finish line, taking 18th in 20:25.
All-Ivy Cross Country — 2009-10
The All-Ivy teams for men's and women's cross country were determined at the Ivy Heps Championships on Friday. Harvard junior Daniel Chenoweth (pic.) took first place in the men's race en route to a first team All-Ivy nod.
Columbia Comes Through
Princeton's bid for a fourth straight men's Heps championship came to a narrow end as the Columbia Lions, led by a fifth-place finish from Brendan Martin, defeated the Tigers by a single point. The 60-61 score was the closest Heps finish since 1972.
Princeton Women Do It Again; Make History
The Princeton women's cross country team just captured its fourth consecutive Heps title with a perfect score for the first time in history. Tiger senior Liz Costello took the individual crown, becoming only the second female three-time champ ever.
New Hardware for Ivy XC Champions
For the first time ever, the team champions of the Ivy League Cross Country Men's and Women's races will be able to bring back some hardware back to campus. Dedicated on May 12th, 2009, the new trophies will be up for grabs on Friday at Van Cortlandt Park. Fans of the Ivy League will surely recognize the trophy's namesakes.
Official Heps Preview
Ivy cross country Heps is here! Click inside for comprehensive team-by-team previews of tomorrow's race at New York City's Van Cortlandt Park.
XC Heps Returns to Van Cortlandt on Friday
The Ivy League cross country championships return to New York City's historic Van Cortlandt Park this Friday, October 30, with the women's race kicking things off at 11:15 am and the men following suit at 12:15 pm. Princeton's Liz Costello looks to become the first three-time women's Heps champion in 25 years.
Tigers Fifth at NCAA Cross Country Championships
The Princeton women’s cross country team made program history, finishing fifth at the NCAA Championship on Monday, Nov. 24. The Tigers previous highest finish the championship was a nine-place finish in 2003.
Princeton Takes Regional Crown, Ivy Runners Advance
A host of Ivy League runners, including the Princeton women's team have qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships later this month in Indiana.
2008 Heps Video Highlights
Click inside for links to special video coverage from last week's men's and women's Ivy Cross Country championships at Van Cortlandt Park, including highlight footage and interviews
All-Ivy Cross Country — 2008-09
The All-Ivy teams for men's and women's cross country were determined at the Ivy Heps Championships on Friday in Van Cortlandt Park. Two-time Heps champ Liz Costello of Princeton earned her third straight first-team nod.
Van Cortlandt Park Breaks Ground on Renovations
New York City's Van Cortlandt Park, the site of the Ivy cross country Heps championship meet since 1939, has broken ground on a series of six significant renovation projects.
An Orange & Black Halloween
Guided by a sensational performance by junior Liz Costello, the Princeton Tiger women showed why they are ranked fourth nationally by breaking a number of records in a dominating effort at the Ivy Heps Cross Country Championship in New York City's Van Cortlandt Park on Friday.
True Dominates Field At CC Championships
Ben True of Dartmouth ran the fastest time in Ivy Heps history at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx today, but it was Princeton which grabbed the team title for the third straight year.
Official Heps Preview
Cross Country Heps is here! Click inside for the comprehensive team-by-team preview of today's race.
Ballard Shines at NCAAs
Columbia's Carmen Ballard was the Ivy League's star of the show at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday, finishing 23rd and earning All-America status.
Tigers Chasing Championship
The No. 4 Princeton women are headed to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday, along with seven Ivy individuals.
Princeton Takes Regional Crown
The No. 4-ranked Princeton women's cross country team did as expected, winning the NCAA Mid-Atlantic regional for the third straight year.
All-Ivy Cross Country -- 2007-08
The All-Ivy teams for men's and women's cross country were determined at the Ivy Heps Championships on Friday in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Yale's Lindsay Donaldson earned her fourth first-team All-Ivy nod.
Princeton Men Complete XC Sweep
The Princeton men completed the school's second straight sweep at the Ivy League Heptagonals Cross Country Championships, finishing with 38 points — 29 ahead of second-place Cornell.
Princeton Women Win Title
Princeton lived up to its lofty No. 4 ranking on Friday, winning the women's Ivy League Heptagonals Cross Country Championship by a wide margin. The Tigers — who won with 42 last season — posted a team score of 25 points, the lowest since Dartmouth had 23 in 1997.
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With the NCAA Cross Country Championships fast approaching, Trackshark recently caught up with two-time Heps individual champion Liz Costello of Princeton who has her sights set on guiding the Tigers to the national team title.
Her team became a League power just before her arrival and when Columbia cross country All-American Caroline Bierbaum graduated in 2006, her Lions had become a national power.
You'd think that being an Olympian in the pursuit of a medical degree would overshadow whatever else you had done, but Dartmouth graduate Bob Kempainen made an impression in another, more embarrassing, manner.
She ran in isolation behind the pack while in high school. And Princeton graduate Lynn Jennings continued to run in isolation, but at the front of the pack, on her way to international stardom.
Cornell's Nyam Kagwima has big plans for the future. She plans to research the HIV/AIDS virus in Kenya and is setting her course to get there.