Last Hard Workout Before Regionals

For our last hard workout before we taper for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country meet on November 4 we ran early Sunday morning at Lake Springfield over a tough & hilly course.



Repeat miles with a huge net elevation gain. The first one was at 10K race pace(sort of easy). Our girls later finished their workout close to 5:30/mile. Our guys were around 5:00/mile at the end.



Then we had a breakfast cookout: bacon, eggs, bagels & cream cheese, yogurt, fruit and orange Gatorade, all cooked to perfection by my Jo and Jess’ Joe.



We’ll do some recovery runs this week and be rested for the NCAA race at Wisconsin-Parkside(also host course for the Footlocker Midwest Regional XC meet November 25).



Coach Van Arkel

Drury Results from GLVC XC Championships

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office

October 21, 2006

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Led by junior Elizabeth Hurford's 18th place finish, the Drury women's cross country team placed fifth in the 10-team Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships on Saturday.

Hurford completed the 6K course in 23:24.54 in a race won by Southern Indiana sophomore Allie Shafer.

Wisconsin-Parkside captured the team title with 39 points, followed by runner-up Southern Indiana at 53, Indianapolis and Northern Kentucky with 85 each and Drury at 146 to complete the top five.

Women's GLVC XC CHAMPIONSHIPS(At SIUE)

Team Standings:

Wisconsin-Parkside 39, Southern Indiana 53, Indianapolis 85, Northern Kentucky 85, Drury 146, Bellarmine 147, Lewis 192, SIUE 195, Saint Joseph's 238, Missouri-Rolla 265

Drury Women's Results:

(18) Elizabeth Hurford 23:24.54; (25) Stephanie Cowherd 23:39.99; (32) Veronica Bible 23:52.85; (33) Jessica Zephyrs 23:58.70; (38) Kimberly Shigeno 24:05.18; (48) Emily Schmittel 24:28.00; (73) Christina Hirt 25:23.88; (79) Jaimee Hoffman 25:40.11; (85) Sara Murzynsky 26:01.40; (87) Lindsey Bennett 26:10.06; (89) Gabrielle Wilson 26:19.14.







Drury University's men's cross country Panthers finished sixth in the 10-team Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships held Saturday morning.

Freshman Geoff Hughes led the Panthers with a 12th place finish, completing the 8K course in 26:22.43. Andy Tremble, a senior from Lewis, won the individual title in 25:21.69.

Southern Indiana was the team champion with 63 points, with Lewis second at 72. Northern Kentucky was third with 86, followed by SIU Edwardsville at 115, Missouri-Rolla with 122 and Drury with 169 to complete the top six.

Men's GLVC XC CHAMPIONSHIPS(At SIUE)

Team Standings:

Southern Indiana 63, Lewis 72, Northern Kentucky 86, SIUE 115, Missouri-Rolla 122, Drury 169, Bellarmine 176, Indianapolis 180, Wisconsin-Parkside 209, Saint Joseph's 254.

Drury Men's Results:

(12) Geoff Hughes 26:22.43; (16) Ross MacDonald 26:34.06; (43) Chad Jolliff 27:40.34; (49) Glen Buttrum 27:49.77; (67) Matt Van Arkel 28:229.59; (69) Andy Chase 28:27.46; (74) Brad Lyons 28:33.01; (80) Charles Yeager 28:49.66; (84) Kevin Zimmerman 28:59.83; (91) Kerryn Sarwansingh 29:39.94; (94) John Schraft 30:06.21; (103) Tim Short 31:53.17; (105) Andrew Montgomery 32:06.05.

XC Training: Weeks of Oct. 22 & 29

Weeks of October 22 & 29:

Su(10/22) am: off

M 6:30 am: 7-9 miles

Tu 6:00 am: 12-14 miles

Tu 3:15 pm: strides & strength training

W 6:30 am: 7-9 miles

Th 6:15 am: 11-13 miles

Th 3:15 pm: strides & strength training

F am or pm: OYO/4-5 miles

Sa am: off

Su 7:30 am: 7-9 miles(meet @ Lake Springfield)

M 7:00 am: 5-6 miles

Tu 3:15 pm: 5-6 miles w/ strength training

W 6:30 am: 6-8 miles

Th 7:00 am: 4-6 miles

Th 4:00 pm: Leave Drury
Lodging @ Drury Inn(Collinsville, IL)

F pm: Arrive Kenosha
Lodging @ Comfort Suites(Kenosha, WI)

Sa 8:30 am: NCAA Regional XC Meet
Men’s 10K @ 10:00 am/Women’s 6K @ 11:15 am

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Drury XC Results from Border Wars

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office

October 7, 2006

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Drury University women's cross country team took 10th place in the 29-team Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Border Wars invitational meet on Saturday.

Junior Elizabeth Hurford completed the course in 18:52.22 to finish 23rd and lead the Panther efforts, while freshman Stephanie Cowherd was 30th in 19:00.50.

Washington University won the team title with 79 points, with Missouri Southern finishing second at 113. Individual champion was sophomore Stacy Kentzler of Pittsburg State with a time of 17:48.76.

Other Drury results were senior Jessica Zephyrs (48th) in 19:18.53; senior Veronica Bible (62) in 19:26.84; junior Emily Schmittel (103) in 20:06.61; freshman Lindsey Bennett (133) in 20:33.68; senior Jaimee Hoffman (153) 20:48.40; senior Christina Hirt (175) in 21:04.31; freshman Sara Murzynsky (186) in 21:16.03; and senior Gabrielle Wilson (196) in 21:24.74.






Led by an 18th-place finish by freshman Geoff Hughes, the Drury University men's cross country team finished 19th in Saturday's 30-team, SIU Edwardsville Border Wars invitational meet.

Missouri Southern won the title with 79 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Rend Lake (Ill.) Community College at 116 points. Southwest Baptist (140) was third and Central Missouri State (193) fourth.

Freshman Elkana Kibet of Rend Lake was the individual champion, completing the course in 24:31.45.

Drury amassed 450 points. Hughes led the way with a time of 25:54.15. Junior Ross MacDonald finished 48th in 26:38.73.

Other DU results were freshman Glen Buttrum (139th) in 27:50.55; junior Chad Joliff (165th) in 28:10.77; freshman Brad Lyons (182nd) in 28:23.22; senior Kevin Zimmerman (187th) in 28:26.67; senior John Schraft (207) in 28:57.25; sophomore Matt Van Arkel (208) in 28:58.89; freshman Andy Chase (211) in 29:03.07; senior Avery Snelson (216) in 29:09.43; and freshman Andrew Montgomery (279) in 31:03.05.

XC Training: Weeks of Oct. 8 & 15

Weeks of October 8 & 15:

Su(10/8) am: off

M 6:30 am: 7-9 miles

Tu 6:15 am: 11-13 miles

Tu 3:15 pm: strides & strength training

W 6:30 am: 7-9 miles

Th 7:15 am: 6-8 miles(meet at Lake Springfield)

F am: OYO/4-5 miles

Sa am: OYO/11-13 miles

Su(10/15) am: off

M 6:30 am: 8-10 miles(run to Silver Springs)

Tu 3:15 pm: 5-6 miles w/ strength training

W 6:15 am: 8-10 miles

Th 3:15 pm: 5-7 miles

F 10:00 am: Leave Drury/4-5 miles @ SIUE
Lodging at Comfort Inn(Collinsville)

Sa 8:30 am: GLVC Conference @ SIUE
Men’s 8k 10:30 am/Women’s 6k 11:30 am

Su am: off

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Women's XC Results from OSU

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office/Pictures by Jo Van Arkel

September 30, 2006

STILLWATER, Okla. - Sparked by a 39th-place finish from Elizabeth Hurford, the Drury University women's cross country squad finished 11th Saturday in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree.

The host school won the event with 49 points, 30 points ahead of runner-up Wichita State (79). Texas Christian was third with 81 points in the 15-team university division field.

Individual winner was Faithy Kamangila of Oral Roberts, who finished in 17:14.

Hurford, a junior, completed the course in 19:24, while freshman Stephanie Cowherd finished 47th in 19:39 and senior Jessica Zephyrs 49th in 19:42.



Drury Results

39. Elizabeth Hurford 19:24

47. Stephanie Cowherd 19:39

49. Jessica Zephyrs 19:42

65. Veronica Bible 20:12

72. Kimberly Shigeno 20:34

76. Emily Schmittel 21:05

82. Christina Hirt 21:28

Jaimee Hoffman 21:30

Lindsey Bennett 22:04

Sara Murzynsky 22:08

Gabrielle Wilson 22:20

Men's XC Results from OSU

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office/Pictures by Jo Van Arkel

September 30, 2006

STILLWATER, Okla. - Led by freshman Geoff Hughes' 37th-place finish individually, the Drury University men's cross country team came in 19th in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree held Saturday morning.

Arkansas was the overall winner with a score of 40, ahead of Abilene Christian (64) and the host Cowboys (80) to complete the top three. Abilene Christian also had the individual champion in Nicodemus Naimadu, who completed the course in 23:53. Hughes made his way around in 26:19.



Drury results:

37. Geoff Hughes 26:19

92. Ross MacDonald 27:38

114. Chad Jolliff 28:26

121. Charles Yeager 28:43

125. Kevin Zimmerman 28:56

130. Glen Buttrum 29:22

134. Brad Lyons 29:28

John Schraft 30:08

Andy Chase 30:33

A.J. Snelson 30:42

Tim Short 31:31

Andrew Montgomery 32:28

XC Training: Week of Oct. 1

Week of October 1:

Su am: off

M 6:00 am: 11-13 miles

Tu 6:30 am: 6-8 miles

Tu 3:15 pm: 3 miles w/ strength training

W 6:15 am: 7-9 miles(run to Phelps Grove)

Th 6:30 am: 6-8 miles

Th 3:15 pm: 3 miles w/ strength training

F 7:00 am: 4-5 miles

F 2:00 pm: Leave Drury for St. Louis
6:00 pm: Dinner at Andy’s
Lodging at Drury Inn(Downtown)

Sa 8:00 am: Border Wars/SIUE
Women’s 5k 10:00 am/Men’s 8k 10:45 am

Su am: off



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