Track Practice: Week of Feb. 3

Track Conditioning
Week of February 3

Sun(2/3) 7:30 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Mon(2/4) 4:45 pm 6-8 miles

Tues(2/5) 6:45 am 4-6 miles
4:30 pm 4-6 miles w/ strength training

Wed(2/6) 6:45 am 6-8 miles OR 4:45 pm 6-8 miles

Thurs(2/7) 6:45 am 4-6 miles
4:30 pm 4-6 miles w/ strength training

Fri(2/8) 6:30 am 6-8 miles

Sat(2/9) off/Polar Bear 5K/10K

Sun(2/10) 7:30 am 15K @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Track Practice: Week of Jan. 27

Track Conditioning
Week of January 27

Sun(1/27) OYO or 7:30 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

Mon(1/28) 6:30 am 6-8 miles

Tues(1/29) 4:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ strength training

Wed(1/30) 6:30 am 8-10 miles

Thurs(1/31) 6:30 am 6 miles
Basketball Concessions 4:30 pm

Fri(2/1) 6:30 am 6-8 miles

Sat(2/2) off
Basketball Concessions 11:45 am

Sun(2/3) 7:30 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

New Year's Resolutions

My New Year's Resolutions:
1. Run as fast as Geoff.
2. Run as tough as Brad.
3. Have as good a kick as Andy.
4. Have as much self-confidence as Charles.
5. Get an awesome game-face like Glen.
6. Get good abs like Jaime.
7. Learn to do my hair in cool ways like Steven.
8. TYPE IN ALL CAPS LIKE DEREK.
9. Be a trendsetter like Chris and his scooter.
10. Be as good a teammate as Robert.
11. Get as much sleep as Daniel.
12. Get a funny accent like Tony.
13. Kick Kevin's butt in the steeplechase.
-anonymous

Continue to train hard and smart, and to always do what is best for the team, rather than myself... and to beat Coach Van Arkel at the Polar Bear 5K/10K.
-anonymous

Winter Training

Winter Training for Jan. 1 thru Jan. 28:

I hope everyone has a great Christmas. We are still in the early part of winter break, but are ready to begin our training for track in the spring. Everyone should be running consistent mileage by the first of the year and be ready to increase volume. As of January 1, we are just four weeks away from starting practice on January 28 and six weeks of solid base training away from doing faster repeats and intervals as we prepare for outdoor track races. Women and men interested in running 1500m/3000m in races this spring should be averaging close to 50 miles/week during the upcoming weeks. 5000m/10000m runners should be around 60+ miles/week during this period.

I realize the weather may not be very cooperative, but in addition to increasing mileage during the next four weeks, add a couple of specific workouts. Your long run each week should now be somewhere between 60 minutes and 90 minutes. At least one time during the week find a 150m-200m hill and run 6 to 8 moderately hard repeats up with an easy jog back down. Also, at least two times during the week add 6-8 short relaxed sprints/strides at the end of your training run and combine those strides with core stability work(crunches, leg raises, dips and pushups). Except for the hill repeats and strides, all other runs can be done at a conversational aerobic pace. As always, try to run as much as possible on trails or grass, generally stay within yourself, stretch after your runs, get plenty of rest and try not to do anything too reckless or unhealthy.

We will add a few more miles and workouts and additional strength training when we get back to campus. As a team, we will start practices and conditioning on Monday, January 28.

Typical week's winter training:
Sunday Long run of 10-13 miles
Monday 7-9 miles
Tuesday 6-8 miles w/ strides & strength training
Wednesday 7-9 miles w hill repeats
Thursday 8-10 miles
Friday 6-8 miles w/ strides & strength training
Saturday 5-7 miles/cross training

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Off-season Training: Week of Dec. 2

Drury Off-season Training
Week of December 2

Sun(12/2) OYO/10-12 miles

Mon(12/3) OYO/5-7 miles

Tues(12/4) 4:30 pm 8-10 miles

Wed(12/5) 4:30 pm 5-7 miles w/ Strength Training

Thur(12/6) 4:30 pm 8-10 miles

Fri(12/7) OYO/5-7 miles w/ Strength Training

Sat(12/8) Off

Sun(12/9) OYO/10-12 miles

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Spring 2008 Track Schedule

Drury Panthers
Spring 2008 Track Competitions

March 8(Sat) Hendrix College (Conway, AR)

March 22(Sat) Pittsburg State (Pittsburg, KS)

March 28(Fri) & 29(Sat) Mizzou(Columbia, MO)

April 12(Sat) Emporia State (Emporia, KS)

April 25(Fri) MSSU (Joplin, MO)

May 2(Fri) & May 3(Sat) GLVC (Edwardsville, IL)

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Off-season Training: Week of Nov. 25

Drury Off-season Training
Week of November 25

Sun(11/25) OYO/8-10 miles

Mon(11/26) OYO/5-7 miles

Tues(11/27) 4:30 pm 8-10 miles

Wed(11/28) 5:00 pm 5-7 miles w/ Strength Training

Thur(11/29) 4:30 pm 8-10 miles

Fri(11/30) OYO/5-7 miles w/ Strength Training

Sat(12/1) Off

Sun(12/2) OYO/10-12 miles

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC & Track Record Board(11/10)

Drury Cross Country & Track
Record Board/Top Runners with Times Per Event

Men’s 10K XC:
1. 32:15 Jaime Villa Zapatero NCAA Reg. 2007
2. 32:51 Ross MacDonald NCAA Reg. 2003
3. 32:51 Geoff Hughes NCAA Reg. 2007
4. 32:53 Chad Limberg NCAA Reg. 2003
5. 33:09 Ryan Mee NCAA Reg. 2004
6. 33:09 Chad Jolliff NCAA Reg. 2004
7. 33:13 Isaac Battaglia NCAA Reg. 2003
8. 33:25 Steven Busch NCAA Reg. 2007
Men’s 8K XC:
1. 25:28 Geoff Hughes MSSU 2007
2. 25:29 Jaime Villa Zapatero MSSU 2007
3. 25:39 Chad Limberg GLVC 2005
4. 25:47 Steven Busch MSSU 2007
5. 25:54 Ryan Mee GLVC 2005
6. 26:15 Chad Jolliff GLVC 2005
7. 26:16 Derek Berry MSSU 2007
8. 26:16 Chris Yates MSSU 2007
9. 26:20 Ross MacDonald UMR 2003
10. 26:23 Brad Lyons MSSU 2007
Women’s 6K XC:
1. 22:16 Veronica Bible GLVC 2005
2. 22:28 Jaimee Hoffman NCAA Reg. 2003
3. 22:52 Elizabeth Hurford NCAA Reg. 2007
4. 23:09 Emily Grindeland GLVC 2005
5. 23:09 Tia Young NCAA Reg. 2007
6. 23:34 Jessica Stong Zephyrs XC Only Nat. 2005
7. 23:39 Stephanie Cowherd GLVC 2006
Women’s 5K XC:
1. 18:27 Elizabeth Hurford MSSU 2007
2. 18:38 Tia Young MSSU 2007
3. 18:43 Jessica Stong Zephyrs MSSU 2005
4. 18:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2003
5. 19:00 Stephanie Cowherd Border Wars 2006
6. 19:14 Veronica Bible MSSU 2005
7. 19:27 Kimberly Shigeno MSSU 2006

Men’s 5000m Track:
1. 15:21 Ryan Mee Mizzou 2005
2. 15:35 Ross MacDonald MSSU 2004
3. 15:36 Geoff Hughes Mizzou 2007
4. 15:37 Chad Limberg MSSU 2004
5. 15:37 Chad Jolliff Mizzou 2005
6. 15:44 Nathan Poindexter Mizzou 2005
8. 15:47 A.J. Million Mizzou 2004
9. 15:58 Glen Buttrum Mizzou 2007
Men’s 3000m Track:
1. 9:00 Ryan Mee MSU 2005
2. 9:16 Nathan Poindexter MSU 2005
3. 9:20 Charles Yeager Mizzou 2007
4. 9:21 Matt Van Arkel PSU 2006
5. 9:22 Andy Chase Mizzou 2007
6. 9:24 Chad Limberg MSU 2005
7. 9:26 Chad Jolliff MSU 2005
8. 9:26 Ross MacDonald MSU 2005
Men’s 1500m Track:
1. 4:00 Geoff Hughes MSSU 2007
2. 4:08 Ryan Mee UMR 2005
3. 4:10 Chad Limberg USA 2005
4. 4:11 Nathan Poindexter USA 2005
5. 4:12 Matt Van Arkel MSSU 2005
6. 4:16 A.J. Million USA 2005
Men's 3000m Steeplechase:
1. 10:42 Kevin Zimmerman UMR 2007
Men's 10000m Track:
1. 34:13 Kevin Zimmerman WashU 2007
2. 34:36 Glen Buttrum WashU 2007
Women’s 5000m Track:
1. 18:18 Jaimee Hoffman Mizzou 2004
2. 18:48 Jessica Stong Zephyrs UMR 2005
3. 19:12 Stephanie Cowherd WashU 2007
4. 19:14 Veronica Bible Mizzou 2004
5. 19:35 Elizabeth Hurford FSU 2006
6. 19:36 Emily Schmittel FSU 2006
Women’s 3000m Track:
1. 10:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2004
2. 10:47 Jessica Stong Zephyrs MSSU 2007
3. 10:49 Elizabeth Hurford MSSU 2007
4. 10:52 Stephqanie Cowherd MSSU 2007
5. 11:22 Emily Schmittel Mizzou 2006
6. 11:23 Veronica Bible USA 2004
7. 11:34 Lindsey Bennett Mizzou 2007
Women’s 1500m Track:
1. 5:02 Elizabeth Hurford UMR 2007
2. 5:19 Veronica Bible UMR 2006

Please forward any corrections or additions to Coach Van Arkel

Fall Cross Country Banquet November 16

Drury’s cross country banquet celebrating the fall season will be at 5:30 pm on Friday, November 16, at St. Michael's Grill(301 South) in Downtown Springfield. Besides showing our appreciation for our letter winners, captains and seniors, we will recognize outstanding individual performances. A pasta meal will be provided to the team. Family and friends attending may order from the menu.

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC Results from NCAA Reg. Meet

DRURY MEN;
Drury University's men's cross country team finished eighth in the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional. Jaime Villa Zapatero was 14th and earned All-Region honors for his Top 15 performance. Jaime completed the course in 32:15, while sophomore Geoff Hughes finished 32nd in 32:51. Nate Peck, a senior from Grand Valley State, won the event in 31:05 and Grand Valley won the team regional championship ahead of second place Wayne State.
Drury Results:
14 Jaime Villa Zapatero 32:15
32 Geoff Hughes 32:51
56 Steven Busch 33:25
70 Derek Berry 33:46
73 Charles Yeager 33:55
112 Chris Yates 35:06
114 Glen Buttrum 35:10
DRURY WOMEN:
Drury University women's cross country squad finished in 18th place at the NCAA-II Great Lakes Region race held on Saturday. Senior Elizabeth Hurford led the Drury effort with a 26th-place finish, completing the course in 22:52. Freshman Tia Young finished 39th in 23:09. Rachelle Malette of Wayne State was the individual champion in 21:12, while Grand Valley State captured the team title ahead of second place Wayne State.
Drury results:
26 Elizabeth Hurford 22:52
39 Tia Young 23:09
97 Kimberly Shigeno 24:17
122 Stephanie Cowherd 25:04
129 Lindsey Bennett 25:37
135 Sooner Davenport 25:43
147 Sara Murzynsky 26:49

Thanks to Tracy Cowherd for this great picture of the Drury Spirit Squad.

XC Training: Week of October 28

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of October 28

Sun(10/28) 7:00 am 8-10 miles

Mon(10/29) 6:45 am 5-7 miles

Tues(10/30) 7:00 am Strength Training
4:30 pm 4-5 miles

Wed(10/31) 6:45 am 5-7 miles

Thur(11/1) 4:30 pm 4-5 miles

Fri(11/2) 9:00 am Leave Drury
Stay at Hampton Inn

Sat(11/3) 9:30 am Women's NCAA 6K
10:30 am Men's NCAA 10K

Cross Country Banquet:
Friday, November 16 @ 5:30 pm(St. Michael's)

NCAA XC Nationals:
Saturday, November 17(Missouri Southern)

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC Results from GLVC Meet

DRURY MEN: Jaime Villa Zapatero finished sixth and was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, sparking the Drury Panthers to a fifth-place finish in the GLVC Championships held in Indianapolis on October 21. He completed the course in a time of 25:29, good for sixth place overall. Teammate Geoff Hughes was 15th for Drury in 25:54. The University of Southern Indiana claimed the GLVC Men’s Cross Country Championship and Senior Paul Jellema claimed the individual title by posting a time of 24:48 over the 8K course. Villa Zapatero was also named All-GLVC by virtue of finishing in the top ten.
Men's Team Results:
1 Southern Indiana 41 1 2 7 11 20 22 24
2 Northern Kentucky 66 5 9 13 16 23 39 49
3 Missouri-Rolla 89 10 12 17 21 29 33 35
4 Lewis 115 8 18 28 30 31 41 60
5 Drury 122 6 15 27 34 40 42 47
6 Siu-Edwardsville 142 3 4 37 48 50 66
7 Bellarmine 180 14 25 44 46 51 52 56
8 St. Joseph's (Ind.) 218 26 32 45 54 61 62 63
9 Indianapolis 222 19 36 53 55 59 65 68
10 Wis.-Parkside 260 38 43 57 58 64 67 70
11 Kentucky Wesleyan 359 69 71 72 73 74 75 76
Men's Individual Results:
6 Jaime Villa Zapatero 25:29
15 Geoff Hughes 25:54
27 Steven Busch 26:32
35 Charles Yeager 26:50
42 Derek Berry 27:01
45 Glen Buttrum 27:03
53 Chris Yates 27:25
54 Brad Lyons 27:30
58 Matt Van Arkel 27:38
91 Robert Bibens 28:42
93 Andy Chase 29:05
100 Daniel Childers 29:53
103 Tony Lukas 30:07
http://www.drurypanthers.com/Pdfs/mcross/2007/10/20/GLVC_MEN.pdf
DRURY WOMEN: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside women’s cross country team dominated the field and cruised to its fourth consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship in Indianapolis on October 21. Drury finished sixth in the championships, with senior Elizabeth Hurford finishing 14th in 23:26 and freshman Tia Young coming in 15th in 23:28 for the Panthers. Jessica Lamp captured the top spot in a time of 21:38.
Women's Team Results:
1 Wis.-Parkside 46 1 2 5 13 25 32 38
2 Southern Indiana 75 4 11 19 20 21 24 27
3 Bellarmine 95 6 18 22 23 26 28 34
4 Northern Kentucky 120 3 7 30 35 45 46 56
5 Indianapolis 136 8 9 37 40 42 53 55
6 Drury 161 14 15 36 47 49 60 61
7 Siu-Edwardsville 164 10 29 31 44 50 57
8 Lewis 165 12 17 33 51 52 54 58
9 St. Joseph's (Ind.) 187 16 39 41 43 48 59 63
10 Kentucky Wesleyan 324 62 64 65 66 67
Women's Individual Results:
14 Elizabeth Hurford 23:26
15 Tia Young 23:28
39 Stephanie Cowherd 24:18
54 Kimberly Shigeno 25:16
56 Lindsey Bennett 25:18
73 Sooner Davenport 26:28
74 Sara Murzynsky 26:29
91 Stephanie pickett 31:22
http://www.drurypanthers.com/Pdfs/wcross/2007/10/20/GLVC_WOMEN.pdf

XC Training: Week of October 21

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of October 21

Sun(10/21) Off

Mon(10/22) 6:15 am 8-10 miles

Tues(10/23) 7:00 am Strength Training
4:30 pm 6-8 miles

Wed(10/24) 5:45 am 10-14 miles @ Bread Co.

Thur(10/25) 7:00 am Strength Training
4:30 pm 6-8 miles

Fri(10/26) 6:30 am 8-10 miles(Silver Springs)

Sat(10/27) OYO/4-6 miles

Sun(10/28) 7:00 am 10-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

XC Training: Week of October 14

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of October 14

Sun(10/14) 7:15 am 10 miles(Lake Springfield)

Mon(10/15) 6:30 am 6-8 miles

Tues(10/16) 6:15 am 6-8 miles(Phelps Grove)
4:30 pm 4-5 miles & Strength Training

Wed(10/17) 6:45 am 5-7 miles OR 4:45 pm 5-7 miles

Thur(10/18) 4:00 pm 4-6 miles
6:00 pm Leave Drury

Fri(10/19) 6:30 pm GLVC Banquet
Stay at Quality Inn

Sat(10/20) 9:30 am(Eastern Time) Women's 6K
10:30 am Men's 8K

Sun(10/21) Off

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC Results from Border Wars

DRURY WOMEN: Freshman Tia Young finished 20th and senior Elizabeth Hurford came in 32nd, pacing the Drury women's cross country squad to a 12th-place finish as a unit in the annual SIUE Border Wars Saturday morning. Young finished in 19:29.05, Hurford crossed the line in 19:48.91, while sophomore Stephanie Cowherd was the next Panther, finishing 73rd in 20:58.68.
Other Drury women's results:
87 Kim Shigeno 21:24
139 Lindsey Bennett 22:58
142 Sara Murzynsky 23:04
144 Stephanie Pickett 23:07
170 Sooner Davenport 24:07

DRURY MEN: Drury sophomore Geoff Hughes finished 15th individually, highlighting the Panthers' sixth-place effort as a unit in the annual SIUE Border Wards on Saturday morning. Hughes completed the course in 26:52.68, with freshman Jaime Villa Zapatero finishing 24th in 27:13.04 to follow Hughes. Freshman Steven Busch was the next Panther, finishing 59th in 27:51.
Other Drury men's results:
60 Charles Yeager 28:09
80 Matt Van Arkel 28:54
86 Chris Yates 28:58
89 Brad Lyons 29:04
111 Derek Berry 29:35
135 Robert Bibens 29:57
132 Glen Buttrum 30:11
174 Daniel Childers 31:43
195 Tony Lukas 32:35
Ast. Coach Kevin Zimmerman ran 28:48.

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

XC Training: Week of October 7

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of September 30

Sun(10/7) Off

Mon(10/8) 5:45 am 10-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Tues(10/9) 7:00 am Strength Training
4:30 pm 6-8 miles

Wed(10/10) 6:00 am 8-10 miles(Silver Springs)

Thur(10/11) 7:00 am Strength Training
4:30 pm 6-8 miles

Fri(10/12) 6:15 am 8-10 miles'

Sat(10/13) OYO/4-6 miles

Sun(10/14) 7:15 am 10 miles(Lake Springfield)

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC Results from Cowboy Jamboree

DRURY MEN: Freshman Jaime Villa Zapatero finished 36th overall with a time of 25:53 to lead the Drury Panthers' cross country squad to a ninth-place finish Saturday morning in the seventeen team field of the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree. Host and highly-ranked Oklahoma State captured the team title with 69 points after placing individuals in third and eighth.
Drury results:
36 Jaime Villa Zapatero 25:53
51 Geoff Hughes 26:30
58 Steven Busch 26:43
64 Charles Yeager 27:01
72 Derek Berry 27:31
78 Brad Lyons 27:42
86 Glen Buttrum 28:03
128 Chris Yates 28:35
152 Matt Van Arkel 29:26
153 Tony Lukas 29:27
155 Andy Chase 29:35
157 Robert Bibens 29:40
163 Daniel Childers 30:17
Ast. Coach Kevin Zimmerman ran 27:53

DRURY WOMEN: Freshman Tia Young finished 33rd and senior Elizabeth Hurford finished 37th as the Drury University women's cross country team finished seventeenth in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree Saturday morning. Missouri State won the team title with 58 points.
Drury results:
33 Tia Young 19:25
37 Elizabeth Hurford 19:28
95 Kimberly Shigeno 20:47
105 Stephanie Cowherd 21;13
114 Lindsey Bennett 22:13
117 Sara Murzynsky 22:24
118 Sooner Davenport 22:40
123 Stephanie Pickett 23:15

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

XC Training: Week of Sept. 30

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of September 30

Sun(9/30) Off

Mon(10/1) 5:45 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Tues(10/2) 6:15 am 4-6 miles & Strength Training
4:30 pm 4-6 miles

Wed(10/3) 6:00 am 8-10 miles(Phelps Grove)

Thur(10/4) 6:15 am 4-6 miles & Strength Training

Fri(10/5) OYO/3-5 miles
3:00 pm Leave Drury for SIUE

Sat(10/6) 10:00 am Women's 5K
10:45 am Men's 8K
Noon Lunch & back to Drury @ 5 pm

Sun(10/7) Off

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury Cross Country Captains

Elizabeth Hurford has been selected by her teammates as captain of the Drury Women's Cross Country team for 2007-2008. Liz is a senior. Matt Van Arkel, a junior, has been selected by members of his team to be captain of the Drury Men's Cross Country team.

Congratulations to Liz and Matt!

Drury XC Results from MSU Classic

DRURY MEN: Sophomore Geoff Hughes finished third overall with a time of 27:10 to lead the Drury Panthers' cross country squad to a second-place finish Saturday morning in the three team field of the Missouri State University Classic. Drake captured the team title with 24 points after placing individuals in first and second place. Drury was second with 43 points and UMKC rounded out the field with 72 points. Drury freshman Jaime Villa Zapatero (27:16) was fifth and classmate Steven Busch (28:14) placed 10th.

1 Barry Hill Sr Drake 19:46 26:52
3 Geoff Hughes So Drury 19:53 27:10
5 Jaime Villa Fr Drury 20:05 27:16
10 Steven Busch Fr Drury 20:40 28:14
12 Chris Yates Fr Drury 21:01 28:37
15 Glen Buttrum So Drury 21:07 28:59
17 Matt Van Arkel Jr Drury 21:40 29:23
18 Kevin Zimmeran Unattached 21:32 29:27
19 Brad Lyons So Drury 21:30 29:39
23 Tony Lukas Fr Drury 22:10 30:18
24 Andy Chase So Drury 22:11 30:26
25 Robert Bibens Fr Drury 22:10 30:30
27 Charles Yeager So Drury 23:21 31:00
30 Derek Berry Fr Drury 23:21 31:00
31 Daniel Childers Fr Drury 23:22 31:07
Men's results: http://www.drury.edu/sports/stats/vb/msuxcmen.htm

DRURY WOMEN: Senior Elizabeth Hurford finished in 12th place and the Drury University women's cross country team was fourth in the annual Missouri State Classic Saturday morning. Host Missouri State won the team title with 20 points while Drake finished second (48) and UMKC third (87). Drury finished with 91 points, with freshman Tia Young second among the Panther efforts with her 13th-place finish.

1 Carrie Vestal Sr MSU 10:32 18:29
12 Elizabeth Hurford Sr Drury 11:24 19:55
13 Tia Young Fr Drury 11:29 20:11
22 Stephanie Cowherd So Drury 11:56 21:24
26 Kimberly Shigeno So Drury 12:20 21:42
31 Sooner Davenport Fr Drury 12:59 22:49
33 Lindsey Bennett So Drury 12:59 23:35
34 Sara Murzynsky So Drury 13:02 23:37
36 Stephanie Pickett Sr Drury 13:35 23:53
Women's results: http://www.drury.edu/sports/stats/vb/msuxcwomen.htm

XC Training: Week of Sept. 23

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of September 23

Sun(9/23) Off

Mon(9/24) 5:45 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Tues(9/25) 6:15 am 4-6 miles & Strength Training
4:30 pm 4 miles

Wed(9/26) 6:00 am 8-10 miles(Silver Springs)

Thur(9/27) 6:15 am 4-6 miles & Strength Training
4:30 pm 4 miles

Fri(9/28) 7:00 am 4-6 miles
3:00 pm Leave Drury for OSU

Sat(9/29) 9:10 am Women's 5K
9:40 am Men's 8K
Noon Lunch & back to Drury @ 6 pm

Sun(9/30) Off

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury to Sponsor Track & Field in 2007-2008

Starting this school year(2007-2008), Drury will sponsor Track & Field as an NCAA sport. Drury cross country runners previously were able to run open outdoor track and field meets as part of their spring cross country season, but, because the sport was not sponsored as an NCAA sport by Drury, were unable to participate in post-season competition(GLVC outdoor T&F meet). Starting this spring(2008) Drury runners will be able to participate in the GLVC outdoor T&F championships.

Although this decision will allow our runners to more fully experience outdoor track and field, Drury has not yet decided to fund an outdoor track and field team with athletes in other disciplines(sprints, hurdles, field events, throws, etc.). Drury will not be competing in indoor track and field meets and the focus will remain on middle distance and distance running during the outdoor track and field season.

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

Drury XC & Track Record Board(9/16)

Drury Cross Country & Track
Record Board/Top Runners with Times Per Event

Men’s 10K XC:
1. 32:51 Ross MacDonald NCAA Reg. 2003
2. 32:53 Chad Limberg NCAA Reg. 2003
3. 33:09 Ryan Mee NCAA Reg. 2004
4. 33:09 Chad Jolliff NCAA Reg. 2004
5. 33:13 Isaac Battaglia NCAA Reg. 2003
6. 33:30 Geoff Hughes NCAA Reg. 2006

Men’s 8K XC:
1. 25:28 Geoff Hughes MSSU 2007
2. 25:29 Jaime Villa Zapatero MSSU 2007
3. 25:39 Chad Limberg GLVC 2005
4. 25:47 Steven Busch MSSU 2007
5. 25:54 Ryan Mee GLVC 2005
6. 26:15 Chad Jolliff GLVC 2005
7. 26:16 Derek Berry MSSU 2007
8. 26:16 Chris Yates MSSU 2007
9. 26:20 Ross MacDonald UMR 2003
10. 26:23 Brad Lyons MSSU 2007

Women’s 6K XC:
1. 22:16 Veronica Bible GLVC 2005
2. 22:28 Jaimee Hoffman NCAA Reg. 2003
3. 23:07 Elizabeth Hurford GLVC 2005
4. 23:09 Emily Grindeland GLVC 2005
5. 23:34 Jessica Stong Zephyrs XC Only Nat. 2005
6. 23:39 Stephanie Cowherd GLVC 2006

Women’s 5K XC:
1. 18:27 Elizabeth Hurford MSSU 2007
2. 18:38 Tia Young MSSU 2007
3. 18:43 Jessica Stong Zephyrs MSSU 2005
4. 18:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2003
5. 19:00 Stephanie Cowherd Border Wars 2006
6. 19:14 Veronica Bible MSSU 2005
7. 19:27 Kimberly Shigeno MSSU 2006

Men’s 5000m Track:
1. 15:21 Ryan Mee Mizzou 2005
2. 15:35 Ross MacDonald MSSU 2004
3. 15:36 Geoff Hughes Mizzou 2007
4. 15:37 Chad Limberg MSSU 2004
5. 15:37 Chad Jolliff Mizzou 2005
6. 15:44 Nathan Poindexter Mizzou 2005
7. 15:58 Glen Buttrum Mizzou 2007

Men’s 3000m Track:
1. 9:00 Ryan Mee MSU 2005
2. 9:16 Nathan Poindexter MSU 2005
3. 9:20 Charles Yeager Mizzou 2007
4. 9:21 Matt Van Arkel PSU 2006
5. 9:22 Andy Chase Mizzou 2007
6. 9:24 Chad Limberg MSU 2005
7. 9:26 Chad Jolliff MSU 2005
8. 9:26 Ross MacDonald MSU 2005

Men’s 1500m Track:
1. 4:00 Geoff Hughes MSSU 2007
2. 4:08 Ryan Mee UMR 2005
3. 4:10 Chad Limberg USA 2005
4. 4:11 Nathan Poindexter USA 2005
5. 4:12 Matt Van Arkel MSSU 2005
6. 4:16 A.J. Million USA 2005

Men's 3000m Steeplechase:
1. 10:42 Kevin Zimmerman UMR 2007

Men's 10000m Track:
1. 34:13 Kevin Zimmerman WashU 2007
2. 34:36 Glen Buttrum WashU 2007

Women’s 5000m Track:
1. 18:18 Jaimee Hoffman Mizzou 2004
2. 18:48 Jessica Stong Zephyrs UMR 2005
3. 19:12 Stephanie Cowherd WashU 2007
4. 19:14 Veronica Bible Mizzou 2004
5. 19:35 Elizabeth Hurford FSU 2006
6. 19:36 Emily Schmittel FSU 2006

Women’s 3000m Track:
1. 10:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2004
2. 10:47 Jessica Stong Zephyrs MSSU 2007
3. 10:49 Elizabeth Hurford MSSU 2007
4. 10:52 Stephqanie Cowherd MSSU 2007
5. 11:22 Emily Schmittel Mizzou 2006
6. 11:23 Veronica Bible USA 2004
7. 11:34 Lindsey Bennett Mizzou 2007

Women’s 1500m Track:
1. 5:02 Elizabeth Hurford UMR 2007
2. 5:19 Veronica Bible UMR 2006

Please forward any corrections or additions to Coach Van Arkel

Drury XC Results from Southern Stampede

DRURY WOMEN: Senior Elizabeth Hurford finished in 27th place and the Drury University women's cross country team was 16th out of 37 teams in the annual Missouri Southern Stampede Saturday morning. D-I Tulsa captured the team title. Freshman Tia Young second among the Panther efforts with her 37th place finish out of a total of 295 collegiate runners in the women's 5K.

27. Elizabeth Hurford 18:27
37. Tia Young 18:38
92. Stephanie Cowherd 19:27
136. Kimberly Shigeno 20:01
182. Sara Murzynsky 20:59
188. Lindsey Bennett 21:07
199. Sooner Davenport 21:28
245. Stephanie Pickett 22:13

DRURY MEN: Sophomore Geoff Hughes finished 29th overall to lead the Drury Panthers' cross country squad to a 9th place finish out of 36 teams Saturday morning in the Missouri Southern Stampede. D-I Arkansas captured the team title. Drury freshman Jaime Villa Zapatero was 32nd and classmate Steven Busch was 46th out of a total of 313 collegiate runners in the men's 8K.

29. Geoff Hughes 25:28
32. Jaime Villa Zapatero 25:29
46. Steven Busch 25:47
80. Derek Berry 26:16
82. Chris Yates 26:16
93. Brad Lyons 26:23
104. Charles Yeager 26:30
125. Glen Buttrum 26:42
176. Robert Bibens 27:35
182. Andy Chase 27:39
199. Matt Van Arkel 27:54
216. Tony Lukas 28:13
225. Daniel Childers 28:24
Assistant Coach Kevin Zimmerman ran 27:05 in the race.

All Results:
http://www.mssu.edu/athletics/menscrosscountry/stampederesults.htm

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567

XC Training: Week of Sept. 16

Drury Cross Country Training
Week of September 16

Sun(9/16) Off

Mon(9/17) 5:45 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Tues(9/18) 6:15 am 6-8 miles or Noon Pool
4:30 pm Strength Training

Wed(9/19) 6:00 am 8-10 miles(Phelps Grove)
4:00 pm MSU XC Course

Thur(9/20) 6:00 am 6-8 miles & Strength Training
Noon Pool

Fri(9/21) 7:00 am 4-6 miles

Sat(9/22) 8:00 am MSU XC Meet
9:00 am Women's 5K
9:30 am Men's 8K

Sun(9/23) Off

Coach Van Arkel
417-873-7567