2006-2007 Cross Country All-Academic Teams

Drury University cross country runners Veronica Bible(Overland, Missouri), Elizabeth Hurford(Pittsburg, Kansas) and Jessica Zephyrs(Enid, Oklahoma) are Division II Cross-Country All-Academic selections for 2006-2007 as announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Bible, a senior who graduated this past December, earned a 3.7 grade point average while at Drury. Hurford, a junior, and Zephyrs, a senior, have each earned a 3.9 grade point average during their stays at Drury.

To qualify for Division II All-Academic honors, the student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 (on 4.0 scale) and finish in the top 30 percent at the regional cross-country championships.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) also announced that both the Drury men’s and Drury women’s cross country teams were named as All-Academic Teams for the 2006 cross country season.

The Panther cross country teams each boasted a grade point average over 3.0, with the men at 3.3 and the women at 3.7. For schools to qualify as an All-Academic Team, the student-athletes on their NCAA squad list must have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.



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Track Training: Week of April 1

Drury Track Conditioning
Week of April 1

Sun(4/1) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

Mon(4/2) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles

Tues(4/3) 7:00 am Cox North Fitness

Tues(4/3) 3:45 pm 800/1200/1600/1200/800

Wed(4/4) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles

Thurs(4/5) 6:30 am 400's

Fri(4/6) OYO/6-8 miles

Sat(4/7) 6:00 am Leave Drury for Wash U.
10:00 am Washington University Select Meet

Sun(4/8) Off

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Drury Track Results from Missouri Relays 3/30

Drury Track Results from Missouri Relays 3/30/07
Audrey J. Walton Stadium - Columbia, MO
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy/60 deg F/Wind W 10-20 mph

Event 21 Women 3000 Meter Run College/Univ.
1 Bales, Amanda Unat-Missouri 9:36.68
26 Hurford, Elizabeth JR Drury 11:04.38
36 Bennett, Lindsey FR Drury 11:34.87

Event 25 Women 5000 Meter Run College/Univ.
1 Prince, Dani SR Indiana State 17:19.18
16 Zephyrs, Jessica SR Drury 18:54.36
22 Cowherd, Stephanie FR Drury 19:24.25

Event 22 Men 3000 Meter Run College/Univ.
1 Kambestad, Marshall FR South Dakota St. 8:46.66
13 Yeager, Charles FR Drury 9:20.30
14 Chase, Andy FR Drury 9:22.87

Event 26 Men 5000 Meter Run College/Univ.
1 Too, Noah SO MidAmerica Nazarene 14:10.21
Hughes, Geoff FR Drury 15:36.00
41 Buttrum, Glen FR Drury 15:58.30
50 Van Arkel, Matt SO Drury 16:41.82
58 Lyons, Brad FR Drury 17:44.99

Full results at:

http://www.deltatiming.com/events/2007/missourirelays/

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Drury Track Results from Tulsa Duels 3/24

Drury Track Results from Tulsa Duels 3/24/07
Tulsa, OK
Weather Conditions: Sunny & Warm/78 deg F/ Wind S 15-20 mph

Event 22 Men 1500 Meter Run
1 Smith, Shaun Oral Roberts 3:56.09
10 Hughes, Geoff Drury 4:08.72



Event 18 Men 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Gray, Joe Unattached 6:07.68
6 Zimmerman, Kevin Drury 7:09.64



Event 35 Women 3000 Meter Run
1 Johnson, Kellyn Wichita Stat 9:50.80
16 Zephyrs, Jessica Drury 10:59.19
22 Hurford, Elizabeth Drury 11:26.92
24 Cowherd, Stephanie Drury 11:49.66
25 Bennett, Lindsey Drury 12:11.73



Event 36 Men 3000 Meter Run
1 Henshaw, Edwin Tulsa 8:36.09
22 Hughes, Geoff Drury 9:31.92
23 Yeager, Charles Drury 9:32.71
24 Van Arkel, Matt Drury 9:36.64
25 Buttrum, Glen Drury 9:48.15
26 Chase, Andrew Drury 9:52.46
28 Zimmerman, Kevin Drury 10:21.07



Full Results at:

http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stats/2006-2007/resultsfinal.html



Thanks to Jo Van Arkel for these great pictures.

Coach Van Arkel
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Track Training: Week of March 25

Drury Track Conditioning
Week of March 25

Sun(3/25) Off

Mon(3/26) 3:30 pm 11-13 miles

Tues(3/27) 7:00 am Cox North Fitness

Tues(3/27) OYO/6-8 miles

Wed(3/28) 3:30 pm 800/600/400/200

Thurs(3/29) 4:00 pm 6-8 miles

Fri(3/30) 1:00 pm Leave Drury for Mizzou
5:00 pm 2007 Missouri Relays

Sat(3/31) Off

Sun(4/1) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

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Track Training: Week of March 11

Drury Track Conditioning
Week of March 11

Sun(3/11) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.

Mon(3/12) 6:30 am 7-9 miles

Tues(3/13) 7:00 am Cox North Fitness

Tues(3/13) 4:00 pm Time Trial

Wed(3/14) off

Thurs(3/15) 4:00 pm 400’s

Fri(3/16) 6:30 am 7-9 miles w strength training

Sat(3/17) off/Spring Break

Sun(3/18) 11-13 miles

Mon(3/19) 7-9 miles w strength training

Tues(3/20) 8-10 mile w/ fartlek(3:00 on/off)

Wed(3/21) 7-9 miles w/ strength training

Thurs(3/22) 9-11 miles

Fri(3/23) 6-8 miles w/ strength training

Sat(3/24) 9:00 am Leave Drury for 2007 Tulsa Duels


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2007 Drury Track Schedule

Drury Panthers
Track Competitions Spring 2007


March 24(Sat) Tulsa Invitational @ UT(Tulsa, OK)
(1500m/3000m)

March 30(Fri) Missouri Relays @ Mizzou(Columbia, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/5000m/10000m)

April 7(Sat) Washington U Select @ WashU(St. Louis, MO)
(3000St/1500m/800m/5000m)

April 21(Sat) Dewey Allgood Invitational @ UMR(Rolla, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/800m/5000m)

April 27(Fri) Bob Williams Invitational @ MSSU(Joplin, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/800m/M5000m)

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Track Training: Week of March 4

Drury Track Conditioning
Week of March 4


Sun(3/4) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

Mon(3/5) 6:30 am 7-9 miles

Tues(3/6) 4:00 pm 6-8 miles w/ 1000's

Wed(3/7) off

Thurs(3/8) 4:00 pm 400’s/600’s

Fri(3/9) 6:30 am 7-9 miles

Sat(3/10) off

Sun(3/11) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)


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Track Training: Week of Feb. 25

Drury Track Conditioning
Week of February 25


Sun(2/25) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Mon(2/26) off

Tues(2/27) 4:00 pm 4 miles Tempo w/ Hills

Wed(2/28) 6:30 am 7-9 miles

Thurs(3/1) 4:00 pm 400’s/600’s

Fri(3/2) 3:30 pm 7-9 miles

Sat(3/3) off

Sun(3/4) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)


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Preseason Training: Week of Feb. 18

Drury Track
Preseason Conditioning
Week of February 18


Sun(2/18) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)

Mon(2/19) 3:30 pm 7-9 miles

Tues(2/20) 6:30 am 8-10 miles w/ 200’s & 300’s

Wed(2/21) 3:30 pm 7-9 miles

Thurs(2/22) 4:15 pm 8-10 miles w/ 1000’s

Fri(2/23) off

Sat(2/24) off

Sun(2/25) 7:15 am 12-14 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)


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Preseason Training: Week of Feb. 11

Winter/Preseason Conditioning
Week of February 11


Sun(2/11) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Mon(2/12) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ hills

Tues(2/13) off

Wed(2/14) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ strides

Thurs(2/15) 4:00 pm 2000M Time Trial

Fri(2/16) 3:30 pm 7-9 miles

Sat(2/17) off

Sun(2/18) 7:15 am 12-14 miles @ Bread Co.(East Sunshine)


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I Know It Is Cold and Snowy, But Remember When...

...it wasn't so frigid and the flowers were blooming and the trees had leaves,

and instead of running/shivering down frozen streets


with our hands and ears always numb


and icicles on our faces from the arctic air,


we ran the trails without having to hurdle any fallen limbs after an ice storm


and dashed about in shorts in the warmth of the sun.


Those days will be here again soon. I promise.

Coach Van Arkel

Preseason Training: Week of Feb. 4

Winter/Preseason Conditioning
Week of February 4


Sun(2/4) 7:15 am 11-13 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Mon(2/5) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ strides

Tues(2/6) off

Wed(2/7) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ hills

Thurs(2/8) 6:30 am 9-11 miles

Fri(2/9) 3:30 pm 7-9 miles(3-4 X 1200)

Sat(2/10) off

Sun(2/11) 7:15 am 12-14 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)


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Preseason Training: Week of Jan. 28

Winter/Preseason Conditioning
Week of January 28


Sun(1/28) 7:15 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)

Mon(1/29) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ strides

Tues(1/30) 6:30 am 9-11 miles

Wed(1/31) 3:30 pm 6-8 miles w/ strides

Thurs(2/1) 6:30 am 9-11 miles

Fri(2/2) off

Sat(2/3) off

Sun(2/4) 7:15 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)


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Preseason Training: Week of Jan. 21

Winter/Pre-Season
Conditioning
Week of January 21




Sun(1/21) OYO/10-12 miles

Mon(1/22) 4:00 pm 6-8 miles

Tues(1/23) 6:30 am 8-10 miles

Wed(1/24) 3:30 pm 5-7 miles w/ strides

Thurs(1/25) 6:30 am 8-10 miles

Fri(1/26) OYO/7-9 miles w/ strides

Sat(1/27) off

Sun(1/28) 7:15 am 10-12 miles @ Bread Co.(Elm & Nat.)



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First Practice: Jan. 22 @ 4:00 pm

Due to bad weather and the delayed start of classes, our first practice of the winter offseason conditioning period will be on Monday, January 22, at 4:00 pm at the Fitness Center. In the meantime, watch out for ice, keep your mileage up and run fairly easy this week.

A picture of my front door:



Also, some sad news: the Shoe Tree is no more.

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Winter Training(Jan. 1 thru Jan. 14)

Training for Jan. 1 thru Jan. 14:

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. We are at the midpoint of winter break and in some ways are beginning our training not just for track in the spring, but also for next fall’s cross country meets. Everyone should be running consistent mileage and be ready to increase volume. We are six weeks of solid base training away from starting faster repeats and intervals as we prepare for outdoor track races. Women should be averaging 50+ miles during the upcoming weeks. Men should be averaging 60+ miles during this period.

In addition to increasing mileage during the next two weeks, add a couple of specific workouts. Your long run each week should now be somewhere between 70 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 on the grass 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.

We will add a few more miles and additional strength work when we get back to campus. I would like to meet with any runners who are already back on campus on Monday, Jan. 15, at 3:30 pm the Fitness Center for an easy run and to discuss class/training schedules and racing goals. We will all start off-season training with a long run on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 7:15 am at the Bread Company(Elm & National).


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 6-8 miles w/ strides & strength training

Friday 8-10 miles

Saturday 5-7 miles/cross training


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Winter Training(Dec. 17 thru Dec. 31)

Training for Dec. 17 thru Dec. 31:

We are eight weeks away from the track season. Speedwork will likely begin mid February so we can be ready to race outdoors at the end of March. For now we can stick with building an aerobic base and the training schedule will be basically the same for everyone. Starting with the next two upcoming weeks, we want to establish our volume and mileage and stay consistent with daily runs. Decide for yourself what day of the week works best for your long runs, but take advantage of the break in school by making your daily run a priority.

Your long run each week should be somewhere between 60 minutes and 80 minutes. Also, at least two times during the week find a hilly course and push the pace on the uphills. Do some core strength exercises after those runs. Except for the hills, all other runs can be done at a relatively easy pace. Try to run as much as possible on trails or grass and stretch after each run.

Women should be at 40-50 miles during these next two weeks. Men should be around 50-60 miles.

After Jan. 1 we will add a few more miles and more strength work. When we get back to campus in mid January we will set our mileage and plan specific workouts according to which events you want to race outdoors.


Sunday Long run of 10-13 miles

Monday 6-8 miles

Tuesday 5-7 miles w/ hills & strength training

Wednesday 7-9 miles

Thursday 5-7 miles w/ hills & strength training

Friday 7-9 miles

Saturday 4-6 miles/cross training


Coach Van Arkel
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Winter Off-Season Conditioning

Our method of training for outdoor track is very similar to preparing for cross country and is based on principles of stress, adaptation and progression. You must overload, or stress, a specific physiological function to produce a training effect. Adaptation occurs as you recover from the workload. Progression occurs as you increase intensity and volume over time and add different types of training to the mix. With the right amounts of sharpening and tapering during the outdoor track season, the end result will be outstanding fitness and fast races on the track.

In order to race fast during the outdoor track season, we will be doing steady-state running and speedwork in February and March. To make the most of these workouts, we must spend the winter months(December and January) doing the kind of base training necessary to support this hard running. Winter conditioning starts with aerobic mileage and adds hilly runs, strides and strength work. The idea is to increase VO2max and running efficiency during this period. Anerobic development and speed will come later during the track season.

After finals week in the fall, plan to increase weekly mileage and add a weekly long run to improve aerobic capacity. While these increases need to be gradual, they also need to happen early during the winter break so aerobic conditioning can be consistent for 6-8 weeks before we start speed work in February.

The more volume you can do during the winter, the better you will be in races in the spring. I'll be posting suggested training starting Sunday, December 17, and will provide some variation between the training necessary for those runners wanting to focus on 1500m and those runners wanting to focus on 3000m/5000m.

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Spring 2007 Track Schedule

Drury Panthers
Track Competitions Spring 2007


March 24(Sat) Tulsa Invitational UT(Tulsa, OK)
(1500m/3000m)

March 30(Fri) Missouri Relays Mizzou(Columbia, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/5000m/10000m)

April 7(Sat) Washington U Select WashU(St. Louis, MO)
(1500m/800m/5000m/3000St)

April 21(Sat) Dewey Allgood Invitational UMR(Rolla, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/800m/5000m)

April 27(Fri) Bob Williams Invitational MSSU(Joplin, MO)
(3000St/1500m/W3000m/800m/M5000m)

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Record Board/Top Runners(11/06)

Drury Cross Country & Track
Record Board/Top Five 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

Men’s 8K XC:
1. 25:39 Chad Limberg GLVC 2005
2. 25:54 Ryan Mee GLVC 2005
25:54 Geoff Hughes GLVC 2006
4. 26:15 Chad Jolliff GLVC 2005
5. 26:20 Ross MacDonald UMR 2003

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

Women’s 5K XC:
1. 18:43 Jessica Stong Zephyrs MSSU 2005
2. 18:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2003
3. 18:52 Elizabeth Hurford Border Wars 2006
4. 19:00 Stephanie Cowherd Border Wars 2006
5. 19:14 Veronica Bible MSSU 2005




Men’s 5000m Track:
1. 15:21 Ryan Mee Mizzou 2005
2. 15:35 Ross MacDonald MSSU 2004
3. 15:37 Chad Jolliff Mizzou 2005
4. 15:37 Chad Limberg MSSU 2004
5. 15:44 Nathan Poindexter Mizzou 2005

Men’s 3000m Track:
1. 9:00 Ryan Mee MSU 2005
2. 9:16 Nathan Poindexter MSU 2005
3. 9:21 Matt Van Arkel PSU 2006
4. 9:24 Chad Limberg MSU 2005
5(tie) 9:26 Chad Jolliff MSU 2005
9:26 Ross MacDonald MSU 2005

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

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

Women’s 3000m Track:
1. 10:47 Jaimee Hoffman MSSU 2004
2. 10:48 Jessica Stong Zephyrs Mizzou 2005
3. 10:59 Elizabeth Hurford Mizzou 2006
4. 11:22 Emily Schmittel Mizzou 2006
5. 11:23 Veronica Bible USA 2004

Women’s 1500m Track:
1. 5:19 Veronica Bible UMR 2006

Please forward any corrections or additions to Coach Van Arkel

Fall Cross Country Banquet Nov. 17

Drury’s cross country banquet celebrating the fall season and wishing farewell to our graduating seniors was Friday, November 17, at Stephanie Cowherd’s parent's home in Ozark. Besides showing our appreciation for the seniors, letter winners, and Captains Veronica Bible, Jaimee Hoffman, Kevin Zimmerman and Ross MacDonald, we recognized Elizabeth Hurford's 23:24 for 6K(& 18th place) at the GLVC meet and Geoff Hughes' 33:30 for 10K(& 29th place) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet as the best performances of the fall.

Our meal was catered by Ott's Pasta and the Cowherds did a great job as hosts.

Coach Van Arkel
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Drury Results from NCAA Great Lakes Regional XC Meet

Courtesy of Drury Sports Information Office/Pictures by John Schraft

November 4, 2006 at Kenosha, Wisconsin



MEN'S RESULTS

Freshman Geoff Hughes finished 29th to pace the Drury University men's cross country team to a 14th-place finish in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region meet Saturday.



Hughes completed the 10K course in 33:30.3. Junior Nate Peck of Grand Valley State won the meet in 31:30.0, leading GVSU to the team title as well with 36 points.



Team Results:

Grand Valley State 36, Wayne State 60, Saginaw Valley St. 119, Northern Kentucky 170, Southern Indiana 177, Hillsdale 187, Lewis 188, Ashland 193, Tiffin 290, SIU Edwardsville 294, Lake Superior State 316, Northwood 323, Missouri-Rolla 343, DRURY 411, Bellarmine 426, Indianapolis 447, Michigan Tech 467, Findlay 499, Wisconsin-Parkside 535, Ferris State 542, Mercyhurst 554, St. Joseph's 588, Gannon 687



Drury men's individual results on Saturday:

29. Geoff Hughes Fr 33:30.3

71. Ross MacDonald JR 34:37.9

95. Glen Buttrum Fr 35:07.5

105. Matt Van Arkel So 35:28.7

111. Kevin Zimmerman Sr 35:37.3

117. Chad Jolliff Jr 35:48.7

132. Charles Yeager Fr 36:24.9



This was the last meet for Senior Captain Kevin Zimmerman.



WOMEN'S RESULTS



Elizabeth Hurford finished 43rd and Jessica Zephyrs 46th, pacing the Drury University women's cross country squad to a 13th-place finish in the NCAA-II Great Lakes Region meet Saturday morning.



Hurford, a junior, completed the 6K course in 23:36.3, while the senior Zephrys crossed the finish line in 23:44.1. Sophomore Laura Aderman of Grand Valley State won the meet in 21:13.9, pacing the Lakers to the team title as well with 47 points.



Women's Team Results:

Grand Valley State 47, Wisconsin-Parkside 91, Findlay 136, Southern Indiana 139, Indianapolis 192, Northern Michigan 228, Hillsdale 231, Northern Kentucky 256, Wayne State 270, Ferris State 270, Michigan Tech 271, Ashland 286, DRURY 310, Saginaw Valley 319, Lake Superior State 371, Northwood 391, Bellarmine 392, Lewis 441, St. Joseph's 482, SIU Edwardsville 498, Missouri-Rolla 583, Gannon 630, Mercyhurst 641, Kentucky Wesleyan 752



Drury women's individual results:

43. Elizabeth Hurford Jr 23:36.3

46. Jessica Zephyrs Sr 23:44.1

51. Veronica Bible Sr 23:50.1

70. Stephanie Cowherd Fr 24:14.0

100. Kimberly Shigeno Fr 24:44.1

126. Emily Schmittel Jr 25:20.6

149. Jaimee Hoffman Sr 26:12.2



This was the last meet for Seniors Jessica Zephyrs, Captain Veronica Bible and Captain Jaimee Hoffman, and for early grad Emily Schmittel. Hopefully, they are taking with them great memories(in addition to the little bit of mud clinging to the back of their legs).



Comment:

Coach... I believe it's safe to say that the girls achieved every goal you had set for us in the beginning of this season's blog. It was a great finish to a great career here and I thank you. I'm happy and proud to say I'm a Drury Panther! Thanks again for everything, Veronica

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.