After opening up the 2013 season with third place at the IPFW invitational last week, the Ball State cross country team had seven of its nine runners post career-best times at the Mel Brodt Invitational hosted by Bowling Green on Friday.
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The Ball State cross country team finished in 10 of 12 teams Saturday in Buffalo, N.Y., during the Mid-American Conference Championship.
After blowing everyone away at the Ball State Invitational on Friday, where Ball State's top three runners set career marks in the 5K and all eight runners finished in the top 10, the runners are looking to continue improving on their times at the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill.
Ball State's cross country team beat out Marian and Indianapolis University on Friday, finishing with a time of 18:49.08, a season best for the team.Country
Ball State cross country coaches Randy Heisler and Ali Bishel weren't thrilled with the weekend's showing at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Ball State ran against some of the stiffest competition in the country at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, finishing 30 of 31 teams, only beating host Louisville.
Ball State's cross country team sprinted near the front of the pack on Saturday, finishing in fourth place out of 26 teams in the Terre Haute meet.
The Ball State cross country team is heading to Toledo, Ohio this Saturday to compete in the Great Lakes Regional. The 6K meet begins at 1:15 p.m. Saturday Nov. 12 at Ottawa Park.
Ball State finished eighth over all at the Mid-American Conference Cross-Country Championships on Saturday.
A windy day for the cross-country team led to a second place finish at the Ball State Invitational. Although the sun was shinning Delaware County was under a wind advisory.
After not competing last weekend, many fans may think the cross country team had time to rest and relax. That did not turn out to be the case.
The Ball State cross country team had another strong weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate 5K. The team placed sixth out of 21 teams.
Ball State cross country brought home a second place standing this weekend in the Miami Open in Oxrod, Ohio.
Ball State Cross Country is set to take off in their fist competition of the season Saturday at 10 a.m. The team will be heading to Ohio to compete in the 5k Miami Invitational.
Former Ball State long distance runner Ali Bishel was named the new cross country and track & field assistant coach. The three-time NCAA Championship participant has moved from student athlete to student coach and is now settling in as the new assistant coach for the program this fall.
After finishing 11th out of 12 teams in the Mid-American Conference Championships last season, most would think expectations wouldn't be too high for the Ball State cross-country team Saturday at this season's MAC Championships.
The Ball State cross-country team will travel to Indiana State on Friday for the Sycamore Pride race as its second meet of the season.
The Ball State cross-country team has high hopes and expectations for the upcoming season.
