The 6-foot, 150-pounder became the first athlete in school history to earn All-American honors three times with a 17th-place finish in his last national competition.

Although both the Minnesota men’s and women’s cross country teams earned automatic bids to today’s NCAA championship, the two teams have used very different means to get to Terre Haute, Ind.

The graduate student is balancing Big Ten competition and lab work.

With all five of its scorers finishing in the top 20 Saturday, the Minnesota women’s cross country team had little trouble repeating as NCAA Midwest Region champions.

Two weeks ago, Minnesota successfully defended its Big Ten title and this weekend, the Gophers are favored to repeat as regional champions when they take the line at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Sophomore Hassan Mead ran his way into the record books Sunday when he captured the individual title at the Big Ten championship.

A late surge by senior Gabriele Anderson helped the Minnesota women’s cross country team hold off Wisconsin and repeat as Big Ten champions this Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

With seven teams ranked in the national top 21, repeating as Big Ten champions this Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich. won’t be easy for the Minnesota women’s cross country team.

Minnesota graduate student Meghan Mason clocked a time of 18:39.7 to win the women’s race at Jack’s Run this Saturday at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights.

The Minnesota women’s cross country team hosts Jack’s Run this Saturday at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights.