Cross Country

COLUMBUS – Capital University will recognize seven with athletics awards including four new members of the Capital University Athletics Hall of Fame at a dinner following the first home football game of the fall on September 19.

Capital senior Joel Eversole is no stranger to life on the run. Sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo sat down with Eversole to discuss cross country, why Steve Prefontaine is so revered by the running community, and who would win a one-on-one soccer matchup between himself and girlfriend Julie Horton, a recent Capital graduate that played soccer for the Crusaders.

One of four freshmen on last year’s cross country team, Hannah Childs and her classmates played a key role in the team’s success in 2008. Now a sophomore, Childs talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about the legacy she and her teammates hope to build, her preference in running shoes, and her life on campus outside of practice.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Capital University women’s and men’s cross country teams ended their 2008 seasons with 27th and 28th place finishes respectively at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Otterbein College.

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Crusader cross country teams battled strong competition at the 2008 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet on Saturday at the Carl Broughton Nature Preserve. Capital’s women placed eighth out of 10 teams while the men were ninth out of 10 squads.

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Capital University cross country teams had another good day as they took part in the Wilmington College Fall Invitational on Friday afternoon. The CU women placed 11th out of 24 teams while the men were 13th out of 23 teams.

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Capital women’s and men’s cross country teams made a quality effort against stiff competition at the 2008 All-Ohio Championships held at Delaware Golf Club on Friday afternoon. The Crusader women finished 14th out of 19 teams while the CU men were 14th out of 20 teams in the NCAA Division III competition.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capital University announced on Homecoming Weekend that it will add four members to its Athletics Hall of Fame while also honoring two others with special awards at an upcoming awards dinner scheduled for October 25.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Capital University men’s and women’s cross country teams battled through a large field of competitors to compete at the Otterbein Invitational on Saturday. The CU men placed 17th out of 21 teams while the women were 18th out of 23 teams.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Capital women’s and men’s cross country teams posted solid efforts at the 18th Annual Cedarville University Friendship Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. CU’s women placed ninth overall out of 18 teams while the men were 10th out of 20 teams.

MARIETTA, Ohio – The Capital University men’s and women’s cross country teams began their 2008 seasons with solid opening performances at the 2008 Carl Broughton Invitational hosted by Marietta College at the Carl Broughton Nature Preserve on Saturday morning. The Crusader men finished fourth out of 10 teams while the women were sixth out of 10 teams on the same course that will host the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship later this season.