Virginia men’s cross country competes at NCAA Championship
By Henry Hempel | November 26, 2019The Cavaliers finished 20th out of 31 teams in the championship, marking the 12th top-20 finish in the program’s history.
The Cavaliers finished 20th out of 31 teams in the championship, marking the 12th top-20 finish in the program’s history.
Virginia heads to the esteemed Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. to race for the national title.
The Cavaliers' dominant victory marks their first title since 2014 and their third ever in program history.
The Cavaliers look to build on their successful outing at the ACC Championships where the Virginia men took fourth place and the women finished 11th.
Lananna’s impact is already being felt by the runners. The active role he hopes to play in daily workouts and competition preparation seems to be making a difference thus far.
Because three of Virginia Tech’s top five runners beat out Virginia head-to-head, the Hokies won the tie-breaker and the Commonwealth Clash.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will not travel far for the 2019 ACC Championships, to be held at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Friday.
No. 16 Virginia men's cross country placed 18th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational while the Cavalier women placed 29th at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational.
After three weeks of preparation, the Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams return to action for their fourth meet of the season.
Virginia Athletics announced Wednesday that Nicole Freitag was named assistant coach to the Virginia cross country and track and field teams by Vin Lananna, the recently-hired director of track and field and cross country and associate athletic director.
The Virginia cross country team competed in its second straight home meet Friday — the annual Panorama Farms Invitational in Earlysville, Va.
The No. 22 men and women's cross country teams will compete in their second home event at Panorama Farms.
Former president of the USA Track and Field, Lananna was put on temporary administrative leave in February 2018, as the Department of Justice launched an investigation into the bids of several international athletic championships.
In its second meet of the season and home opener, the Virginia cross country team came up with a strong performance in the inaugural Cavalier Classic at Panorama Farms.
About an hour away at Liberty University in Lynchburg, the Virginia men's and women's cross-country teams made their season debut.
With the men’s team’s painful third place finish last year fresh in their minds, they will be gunning to secure a position atop the podium. The women’s team will look to crack the top five and advance more individuals than the previous year.
The Virginia track and field team competed at the 2019 Division I Outdoor NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, from June 5-8.
Out of the fourteen male Virginia competitors, six advanced to the NCAA Championships. On the women’s side, 3 out of 15 Cavaliers advanced.
With great mentorship throughout his time at Virginia, Jonsson leads through the characteristic that has guided him from Iceland to Charlottesville — his hard work.
The Virginia men's and women's track and field teams hosted the ACC Championships at Lannigan Field this past weekend.