Bellevue University senior Richard Marcoux has once again been selected as the North Star Athletic Association’s Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.

The Bruin men's cross country team continued their record-breaking season at today's Blazing Tiger Invite with a top-ten team finish among 27 full-scoring teams. Doane University and College of St. Mary were the host schools for Saturday's meet at Mahoney State Park, which featured five of the top 15 NAIA-ranked men's squads, along with three others receiving votes in the latest NAIA national ranking. The Bruin men finished eighth behind those five ranked teams and two of the teams who were receiving votes.

For the second time this season and the eighth time in his Bruin career, Richard Marcoux has earned North Star Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for his performance at last week's Dordt Holiday Inn Express Classic. 

In what Head Coach Craig Christians categorized as the "best day in men's program history," the Bruin cross country team established team and individual school records at Saturday's Holiday Inn Express Classic hosted by Dordt University. Held under near-perfect conditions on Dordt's campus course, the men ran to a fourth-place finish in the eleven-team field, defeated only by NAIA No. 12 ranked Dordt, No. 14 ranked Doane, and RV Concordia while narrowly defeating (RV) Benedictine. In the process, the men produced a cumulative team time for their five scoring runners of 2:09:59.5, an average of 25:59.9 per person. That eclipsed the team record set two weeks previously by three and a half minutes.

The Open race featured ten ranked or receiving votes NAIA teams as the Bruins placed twelfth of 15 NAIA squads and 21st of 26 total entered teams. The Bruins did squeeze out a twelve-point win over conference rival Dakota State to retain their No. 1 ranking in the NSAA. The top five scorers averaged 26:43.8, which was a team record. Individually, it was a record-setting day over the eight-kilometer distance, beginning with a freshman all-time best by Xavier Mallow as he ran 26:05.6 to place 134th in the 389-runner field.

The Bellevue University men's cross country team had their second strong showing of the young cross country season with a 14th-place (of 26) finish at Saturday’s Greeno/Dirksen Invitational hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan and UNL. The Bruins defeated a number of NCAA Division II squads, with generally NCAA Division I and nationally ranked NAIA teams ahead of them. The meet was run over the gently rolling hills of Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln, with very warm and humid conditions impacting times.

Marcoux ran the four-mile course at the Yankton Trails Park in 19:30.07, which was nearly one minute faster than his 2023 race on the same course.

The Bellevue University men's and Women's cross country teams opened their 2024 campaign at Friday's Augustana Twilight and walked away with a historic performance. The evening races held at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls were run in near-perfect distance running conditions with temperatures in the low 70s and a light breeze.

The Bellevue University men's cross country team will kick off the 2024 season under the lights on September 6 at the Augie Twilight meet in Sioux Falls. Among those on the starting line will be several transfer athletes who are expected to contribute to the best depth in program history. New transfer student-athletes include:

The Bellevue University men's cross country team is picked to finish in fourth place in the North Star Athletic Association as the league office released the 2024 NSAA Coaches' Preseason Poll today. 

In an announcement made today by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), senior Richard Marcoux (Omaha, Neb.) garnered Academic All-District accolades and is now eligible for CSC Academic All-American honors.

Bellevue University head cross country coach Craig Christians announced today the first signee for the class of 2024, Xavier Mallow (Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista South HS). Mallow will begin his academic and athletic careers at BU in the fall of 2024. 

Twenty-three Bellevue University student-athletes earned North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Fall Scholar-Athlete honors in an announcement made today by the conference office. 

Richard Marcoux was just the third Bruin to advance to the national championship in the six-year history of the program. His finish today in 100th place of 328 finishers was over 100 places better than the previous best. He also established history two weeks earlier as the first Bruin to win the North Star Athletic Association men's individual title.

Led by the North Star Athletic Association's Runner of the Year and meet champion Richard Marcoux, the Bruins' men's cross country team raced to a third-place team finish at Friday's NSAA Championship hosted by Viterbo. Held on the grounds of Maple Grove Venues outside LaCrosse, the meet was held under overcast skies, light wind, and temperatures in the 40's, making for perfect autumn running weather.

A perfect day for cross country greeted nearly 600 runners at the first Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic on Saturday morning at Mahoney State Park. Meet hosts Doane and College of St. Mary assembled a field of nationally ranked NAIA teams and brought them to Nebraska for the first time. The Bruin cross country team used the occasion for one final tune-up race prior to the NSAA championship in two weeks and came away with two personal bests.

The Bruin cross country teams competed in Friday’s Platte River Rumble meet at Mahoney State Park and faced very talented fields as well as challenging conditions.

For the third time this season and the sixth time in his BU career, senior Richard Marcoux has been named the North Star Athletic Association Cross Country Runner of the Week for his performance at last week's Charger Invite hosted by Briar Cliff University. 

Perfect weather conditions and a fast course contributed to personal best times at Saturday's Charger Invite hosted by Briar Cliff at the Adams Nature Preserve course. Every Bruin who competed set a lifetime best at their respective distances: eight kilometers (4.97 miles) for the men and six kilometers (3.73 miles) for the women. Sunny skies, a light breeze and temperatures near 50 created ideal running conditions over the hard-packed crushed limestone loop around the preserve.

Former Wayne State Wildcat and current Bruin Collin Kotz returned to the Wayne Country Club, site of Friday's Wildcat Cross Country Classic, and delivered a top 10 finish to lead all Bruin runners.

Bellevue senior Richard Marcoux (Omaha, Neb.) has again been lauded as the NSAA’s runner of the week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.

Running in their first eight-kilometer race of the season, the Bruin men's cross country team turned in a set of great performances, highlighted by a BU school record by Richard Marcoux. Saturday morning's Greeno/Dirksen Invite in Lincoln featured a deep field from NCAA Division I to junior college athletes. Temperatures in the 60s

A total of twelve Bellevue University athletic programs were honored as NAIA Scholar Teams in an announcement made today by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The NAIA made the announcement as part of its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Friday. The day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators, and coaches.

For the fourth time in his Bruin career, senior Richard Marcoux has been named the North Star Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for his performance at the season-opening Augustana Twilight Meet in Sioux Falls, S.D.