The Bellevue University cross country teams, under the direction of head coach Craig Christians, added three new members to the team for the fall 2023 cross country season. New to the team this spring are Alicia Rivera Camargo and Hillary Kipngetich, and they have joined the Bruin outdoor track squad. Recently signed to the team for the fall of 2023 is Robbie Siford of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.
Twenty-one Bellevue University student-athletes earned North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Fall Scholar-Athlete honors in an announcement made today by the conference office.
The Bellevue University men's and women's cross country teams both were named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic teams announced today.
The Bellevue University men’s cross country team ran to a fourth-place finish at Friday’s NSAA cross country championships hosted by Dickinson State at the Heart River Golf Course.
Richard Marcoux had his first podium finish (won an individual award) as a Bruin at Saturday’s Mount Marty Invitational held at Yankton’s Fox Run golf course. By the start of the men’s race at 11:15, temperatures had climbed to near 70 making conditions warm for late October cross country. The sunny skies and a light breeze greeted the 145 men who toed the starting line for the eight-kilometer event. Marcoux ran his way into the Top Twenty award field, finishing in that final podium position (20th ) running 26:41.0, just fifteen seconds off his best set at last week’s Platte River Rumble.
For the third time this season, Richard Marcoux has earned North Star Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for his performance at last week's Platte River Rumble.
Every Bruin runner set a seasonal or personal best at today's inaugural Platte River Rumble hosted by Creighton University and UNO. The meet was held under fall-like conditions with overcast skies and temperatures in the fifties over the undulating two-kilometer loop at Mahoney State Park.
Junior Richard Marcoux earned North Star Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week accolades for his performance at last week's Briar Cliff Invitational. It marked the second time this season that Marcoux has earned the weekly honor.
Three men represented the Bruins at Saturday's Briar Cliff Cross Country Invite held at the Adams Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, S.D. Pleasant fall conditions and a light breeze were on tap for the 95 runners contesting the men's eight-kilometer (4.97 miles) race over the crushed rock trail of the preserve.
Junior Richard Marcoux (Omaha, Neb.) was named the North Star Athletic Association Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for his performance at last weekend's Greeno/Dirksen Invitational held at Mahoney Park Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb.
Junior Richard Marcoux lowered his lifetime best for eight kilometers at today's Greeno/Dirksen cross country invitational hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan at Mahoney Park in Lincoln. Overcast conditions and temperatures in the 70's and an exceptionally strong field created an environment for fast times. Marcoux recorded a time of 27:05.3 to set a personal best as he finished in 133rd place in the field of 318 finishers.
Bruin junior Richard Marcoux, a transfer from North Iowa Area CC, was the top finisher at Friday’s Bill Buxton Invitational. He narrowly missed a Top Ten podium finish by a scant 0.1 seconds, getting nipped at the line by a Loras College runner at the finish line.
The Bellevue University men’s cross country team has been picked to finish third in the six-team North Star Athletic Association, in the annual preseason poll of NSAA coaches.
Bruins add three to 2023 Cross Country roster
March 28, 2023The Bellevue University cross country teams, under the direction of head coach Craig Christians, added three new members to the team for the fall 2023 cross country season. New to the team this spring are Alicia Rivera Camargo and Hillary Kipngetich, and they have joined the Bruin outdoor track squad. Recently signed to the team for the fall of 2023 is Robbie Siford of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.
