November 19, 2007
Peter Kosgei, Hamilton
(Sophomore - Kapsabet, Kenya)
Kosgei, the 2007 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, placed second at the 2007 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship at St. Olaf College in Minneapolis, Minn. over the weekend. Kosgei finished the championship course with a time of 24:37.

Alexandra Krieg, Middlebury
(Junior - Wellesley, Mass.)
Krieg was the top NESCAC finisher at the 2007 NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship hosted by St. Olaf College in Minneapolis, Minn. on Saturday. Krieg placed third in the 6-kilometer championship race with a time of 21:23.

November 12, 2007
Peter Kosgei, Hamilton
(Sophomore - Kapsabet, Kenya)
Kosgei, the 2007 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, finished first during the NCAA Cross Country Atlantic Regional race held at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y. Kosgei qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships at St. Olaf College this coming weekend with a time of 24:18 on the 8-kilometer course.

Heather Wilson, Amherst
(Senior - Danvers, Mass.)
Wilson, the 2007 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, paced her squad at the NCAA Cross Country Atlantic Regional, finishing the 6-kilometer course at Harkness State Park in Waterford, Conn. with a time of 21:31. Amherst finished the race as the top team.

November 5, 2007
Aaron Schwartz, Williams
(Freshman - Melville, N.Y.)
Schwartz paced his team to a first-place finish at the ECAC Championships this past weekend at Mt. Greylock High School, as he placed fourth with a time of 26:42 on the 8-kilometer course.

Katie Moravec, Amherst
(Senior - Chico, Calif.)
Moravec finished first at the ECAC Championships at Mt. Greylock High School on Saturday. Moravec finished the 6-kilometer course with a winning time of 23:03.

October 29, 2007
Peter Kosgei, Hamilton
(Sophomore - Kapsabet, Kenya)
Kosgei placed first in his premiere at the NESCAC Men's Cross Country Championship this year. It was the seventh race that Kosgei has won this fall, as his time of 25:52 on the 8-kilometer course was almost 30 seconds faster than the next runner to cross the finish line.

Heather Wilson, Amherst
(Senior - Danvers, Mass.)
Wilson finished first at the at the NESCAC Women's Cross Country Championship with a time of 21:56.67, the second first place showing in a row for her this year after taking home individual honors at the Little Three Championship on Oct. 20 at Wesleyan. Wilson improved upon her 2006 championship performance by over 90 seconds, after placing 11th last fall.

October 22, 2007
William Yochum, Amherst
(Freshman - Goleta, Calif.)
Yochum placed second at the Little Three Championship race held at Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. Yochum completed the 8-kilometer course in 25:58, as the Lord Jeffs placed second at the meet.

Rachel Asher, Williams
(Junior - Lake Bluff, Ill.)
Aster finished second at the Little Three Championship on Saturday afternoon at Wesleyan, as she finished the 5-kilometer course in 18:55 and helped the Ephs to a second-place showing.

October 15, 2007
Edgar Kosgey, Williams
(Sophomore, Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya)
Kosgey placed first at the Plansky Invitational hosted by Williams over the weekend. Kosgey completed the 6-kilometer course in 19:10, as the Ephs finished second at the meet.

Olga Kondratjeva, Williams
(Sophomore, Vilnius, Lithuania)
Kondratjeva finished first during the fast-paced 4-kilometer race at the Plansky Invitational at Williams over the weekend. Kondratjeva finished the race with a time of 14:52.

October 8, 2007
Keith Drake, Connecticut College
(Senior - Lebanon, N.H.)
Drake placed 13th at the New England Championships on Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., the highest finish by any Division III student-athlete. Drake finished the 8-kilometer course with a time of 25:33, as the Camels finished 16th out of 43 squads.

Heather Wilson, Amherst
(Senior - Danvers, Mass.)
Wilson finished seventh at the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Saturday, helping the Jeffs secure second place in the process. Wilson completed the 5-kilometer course in 18:24.

October 1, 2007
Hunter Norte, Trinity
(Junior - Ellington, Conn.)
Norte placed 15th in the Brown race of the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on Saturday. Norte finished the 8-kilometer course in 24:40.

Kristina Miner, Trinity
(Senior - Suffield, Conn.)
Miner finished seventh in the White race of the Paul Shore Invitational at Lehigh University on Saturday. Miner finished the 6-kilometer course with a time of 23:12.

September 24, 2007
Peter Kosgei, Hamilton
(Freshman - Kapsabet, Kenya)
Kosgei placed first at the Purple Valley Classic at Williams on Saturday with a time of 25:07 for the 8-kilometer race. The event was held at Mt. Greylock High School, site of the 2007 NESCAC Cross Country Championships which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27. Hamilton finished the 10-team race in fifth place.

Elise Tropiano, Amherst
(Junior - Plainview, N.Y.)
Tropiano helped the Jeffs finish first at the Purple Valley Classic on Saturday at Williams, as she placed second in the 6-kilometer race with a time of 22:04, just 12 seconds behind the top finisher. Amherst finished just two points ahead of second-place Plattsburgh St.

September 17, 2007
Hunter Norte, Trinity
(Junior - Ellington, Conn.)
Norte, the 2006 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, won the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, securing the 8-kilometer race with a time of 24:46. It was the second-straight first place showing for Norte, as the Bantams won their second consecutive race.

Katy O'Brien, Tufts
(Senior - Easton, Mass.)
O'Brien, the 2006 NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, placed second at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational with a time of 18:11 on the 5-kilometer course. The Jumbos came away with an eighth-place showing for the race.

September 10, 2007
Peter Kosgei, Hamilton
(Freshman - Kapsabet, Kenya)
Kosgei started off the 2007 campaign strong as he finished first at the Rochester Inst. of Technology Invitational on Saturday, crossing the finish line of the 8-kilometer race 24 seconds ahead of his competition with a time of 25:37. Hamilton placed third at the four-team meet.

Megan McClelland, Bates
(First Year - Keene Valley, N.Y.)
In her first-ever cross country race, McClelland paced the Bobcats with a time of 21:10 and a second-place showing at the University of New England Invitational on Saturday. Bates finished first among the nine teams competing, as seven Bobcats finished in the top 12.