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Nov. 20, 1997
Stanford Cross Country Teams Set to Defend NCAA Titles
Cardinal Catalogue- The 1997 NCAA Division One Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships
- Monday, November 24, 1997, Furman University, Greenville, S.C.
- 10,000 meter race (men) at 11:00 a.m. (est)
- 5,000 meters (women) at 12:15 p.m. (est)
Stanford Story
The Cardinal seeks to repeat its championship effort of a year
ago when Stanford competes at the 1997 NCAA Cross Country
Championships ... Earlier this year (October 11), Stanford
competed at the Pre-NCAA Invitational at Furman and came away
with two victories ... The Cardinal men scored 43 points, 29
points ahead of Colorado ... Stanford placed three runners in
the top ten ... Nathan Nutter finished third over 8,000 meters
in a time of 24:19 ... Brad Hauser placed seventh in a time of
24:30 and Brent Hauser in eighth place at 24:34 ... The
Stanford women easily defeated the field with 39 points,
followed by Wiscosin with 89 ... Freshman Julia Stamps won the
individual title over 5,000 meters in a time of 16:44 ... Three
other Cardinal runners finished in the top nine ... Sarna
Renfro placed fourth (17:12), Mary Cobb in eighth place (17:22)
and Sally Glynn in ninth place (17:22) ... As a team in 1997,
Stanford finished first in every race in which it ran its top
team ... The Cardinal men captured first place honors in the
Nevada Invitational (Sept. 6), the Stanford Invitational (Sept.
27), the Pre-NCAA Invitational (Oct. 11), the Pac-10
Championships (Nov. 1) and the NCAA District-8 Regionals (Nov.
15) ... Stanford will travel with eight men and eight women ...
Traveling on the men's side to the NCAA's will be Jason
Balkman, Brad Hauser, Brent Hauser, Jason Lunn, Chris
Lundstrom, Nathan Nutter, Jonathon Riley and Jonathan Weldon
... Although the Cardinal men's team lost several key members
from last year's team, Stanford is still a contender for the
national title with young and veteran talent and depth ...
Traveling on the women's team will be Mary Cobb, Kortney
Dunscombe, Sally Glynn, Mary Huang, Sara Moore, Ann Ramsey,
Sarna Renfro and Julia Stamps ... In short, the Cardinal
women's team is loaded with talent, depth, youth and
experience.
Cardinal Corner
Last year, Stanford became the first school since 1985 to
capture both the men's and women's NCAA titles ... Stanford was
ranked #2 before the race ... The Cardinal men defeated 21
other teams, including heavily favorite and 1995 champion
Arkansas, to capture the school's first NCAA title in men's
cross country ... Stanford's previous high finish for men was
second in 1972 ... Brad Hauser placed sixth over 10,000 meters
in a time of 30:44 ... Brent Hauser was 14th in a time of
31:10, while Nathan Nutter was 15th at 31:11 ... All three
gained All-America honors ... The Cardinal women captured the
national title, the school's first women's title in cross
country, defeating 21 other schools, including #1 ranked
Villanova ... Stanford's previous best performances came in
1982, 1983 and 1984 when Stanford placed second.
SID
Ed Spiker, Stanford media relations assistant, will be
Stanford's contact in Greenville, S.C. ... Spiker will arrive
in Greenville Sunday morning ... The hotel is the Hyatt Regency
Greenville ... The phone number is (864) 235-1234.
Press Conference
The NCAA will conduct a pre-race press conference with several
coaches and athletes competing in the meet on Sunday, November
23, at 1 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Dogwood Suite) in
Greenville ... Stanford will be represented by Julia Stamps and
Nathan Nutter and the Stanford coaching staff, led by Vin
Lananna, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country.
The Martin Surfacing The FinishLynx Men's Cross Country Rankings Women's Cross Country Rankings 1. Arkansas 388 1. Stanford 223 2. Stanford 379 2. Brigham Young 218 3. Colorado 370 3. Wisconsin 206 4. Michigan 367 4. Colorado 197 5. Wisconsin 324 5. Oregon 179 6. Oregon 313 6. North Carolina State 170 7. North Carolina State 311 7. Michigan 160 8. Mchigan State 286 8. Providence 158 9. Oklahoma State 240 9. Dartmouth 151 10. Notre Dame 238 10. Washington 137 11. Washington State 225 11. Georgetown 125 12. William & Mary 203 12. Arkansas 112 13. Weber State 178 13. Boston College 111 14. Princeton 174 14. Colorado State 108 15. Providence 165 15. Florida 101 16. Eastern Michigan 154 16. West Virginia 88 17. Alabama 131 17. Missouri 82 18. Minnesota 120 18. Wake Forest 66 19. Navy 98 19. Nebraska 61 20. Iona 87 20. James Madison 54 21. Nebraska 85 20. Weber State 54 22. Miami (Ohio) 94 22. Baylor 42 23. Portland 59 23. Georgia 30 24. Iowa State 48 24. William & Mary 27 25. Wake Forest 31 25. Minnesota 24