By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Four-time individual cross country champion Nicodemus Naimadu and the men's and women's cross country teams got a hero's welcome when they returned from the national championships in Joplin, Mo. on Sunday. As the team's white travel bus braked in front of Elmer Gray Stadium, balloons, banners, cake, erratic car ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Three meets into his senior season, cross county phenom Nicodemus Naimadu injured his right knee. While running at the Oklahoma State Jamboree on Sept. 29, the three-time national cross country champion from Narok, Kenya fell and eventually had trouble walking, let alone running. With the injury, he was unsure if ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor The ACU men's and women's cross country teams did not win their respective NCAA Division II South Central regional titles on Saturday, but head coach Derek Hood couldn't be happier. Without three-time national champion Nicodemus Naimadu, the ACU men and women both qualified for the NCAA Division II national ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Before each cross country meet, junior Julius Nyango and his teammates begin the meet with a team tradition. They say, "Together we win," in Swahili to remind them that cross country is about the team, not the individual. "The best thing is if one goes ahead it's okay because we are one," Nyango said. Head coach ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Junior Loice Cheboi won her second-straight Lone Star Conference championship, and junior Serge Gasore picked up his first LSC title as they both helped the women's and men's ACU cross country teams successfully defend their LSC titles on Saturday. Cheboi's time of 22:04.23 led the women to their seventh- ... [Read More…]

By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Even without three-time national champion Nicodemus Naimadu, head cross country coach Derek Hood expects his teams to defend their dominance of the Lone Star Conference Championship meet on Saturday. "I think we've got more depth and talent than any other team in the program, so I'm real confident," Hood ... [Read More…]