Saturday’s Murray Keatinge Cross Country Invitational should provide the University of Maine with plenty of competition. Among the teams included in the 10-school field are Big 12 power Texas Tech, Dartmouth, Central Connecticut, Holy Cross, and Saint Francis Xavier of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, as well… Read More
ORONO – Even though both the University of Maine men’s and women’s cross country teams ran without their top runners in Donny Drake and Hana Pelletier, the Black Bears had a successful opening meet against archrival New Hampshire. The men, who were picked second in… Read More
When it came to team philosophy, the University of Maine men’s cross country team’s mirrored that of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox: “Why not us?” Although sixth-year head coach Mark Lech didn’t use that reference with his team, he did use another baseball… Read More
For the third time ever and the first time in seven years, Boston’s Franklin Park will host the America East cross country championships Saturday afternoon. Although the venue may not be a regular feature of the event, the fact that Boston University men and women,… Read More
ORONO – It was a familiar scene for local cross country fans. Louie Luchini and Joey Luchini walked toward the starting line … Joey draped an arm around his younger brother’s shoulder, leaned toward him and shared a quick word. They’d done this plenty of… Read More