Tyler
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Ben Tyler ’14 of Grinnell College earned All-Region honors by placing 23rd at the NCAA Division III Central Region Men’s Cross Country Championships Saturday in Waverly.

Tyler had a clocking of 26:06.3. Following him in Grinnell’s lineup were Erik Figge ’13, who was 53rd in 26:37.5, and Nathan Kakazu ’13, who placed 76th in 27:06.1

Rounding out Grinnell’s scorers were Sam Krauth ’14 (107th in 27:36.3) and Frank Canady ’14 (116th...

Tyler
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Grinnell College battled Lawrence University to an exciting finish in the men’s portion of the 2011 Midwest Conference Cross Country Championships at Ripon, Wis., on Saturday.

But in the end, Lawrence eked out a 51-53 victory over the Pioneers to snap the latter’s 14-year title streak at the meet.

Grinnell had four runners earn all-conference honors, led by Ben Tyler’s ’14 runner-up finish. Tyler (pictured) ran the 8-kilometer...

Friday, October 28, 2011

The Grinnell College cross country teams will aim at taking home the championship trophies Saturday when they compete at the 2011 Midwest Conference Championships in Ripon, Wis.

Grinnell’s men are shooting for their 15th consecutive league crown, while the women are looking to regain the title they lost to St. Norbert College last season.

The women’s 6-kilometer race begins at 11 a.m. at Ceresco Prairie, while the 8-kilometer...

Erik Figge
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Battling a strong field that included nationally- and regionally-ranked teams, the Grinnell College men’s cross country squad was 25th among 47 colleges at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational Saturday at Lake Breeze Golf Course.

Leading the Pioneers was Erik Figge ’13 (pictured), who was 98th among 434 runners in a time of 26:28.50. Ben Tyler ’14 was 127th in 26:41.24, Frank Canady ’14 placed 197th in 27:17.40, Sam...

Saturday, October 08, 2011

Ian McCallum-Cook ’12 (pictured) led the way for the Grinnell College men’s cross country team Saturday at the Dan Huston Invitational hosted by Wartburg College.

McCallum-Cook was 98th place in 29:26. Ben Burt ’13 was Grinnell’s other runner in the race, finishing 140th in 30:59.

The individual champ in the 174-runner field was Simpson’s Ryan Edwardson, who finished in 25:35. Loras won the team title, beating Augustana 63-72....