Men's Cross Country
- October 7, 2008
Carleton to Host Running Reunion on Oct. 17-18
On Oct. 17-18, the men’s & women’s cross country programs will host a Running Reunion in conjunction with the annual Running of the Cows cross country meet. This promises to be a special celebration of the last 50 years of running at Carleton. The Knights extend an invitation to all former Carleton track and field and cross-country athletes to meet the current teams and to reunite with their former teammates and coaches.
- October 4, 2008
Davis Finishes Sixth to Lead Knights at UW-Eau Claire Open
Sophomore John Davis was the first Knight across the finishing line, recording a time of 25:35 at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Open. As a team, Carleton finished 13th out of 19 squads.
- September 27, 2008
Gamble and Davis Lead Knights at Roy Griak Invitational
Charlie Gamble finished 18th and John Davis was 21st as the Carleton men’s cross country finished 13th out of 31 teams at the 23rd annual Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.
- September 20, 2008
Four Knights Race at St. Olaf Invite
The Knights raced only four runners in the St. Olaf Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, and thus did not qualify for a team score. Individually, however, Carleton’s runners were highly successful. Jon McMurry highlighted the day by establishing a personal record time.
- September 13, 2008
Knights Open Season at Les Duke Invite
The Carleton men’s cross country opened its 2008 season at the 46th Les Duke Invitational in Grinnell, Iowa. The Knights placed 11th out of 26 teams. Sophomore John Davis was the first Carleton runner to finish, placing 17th out of 361 runners. Junior Charlie Gamble crossed the line 20th.
- August 21, 2008
Carleton Alum Phillip Dunn '93 Completes Third Olympics
Carleton College alum Phillip Dunn ’93 competed in his third Olympic games on Thursday, finishing 39th in the 50km race walk in Beijing, China. He posted a finishing time of 4 hours, 8 minutes and 32 seconds. He previously participated in the Summer Olympics held in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004) where he finished 28th and 35th, respectively. Dunn, the lone American in the 61-man field, crossed the finish line with his arms raised, then waited to greet Augusto Cardoso of Portugal who finished another 28 seconds later. NBC's Olympic website states that video footage of the race will be re-shown with various other events on the USA Network during the 1-11 a.m. (CDT) time slot on Fri., Aug. 22.
