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2008-2009 Ohio State Men's Track and Cross Country

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2008 Cross Country Schedule

Date. Meet.................................. Location
08/29 Kent State Preview Meet............... Kent, OH
09/05 Purdue Invitational................... Lafayette, IN
 09/27 Griak Invitational.................... Minneapolis, MN
 10/10 All-Ohio Cross Country Championships.. Delaware, OH
 10/18 Pre-NCAA Invitational................. Terre Haute, IN
 11/02 Big 10 Championships.................. Ann Arbor, MI
 11/15 NCAA Regional Championships........... Lafayette, IN
 11/24 NCAA Championships.................... Indiana State at Terre Haute, IN



2008-09 Indoor Schedule

Date(s).... Meet................................. Location
01/10...... Capital University Opener............ Columbus, OH
01/17...... The Dual vs. Michigan................ Ann Arbor, MI
01/30-31... Penn State National Invitational..... State College, PA
02/06-07... Notre Dame Meyo Invitational......... South Bend, IN
02/13-14... Washington Husky Invitational........ Seattle, WA
02/13-14... Akron Invitational................... Akron, OH
02/20...... Akron Zips Open...................... Akron, OH
02/28-03/01 Big Ten Indoor Championships......... State College, PA
03/06-07... Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational.. South Bend, IN
03/13-14... NCAA Championships................... College Station, TX



2009 Outdoor Schedule

Date(s).... Meet...................................... Location
03/28-29... Arizona State Invitational................ Phoenix, AZ
04/04...... Auburn Tiger Track Classic................ Auburn, AL
 04/11...... The Dual vs. Michigan..................... Columbus, OH
04/17-18... Louisville Invitational................... Louisville, KY
04/18...... All-Ohio Championships.................... Oxford, OH
04/23-25... Drake Relays.............................. Des Moines, IA
05/01-02... Jesse Owens Track Classic................. Columbus, OH
 05/03...... Stanford Payton Jordan Invitational....... Palo Alto, CA
05/08...... Cedarville Invitational................... Cedarville, OH
05/15-17... Big Ten Outdoor Championships............. Columbus, OH
05/29-30... NCAA Regional Championships............... Louisville, KY
 06/10-13... NCAA Championships........................ Fayetteville, AK
06/19-21... USATF Junior Track & Field Championships.. TBA
06/26-28... USATF Track & Field Championships......... Eugene, OR

 
Men's XC: Buckeyes Open Season Friday at Kent State; Season Preview - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's XC: Buckeyes Open Season Friday at Kent State; Season Preview
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 08/27/2008

Meet Information

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The men's cross country team begins its 2008 season at the Kent State short course open Friday in Kent, Ohio, where the Buckeyes have claimed the title the last three seasons.

This season will look to be one of the final steps in head coach Robert Gary's vision to claim a Big Ten title for Ohio State for the first time since 1923.

"We just met for the first time as a team Monday, so we will work out very hard Tuesday and/or Wednesday to see where we are at for the Kent State meet," Gary said. "Our biggest focus is training right now and the Griak will be our first real test at the end of September. Despite redshirting a lot of our runners, the goals of this program are always to qualify for the national meet and place in the Top 3 at the Big Ten championships."

One of his goals since becoming head cross country coach 12 seasons ago was to win a Big Ten title. After a strong third-place finish in 2007, Gary is continuing to build toward that goal with some of the top recruits in Ohio in conjunction with a team atmosphere.

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Men's XC: Williams Wins Kent State Short Course Open - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's XC: Williams Wins Kent State Short Course Open
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 08/29/2008

Complete Results

Redshirt freshman crushes the field by 12 seconds

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State men's cross country team turned in a great performance at the Kent State short course open Friday in Stow, Ohio.

Redshirt freshman Taylor Williams took home first place, crushing the field by 12 seconds in a time of 18:53.91 in the 6K race. Finishing second from Malone College was Aaron Melhorn in a time of 19:05.99. A total of four Buckeyes finished in the Top 10 and nine in the Top 20 overall.

"I thought Taylor Williams looked real strong today," head coach Robert Gary said. "We definitely were running on heavy legs from working out hard Wednesday, so I was pleased. We will do the same routine for next week and hopefully we will tighten up our spread."

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Men's XC: Another Strong Showing at Purdue's Great American Legends Race - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's XC: Another Strong Showing at Purdue's Great American Legends Race
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 09/05/2008

Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Led once again by redshirt freshman Taylor Williams, the Ohio State men's cross country team turned in its second-consecutive solid performance Friday at the Great American Legends 8K race at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Other schools competing in the event were Ball State, Butler, Central Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Purdue and Taylor.

As a team, the Buckeyes finished second behind Miami (Ohio) with 53 points.

Williams placed fourth in a time of 26:09 after winning the Kent State short course open last weekend. Placing eighth was Christopher Olinger in a time of 26:23 with Jake Edwards finishing 10th in a time of 26:27. Rounding out the Top 20 finishers were Brian Gallagher (12th, 26:28), Paul Shivers (19th, 26:39) and Daniel White (20th, 26:41).

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Men's XC: Another Strong Showing at Purdue's Great American Legends Race - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's XC: Another Strong Showing at Purdue's Great American Legends Race
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 09/05/2008

Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Led once again by redshirt freshman Taylor Williams, the Ohio State men's cross country team turned in its second-consecutive solid performance Friday at the Great American Legends 8K race at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Other schools competing in the event were Ball State, Butler, Central Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Purdue and Taylor.
As a team, the Buckeyes finished second behind Miami (Ohio) with 53 points.

Williams placed fourth in a time of 26:09 after winning the Kent State short course open last weekend. Placing eighth was Christopher Olinger in a time of 26:23 with Jake Edwards finishing 10th in a time of 26:27. Rounding out the Top 20 finishers were Brian Gallagher (12th, 26:28), Paul Shivers (19th, 26:39) and Daniel White (20th, 26:41).

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Men's XC: Williams Named Big Ten Runner of the Week - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Congrats Taylor... here's to this being your first of many honors! :gobucks3::gobucks4:

Men's XC: Williams Named Big Ten Runner of the Week
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 09/10/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Redshirt freshman Taylor Williams earned Big Ten Runner of the Week honors Tuesday for his second-consecutive Top 5 finish last Friday at the Great American Legends race in West Lafayette, Ind.

Williams finished the 8,000-meter course with a time of 26:09 seconds to take fourth place. The Sycamore, Ohio, native paced the Buckeyes to a second-place team finish. This is Williams? first career weekly award.

"I have been very impressed with Taylor thus far," head coach Robert Gary said. "As a redshirt freshman, Taylor has made the absolute most of his time to develop. We have a very young team this year, but he is running as strong as anyone else right now in the conference."

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Men's XC: Ohio State Finishes 13th at Roy Griak Invitational - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's XC: Ohio State Finishes 13th at Roy Griak Invitational
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 09/27/2008

Complete Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After a few weeks off, the Ohio State men's cross country team was back in action at the Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Ohio State flew north to Minnesota to race a strong field in the 8K Men's Gold Race that consisted of five teams who are currently ranked within the Top 30 teams in the country and finished 13th in a field of 25 teams.

Leading the field were the men from Adams State University, who placed first overall as a team with an average team time of 24 minutes and 38 seconds. The top overall individual finisher was Elkanah Kibet from the University of Auburn. The junior torched the course with a time of 25:55 seconds to win the race by more than 12 seconds.

The Buckeyes were once again led by redshirt freshman standout Taylor Williams, who has finished first for Ohio State in every race this season. Williams placed 25th overall in a time of 25:01 and finished second amongst all freshmen competing at the meet. The second Buckeye to cross the finish line was Christopher Olinger, who placed 47th with a time of 25:19.

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Men's XC: Schmitt Leads Buckeyes at All-Ohio Championships - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's XC: Schmitt Leads Buckeyes at All-Ohio Championships
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 10/10/2008

Meet Results

Buckeyes finish second overall among Division I teams; check back Saturday morning for photos from Friday's meet

DELAWARE, Ohio -- Led by Skyler Schmitt, the Ohio State men's cross country team placed second among Division I teams Friday afternoon at the All-Ohio Championships on a picture-perfect afternoon in Delaware, Ohio.

As a team Ohio State was second overall among D-I teams with 64 points, finishing behind Cincinnati who was first with 50. The Buckeyes posted their strong finish despite resting several of their top runners such as Taylor Williams and Christopher Olinger from previous meets in preparation for next week's NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.

"I was very happy with the team and the times from this year," head coach Robert Gary said. "Even while resting out Top 4 from Griak Invitational, we had a number of guys run personal bests on this very difficult course. I am very excited to see how these guys run at the pre-nationals next weekend."
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Bolded part in Gary's quote above my emphasis. Ohio State still finished 3rd overall without their top 4 runners.

Ohio State Individual Results:
3. Skyler Schmitt (25:46.7)
8. Brian Gallagher (25:58.7)
15. Taylor Candella (26:19.2)
17. Andrew Arnio (26:24.2)
21. Levi Fox (26:32.7)
(28.) Donald Hanigosky (26:55.0)

There were 43 Ohio colleges represented in the Men's race with 42 of them having 5+ runners for team scoring. I believe the only school not at the meet was Miami University. The All-Ohio meet is scored twice: Once overall regardless of division and once for each division. Most NAIA schools are included in the D-II scoring. If you are semi-interested in distance running and ever get the chance to watch this meet... do it. Ohio is one of the only states to put on a meet of this type where all schools, regardless of division and talent, run in one race. It a pretty cool race to watch.

Men's Top 10 Overall
1. Malone - NAIA - 68
2. Cincinnati - Div I - 84
3. Ohio State - Div I - 101
4. Kent State - Div I - 121
5. Ohio - Div I - 185
6. Case Western Reserve - Div III - 205
7. Dayton - Div I - 268
8. Ashland - Div II - 273
9. Mount Union - Div III - 308
10. Denison - Div III - 313

Men's Div I Top 10
1. Cincinnati - 50
2. Ohio State -64
3. Kent State - 76
4. Dayton - 98
5. Ohio - 101
6. Akron - 167
7. Toledo - 179
8. Youngstown St. - 219
9. Wright State - 236
10. Bowling Green - 238

Men's Div II/NAIA Top 10
1. Malone - 19
2. Ashland - 66
3. Shawnee State - 98
4. Findlay - 108
5. Tiffin - 127
6. Notre Dame - 155 (6th place tiebreaker goes to Notre Dame over Cedarville)
7. Cedarville - 155
8. Mount Vernon Nazarene - 206
9. Rio Grande - 210
10. Ohio Dominican - 314

Mens Div III Top 10
1. Case Western Reserve - 52
2. Mount Union - 87
3. Ohio Northern - 93
4. Denison - 104
5. Kenyon - 127 (the only NAIA school in this division)
6. Baldwin-Wallace - 148
7. Oberlin - 174
8. Heidelberg - 203
9. Otterbein - 207
10. Ohio Wesleyan - 249
 
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Men's XC: Buckeyes Finish 21st at the Pre-NCAA Invitational - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's XC: Buckeyes Finish 21st at the Pre-NCAA Invitational
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 10/18/2008

Pre-Nationals Results

 Freshman Taylor Williams leads the Buckeyes with a 44th-place finish

 COLUMBUS, Ohio - After not having their top four runners at the All-Ohio meet last Friday, the Buckeyes were back to full strength at the Pre-NCAA Invitational meet in Terre Haute Ind.
They placed 21st as a team out of 41 total teams in the men's 8K Blue Race, which included 14 of the nation's Top 30 cross-country teams.
The men from Alabama claimed the team crown with 89 points and the second-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys finished 23rd.

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LitlBuck;1301977; said:
I hope they do well, like win, at the Big 10 championships. However, it will be very difficult to breathe the air up in that territory:!
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It would be a MAJOR upset if they won the Big 10 Championships. Wisconsin will dominate as usual... The last time they did NOT win the Big 10 was in 1998. I think the skunk bears can give the Badgers a run for their money (pun intended) but Wisconsin's depth will put them over the top. I see the Buckeyes finishing towards the bottom of the pack this year (hopefully I'm wrong). My prediction:

1. Wisconsin
2. Michigan
3. Minnesota
4. Michigan State
5. Penn State
6. Indiana
7. Ohio State
8. Iowa
9. Illinois
10. Purdue


The Bucks are a very young team this year. They only have 2 seniors with one of them being Jeff See who isn't running XC this year... here's the class breakdown (numbers include redshirts):
Senior - 2 on official roster, 1 not running
Junior - 4
Sophomore - 5
Freshman - 7
Total - 18
 
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I have remembered in past years that Wisconsin always seems to do pretty well in cross country. Do you have any idea why that is or is it just because they have a very good coach and it is pretty scenic out there to take a long jaunt:wink2:

Hopefully with Gray running the entire program we can at least start to slide up to the top half of the Big 10.
 
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LitlBuck;1302106; said:
I have remembered in past years that Wisconsin always seems to do pretty well in cross country. Do you have any idea why that is or is it just because they have a very good coach and it is pretty scenic out there to take a long jaunt:wink2:

Hopefully with Gray running the entire program we can at least start to slide up to the top half of the Big 10.
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Wisconsin is a distance running dynasty... 41 Big10 team titles. The only decade they did not win a Big10 championship was the 1960's. Interestingly enough the only Big10 titles Iowa has is from 1961-1966. Ohio State's only title was in 1923... that's tied for last with Northwestern who no longer has a team. :(

I'm not exactly sure why or how Wisconsin has been so dominant for so long. I believe a lot of it is there is an immense amount of distance talent in that part of the country... the Wisconsin D-III schools are usually challenging for the national title at that level also. Coaching, home grown talent, and success breeds success would be my guess... a lot like Ohio State football.
 
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