The University of Richmond Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams arrived on campus for preseason training camp on Saturday...
Follow our teams first two days of preseason through these photos...Monday we will head to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for the miles of trails within the George Washington National Forest of Rockbridge County...
Maura Bolger and Mike Sheridan, who work within our NCAA Compliance Offices, presented an educational seminar to our cross country teams ensuring all appropriate paperwork and documentation was covered.
Our compliance meeting took place after team members moved into their apartments and dormitory rooms…
Mike Sheridan from our NCAA Rules Compliance office speaks with the 2010 Spider Cross Country Teams...
(L-R) Matt Llano (2010 NCAA 10,000M All-American) and Andrew Benford (12th place over-all and top USA finisher at the 2009 IAAF World Mountain Running Championships) talk with Coach Kunle Lawson following the compliance meeting.
2010 Cross Country Team members talk in the Hall-Of-Fame Room following the compliance meeting.
Following the compliance meeting our team members met with our Sports Medicine and medical staff for preseason screenings…
Medical staff members started with the basics…heart rate, blood pressure...
Adam Smith (blue shirt), who is one of our athletic trainers, provides instructions to freshmen team members… 
Pocahontas State Park is the largest state park in Virginia and is only 20 minutes from campus. The park provides 8,000 acres of state park land with miles of trails for our team to run…
Fendley Station Trail is one of many well marked, dirt trails within Pocahontas State Park…
(L-R) Andrew Benford (12th place finisher at the 2009 IAAF World Mountain Running Championships), Ryan Lee (Delaware State Record Holder in the 3200M), Tim Quinn (A-10 All-Conference academically and athletically) and Chris York (2010 USA World Mountain Running Team Member) finishing their long run…
Levi Grandt (13th place at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Mountain Running Championships) during his long run…
(L-R) Andrew Benford, Tim Quinn and Matt Llano picking up the pace…
Fendley Station Trail marker within Pocahontas State Park which is 20 minutes from the University of Richmond campus.
(L-R) Katrina Jueng (Shadyside Academy, PA), Lydia Morton (sophomore from Lebanon HS, NH) and Alli Mannon (Warwick HS, PA) finishing their long run at Pocahontas State Park.
The 2010 University of Richmond Women’s Cross Country Team paused for a team photo at the Swift Creek Fire Road entrance to Pocahontas State Park.
A few of the men’s team discuss the long run...
Tim Quinn is coming off a summer of training in various parts of France…
Women’s team members share a laugh following their long run…
(L-R) Amy Van Alstine (2010 NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships Semi-Finalist in the 5,000M), Stephanie Paradis, Jason Skipper and Nicol Traynor (2008 NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships Qualifier and school record holder in the 5,000M) share a few stories from the summer.
(L-R) Freshmen Alli Mannon (Warwick HS, PA), Roxanne Henningson (Greenwich HS, NY) and Jill Prentice (Montgomery HS, NY) after their long run…
A few of the men share their thoughts with me…
Coach Jon Molz getting fluids back in after the long run… 
Coach Luke finishing up travel plans to the Blue Ridge Mountains for tomorrow…and answering e-mails after his bike ride to try to catch the "racers". 
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