Spiders Compete in 2011 HCA Virginia 8K

Nicol Traynor and Ryan Lee earn top finishes...

The start of the 2011 HCA Virginia 8K  held November 12th in Richmond, VA.
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(Richmond, VA) Nicol Traynor and Ryan Lee joined several of their University of Richmond teammates to compete in the 2011 HCA Virginia 8k on November 12th on the streets of Richmond to support Donate Life Virginia.

Richmond Cross Country Supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Richmond Women's Cross Country Team, dressed in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, raised money and awareness on October 22, 2011.

(L-R) Coach Lori Taylor, Allie Mannon, Lydia Morton, Taylor Clevinger, Emily Graber, ANDI DEFONCE, Roxanne Henningson, Clare Moretz, Jill Prentice, Dana Guglielmo...Back Rom (R-L) Liz Schinski, Emma Berry, Amanda Lineberry, Beth Kelly and Alyson McGonigle.

Cross Country Team Donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
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Richmond's Nicol Traynor 2nd in Charlottesville Fall Classic 10K

Richmond's Nicol Traynor

Spider All-American Nicol Traynor traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Charlottesville Fall Classic 10K this morning (10/22/11) earning 2nd place among women and 6th over-all among men. 

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Richmond XC Completes Final Conference Tune-Up

The University of Richmond men's and women's cross country teams completed their final tune-up before defending their Atlantic 10 Conference Championship titles...
XC Completes Final Conference Tune-Up - RichmondSpiders.com - The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond

Benford and U.S. Teammates Place 8th in Izumo Ekiden Race (Japan)

Andrew Benford (UR '11) last year at the
NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Andrew Benford (Richmond '11) and his USA teammates placed 8th in the Izumo Ekiden held on October 10 in Izumo, Japan.  Their 8th place team finish is the highest ever finish for team USA and led to an automatic bid for the U.S. to return next year.

Julie Rechel (Richmond ’11) earns spot on USA Triathlon Team for the 2012 World University Games

Julie Rechel (Richmond ’11) earned spot on the
USA Triathlon Team for the 2012 World University Games
today on South Carolina.

Congratulations to Spider Alumni Julie Rechel (UR ’11) on qualifying today for the U.S. team for the 2012 World University Games Triathlon Championships to be held next June 29-30 in Yilan County, Chinese Taipei.

No Gimmicks...Simple Hard Work!...My Opinion on FiveFingers.

I was asked my opinion, so here it is...

Andrew Benford wins 4th Annual McLean 5K (October 1, 2011)

Andrew Benford set a course record
in the 4th Annual McLean 5K.

Andrew Benford went to McLean, Virginia yesterday looking for a race.  The end result of his effort was a course record win in the 4th Annual McLean 5K...Benford's winning time of 15:09.0 for the hilly event broke the course record by 35 seconds. The old record of 15:45.5 was set last year by Mark Drath.

Richmond Competes at the 2011 Paul Short Invitational

Beth Kelly, Nicol Traynor and Coach Lori Taylor walk to the start line for the Open Race at the 2011 Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University.  A total of over 2500 athletes competed in the college/university and high school races.  (Tom Prentice photo) 

DeFonce Running Down Time at Richmond

Current Richmond senior Andi DeFonce, shown dropping the hammer on her competition at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, was featured in a recent article from The Daily Harrison. DeFonce recently ran the Spider Alumni Open over 1 minute faster than last year and helped the Spiders to victory over William & Mary.

Andrew Benford Selected to USA Team for Izumo Ekiden (Izumo, Japan)

Andrew Benford,
shown en route to a 5th place finish
at the 2011 Cow Harbor 10K
in Northport, NY on September 17th,
will compete on the USA Team
for the Izumo Ekiden Relay in Japan on October 10th.

BENFORD TO RACE IN JAPAN FOR TEAM USA...

Collegiate 10,000 meter Standouts Matt Llano, Jon Grey Join Team USA Minnesota

Matt Llano (UR '11) will continue his professional running
career as a member of Team USA-Minnesota. (Dan Petty Photo)

2011 Great Cow Harbor 10K...Spider Alumni Roll

Andrew Benford, who earned All-America honors
 in the 3K Steeplechase for the University of Richmond
this past spring (2011), placed 5th in the
2011 Great Cow Harbor 10K in Northport, NY
on September 17th.

(Northport, NY) Richmond Assistant Coaches Andrew Benford and Jon Molz joined recent graduates Jon Wilson and Amy Van Alstine on Saturday (September 17) for the 2011 Great Cow Harbor 10K in Northport, NY.

20 Questions with...Jason Skipper



Jason Skipper has showed much improvement this fall.
He lead the Spiders in the first
two meets of the season. 
This past weekend he placed 2nd
in the William & Mary Inv. running 25:08 for 5 miles



Throughout the 2011 season we will be bringing you either a set of 20 questions from a Spider cross country squad member or an article focusing on a student-athlete from this year’s team. In our continuing series...This week we spoke with Spider Junior, Jason Skipper...

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Richmond Spiders Win William & Mary XC Invitational

Sophomore, Jill Prentice returned to the Spiders lineup 
this past weekend.  An NCAA 5K East Region
Championships qualifier last spring,
Prentice ran a meet record 17:37 to lead the Spiders
to victory over William & Mary and Hampton.