Cross-country

[Cross Country] Mosbach, Helms lead Mustangs at nationals

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Sophomore TJ Mosbach ran the second-fastest time in school history and finished just outside the top 100, leading the Mount Mercy men at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday at the Fort Vancouver Historical Site. Junior Taylor Helms produced the best finish of Mount Mercy’s women’s qualifiers, placing 143rd for [...]

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[Cross Country] Mustangs all set for nationals

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Mount Mercy men’s cross country team and three women’s individual qualifiers headed to the west coast on Wednesday, and after a practice on the course they’ll run this weekend, are ready to go for the 2011 NAIA Cross Country National Championships. The 56th Annual Men’s and 32nd Annual Women’s Cross Country [...]

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[Men's Cross Country] Mustangs get back-to-back MCC titles

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Mount Mercy men dominated the 2011 Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships, claiming five of the top 10 runners en route to their second straight league title on Saturday at the Dubuque Soccer Complex. Senior Mike Miroux became a four-time all-conference performer, finishing third in the 8K race with a time of 27:48. [...]

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[Women's Cross Country] Three national qualifiers for Mustangs

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Three members of the Mount Mercy women’s cross country team will race at the NAIA national meet after leading the Mustangs to a third-place finish at the 2011 Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships on Saturday at the Dubuque Soccer Complex. Senior Kara Danielsen qualified for her second straight national meet after a sixth-place [...]

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[Women's Cross Country] Women’s squad makes history at Great Lakes Invite

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Mount Mercy women’s cross country squad posted the best team times in school history en route to a 17th-place finish in a tough field of teams at the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational. The Mustangs were led once again by sophomore Anne Bruno, who placed 42nd out of 337 runners with [...]

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[Men's Cross Country] Mustangs post fastest team times ever; Miroux gets second league honor

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Senior Mike Miroux led the way as the Mount Mercy men’s cross country squad posted the fastest team times in school history at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Miroux finished 86th in a field of 328 runners with a time of 26:42 in the 8K [...]

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[Women's Cross Country] Danielsen leads Mustangs to third at Fighting Bee Invitational

BETTENDORF, Iowa — Senior Kara Danielsen finished fifth to lead the Mount Mercy women’s cross country squad to third place at the Fighting Bee Invitational hosted by St. Ambrose on Saturday at Crow Creek Park. Danielsen crossed the finish line in 20:24 to take fifth in the women’s 5K race. Sophomore Anne Bruno came in [...]

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[Men's Cross Country] It’s another win for the Mustangs

BETTENDORF, Iowa — The Mount Mercy men’s cross country team made it three in a row on Saturday, winning the Fighting Bee Invitational hosted by St. Ambrose at Crow Creek Park. Sophomore Patrick Kipkorir was the top finisher for the Mustangs for the second straight meet, placing third in the 8K with a time of [...]

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[Cross Country] Miroux races to MCC weekly honor

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Senior Mike Miroux, who led Mount Mercy to a runner-up finish at the Iowa Intercollegiate Meet on Saturday, has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 19. Miroux ran the 8K race in 27:44 to finish ninth out of 75 competitors at the [...]

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[Cross Country] Mustangs are third at Mustang Gallop

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Mount Mercy men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished third at the season-opening Mustang Gallop on Saturday at Jones Park. Senior Kara Danielsen, an NAIA national meet qualifier last year, was the top finisher for the Mustang women, placing ninth with a time of 16:30 in the women’s 4K [...]

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