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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Cross Country: Ostenso breaks Northwestern record in 5K at Meyo Invitational

February 9, 2015

Cross Country Northwestern continued its indoor track season with several impressive individual performances and one new school record at the prestigious and competitive Meyo Invitational hosted by...

April Likhite took over Northwestern’s cross country program when it was resurrected in 1998 and coached the Wildcats until 2001. Then, after leaving for a few years, she returned in 2007. During both tenures, she has kept the program stable despite structural disadvantages.

Cross Country: Northwestern takes aim at competitive indoor, outdoor track schedules

February 5, 2015

Cross Country Coach April Likhite has scheduled the most competitive slate of track meets for Northwestern in her tenure, giving her runners a chance to run against the same athletes they faced...

Cross Country: Dynamic sophomore duo paces Wildcats at season-ending regional meet

November 17, 2014

Cross Country Sophomores Andrea Ostenso and Jena Pianin led Northwestern’s effort and took top-20 finishes individually as NU took 11th as a team in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on...

Cross Country: Pianin stars, Northwestern takes 10th at Big Ten Championships

November 4, 2014

Sophomore Jena Pianin broke the 21-minute mark and set a new personal best for a 6K race, leading the Wildcats to a 10th-place showing in the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Sunday in Iowa City,...

Cross Country: Likhite hopes youth translates to success at Big Ten Championships

October 30, 2014

Cross Country In cross country, a sport that places such a priority on an athlete’s ability to know where he or she is in the field to maintain his or her pace and stick to a carefully crafted strategy...

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