Indoor track heats up during winter
Although the track and field teams had to miss last week’s competition, the teams are confident that they can finish among the top-three teams in the A 10.
Benford will compete at Worlds
Richmond rising senior Andrew Benford raced to a spot on the U.S. Mountain Running team on Sunday, qualifying him to join five other American teammates for the World Championships in Campodolcino, Italy, on Sept. 6.
Blog: 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Lori Taylor, the Richmond women’s track and field coach, and sophomore Nicol Traynor are blogging from the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., where Traynor is competing in the women’s 5,000-meter run on Wednesday night.
Traynor to nationals in 5,000; Benford misses spot
Nicol Traynor has earned a bid to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5,000-meter run, the first distance runner since 2003 to represent Richmond at the meet.
• Day 2 East Regional Recap
• Day 1 East Regional Recap
Benford, Traynor await Tuesday decision on bids to nationals
Nicol Traynor received an at-large bid to NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships on June 10 based upon her season-best and school record time in the 5,000-meter race.
• Day 1: Traynor’s bid for nationals still alive
Traynor’s bid for nationals still alive, despite 12th place in regional 5K
Nicol Traynor will not automatically qualify for the NCAA national meet after a 12th place in the East Regional 5,000-meter run, but her school-record performance earlier this season could be enough to secure an at-large bid.
Track to send five to Mt. SAC Relays in California
Five distance runners from the University of Richmond track and field team will travel to Walnut, Calif., to run in the Mt. San Antonio College Relays event, which takes place from April 16 to 18.
Track and field team dominant in season’s only home meet
Several school records fell and another athlete qualified for the regional track and field meet Friday and Saturday at the Fred Hardy Invitational, the season’s only home meet for the University of Richmond track and field team.
Track team kicks off outdoor season
The University of Richmond’s men’s and women’s track and field teams will have the opportunity to confront four in-state opponents in front of a home crowd during the fifth-annual Fred Hardy Invitational on March 27 and 28.
Track and field teams head to A-10 Championship
The University of Richmond men’s and women’s track teams will be competing in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in Kingston, R.I., on Feb. 20 and 21, under a newly revised format.
Ney leads women’s track this season
University of Richmond women’s track and field coach Lori Taylor described junior Megan Ney as the “epitome of what Division I athletics is all about.”
Young indoor track team heads to Hampton Invitational
The University of Richmond men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams, each with a full team of athletes returning to competition after an exhausting fall season, will travel to Hampton University to compete in the Hampton Invitational this weekend.
Men’s track seniors conquer tragedy and odds, rise to become champions
Four years ago, seven teammates barely fielded the men’s cross country and track squad.
Men’s cross country, track only varsity teams without scholarships
The University of Richmond men’s cross country team finished second at the rainy Atlantic 10 championship this weekend in Philadelphia. And they did it all without a single athletic scholarship.
Track and field team members set personal bests over weekend
The Richmond track and field team was divided into two squads last weekend so that they could compete at both the Pennsylvania State University and George Mason University invitational tournaments.
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