Junior hurdler Kori Carter won the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles Pac-12 titles with school-record performances as Stanford finished fifth on the women’s side and 10th… Continue Reading »
Last Saturday, the Cardinal cross country teams finished their seasons at the NCAA Championship in Louisville, with the No. 3 men faltered a bit en route to a 16th place finish, and the No. 4 women finding their way back to the podium with a third-place effort.
Both the No. 6 women and No. 9 men will be heavy favorites to repeat in the team races Saturday morning during the 39th running of the Stanford Invitational, the Cardinal’s only home meet of the year, featuring 12 high school races as well as the men’s and women’s collegiate races.
While the football team continues to eat up headlines almost as fast as its running backs eat up yards, Stanford’s first Pac-12 title in any sport could very well come from the men’s and women’s cross country teams, which will take to the course tomorrow morning in Litchfield Park, Ariz. for the first-ever Pac-12 Championships.