Following 33 years of success as a head coach, the last nine at the University of Louisville, director of cross country and track and field Ron Mann on Tuesday announced his retirement effective at the end of the season.
The University of Louisville men's and women's cross country teams each were recognized for the fourth-straight year for their success in the classroom.
Oklahoma State University won the men's team title and the University of Oregon captured the women's team crown at the first NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships in the state of Kentucky Saturday afternoon at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville.
With the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville less than a week away, the box draws for the men's and women's races on Saturday were announced by the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee.
University of Louisville men's cross country freshman Ernest Kibet continued his mark as one of the program's best freshman runners, recording a top-30 finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C.
The University of Louisville men's and women's cross country teams return to action on Friday, Nov. 9, for the NCAA Southeast Regional meet at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C.