University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Cross Country Heads to NCAA Championships
11/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
The Gophers travel to Furman University in Greenville, S.C. to compete in the 2001 NCAA Championships on Monday, Nov. 19 at 12:15 p.m.
2001 NCAA National Championships Preview
For the eighth time in school history, Minnesota has qualified for the NCAA National Championships. The Gophers go into the weekend placed 27th but remain a contender in their fifth straight national appearance.
Leading the team is Lisa Dyer who finished eighth at the Big Ten meet (17:38.7) and 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (21:30.9). Dyer has the best six-kilometer time for the team this season and is looking to place high at nationals. Sophomore Laura Bjork has run third or fourth for the Gophers most of the season, but came out strong at the Midwest Regional, taking 13th overall (21:31.5) and second for the Gophers. Her time at regionals was a full minute faster than her previous career best.
However, don't count out sophomore Darja Vasiljeva. Vasiljeva has struggled recently, taking 15th at the Big Ten meet (17:52.6) and 18th at the Midwest Regional (21:45.7), but still holds the school record in the 6K for the Gophers as well as the team's top spot last year at the 2000 NCAA National Championships where she took 49th overall.
NCAA Championship Roster Name Year Season Best 6K Career Best 6K Krista Anderson So. 22:31.4 22:31.4 Laura Bjork So. 21:31.5 21:31.5 Lisa Dyer Fr. 21:30.9 21:30.9 Anita Menden Jr. 22:06.5 21:45 Victoria Moses Sr. 22:02.5 21:55 Amy Sas Sr. 22:49.5 22:49.5 Darja Vasiljeva So. 21:39.2 20:54 Minnesota's NCAA History
The Gophers continue to make history as they qualify this year for their fifth consecutive national championships. Minnesota joins an elite group of schools whose women's teams have qualified for the previous five or more consecutive NCAA National Championships, including:
Arkansas (15) Georgetown (14) Providence (13) Brigham Young (13) Colorado (10) Stanford (9) North Carolina State (7) Minnesota (5) Washington (5)
In addition to the women's teams only five Division I schools have qualified both men and women's teams for the national championships the last five or more consecutive years, including:
Arkansas (15) Colorado (10) Stanford (8) Providence (7) Minnesota (5) Minnesota placed 26th at the 2000 NCAA Championships, following their 17th place finish at the 1999 NCAA Championships. In 1998, the Gophers claimed 26th led by All-American Rasa Michniovaite, who placed 16th.
Moses Runs in Fourth NCAA Championship
Senior Victoria Moses follows in the footsteps of previous teammates Corinne Nimtz and Elaine Eggleston to become the fourth Minnesota women's cross country athlete to compete in four national championships for the Gophers. Moses, who runs her her last cross country race on Monday, Nov. 19, has been a part of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 national teams, where the Gophers placed 26th, 17th and 26th, respectively.
Teams Competing at the 2001 NCAA Championships
School Regional Finish Boston College 1st (Northeast) Providence 2nd (Northeast) Georgetown 1st (Mid-Atlantic) Villanova 2nd (Mid-Atlantic) Georgia Tech 1st (South) Southern Florida 2nd (South) Oklahoma State 1st (Midwest) Minnesota 2nd (Midwest) Brigham Young 1st (Mountain) Colorado 2nd (Mountain) Stanford 1st (West) Arizona 2nd (West) Michigan State 1st (Great Lakes) Notre Dame 2nd (Great Lakes) Arkansas 1st (South Central) Texas 2nd (South Central) North Carolina State 1st (Southeast) North Carolina 2nd (Southeast) Brown 3rd (Northeast) Cornell 4th (Northeast) Yale 5th (Northeast) Columbia (tie) 6th (Northeast) Boston University (tie) 6th (Northeast) Dartmouth 8th (Northeast) Marquette 3rd (Great Lakes) Virginia 3rd (Southeast) Northern Arizona 3rd (Mountain) Colorado State 4th (Mountain) Arizona State 3rd (West) Washington 4th (West) UCLA 5th (West) Golden Gophers Headed to NCAA Championships
The Gophers travel to Furman University in Greenville, S.C. to compete in the 2001 NCAA Championships on Monday, Nov. 19 at 12:15 p.m.
2001 NCAA National Championships Preview
For the eighth time in school history, Minnesota has qualified for the NCAA National Championships. The Gophers go into the weekend placed 27th but remain a contender in their fifth straight national appearance.
Leading the team is Lisa Dyer who finished eighth at the Big Ten meet (17:38.7) and 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (21:30.9). Dyer has the best six-kilometer time for the team this season and is looking to place high at nationals. Sophomore Laura Bjork has run third or fourth for the Gophers most of the season, but came out strong at the Midwest Regional, taking 13th overall (21:31.5) and second for the Gophers. Her time at regionals was a full minute faster than her previous career best.
However, don't count out sophomore Darja Vasiljeva. Vasiljeva has struggled recently, taking 15th at the Big Ten meet (17:52.6) and 18th at the Midwest Regional (21:45.7), but still holds the school record in the 6K for the Gophers as well as the team's top spot last year at the 2000 NCAA National Championships where she took 49th overall.
NCAA Championship Roster Name Year Season Best 6K Career Best 6K Krista Anderson So. 22:31.4 22:31.4 Laura Bjork So. 21:31.5 21:31.5 Lisa Dyer Fr. 21:30.9 21:30.9 Anita Menden Jr. 22:06.5 21:45 Victoria Moses Sr. 22:02.5 21:55 Amy Sas Sr. 22:49.5 22:49.5 Darja Vasiljeva So. 21:39.2 20:54 Minnesota's NCAA History
The Gophers continue to make history as they qualify this year for their fifth consecutive national championships. Minnesota joins an elite group of schools whose women's teams have qualified for the previous five or more consecutive NCAA National Championships, including:
Arkansas (15) Georgetown (14) Providence (13) Brigham Young (13) Colorado (10) Stanford (9) North Carolina State (7) Minnesota (5) Washington (5)
In addition to the women's teams only five Division I schools have qualified both men and women's teams for the national championships the last five or more consecutive years, including:
Arkansas (15) Colorado (10) Stanford (8) Providence (7) Minnesota (5) Minnesota placed 26th at the 2000 NCAA Championships, following their 17th place finish at the 1999 NCAA Championships. In 1998, the Gophers claimed 26th led by All-American Rasa Michniovaite, who placed 16th.
Moses Runs in Fourth NCAA Championship
Senior Victoria Moses follows in the footsteps of previous teammates Corinne Nimtz and Elaine Eggleston to become the fourth Minnesota women's cross country athlete to compete in four national championships for the Gophers. Moses, who runs her her last cross country race on Monday, Nov. 19, has been a part of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 national teams, where the Gophers placed 26th, 17th and 26th, respectively.
Teams Competing at the 2001 NCAA Championships
School Regional Finish Boston College 1st (Northeast) Providence 2nd (Northeast) Georgetown 1st (Mid-Atlantic) Villanova 2nd (Mid-Atlantic) Georgia Tech 1st (South) Southern Florida 2nd (South) Oklahoma State 1st (Midwest) Minnesota 2nd (Midwest) Brigham Young 1st (Mountain) Colorado 2nd (Mountain) Stanford 1st (West) Arizona 2nd (West) Michigan State 1st (Great Lakes) Notre Dame 2nd (Great Lakes) Arkansas 1st (South Central) Texas 2nd (South Central) North Carolina State 1st (Southeast) North Carolina 2nd (Southeast) Brown 3rd (Northeast) Cornell 4th (Northeast) Yale 5th (Northeast) Columbia (tie) 6th (Northeast) Boston University (tie) 6th (Northeast) Dartmouth 8th (Northeast) Marquette 3rd (Great Lakes) Virginia 3rd (Southeast) Northern Arizona 3rd (Mountain) Colorado State 4th (Mountain) Arizona State 3rd (West) Washington 4th (West) UCLA 5th (West)
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