The CU men鈥檚 cross country team, which dominated the Big 12 for its first dozen years in the conference, is similarly making itself right at home in the Buffs鈥� initial seasons in the Pac-12.
In late October in Santa Clarita, Calif., the CU men won their second Pac-12 title in as many tries and have captured 14 conference championships in the last 17 years.
Despite not returning a single runner who scored at last year鈥檚 meet, the Buffs prevailed by 33 points over runner-up Stanford. All five of CU鈥檚 scoring runners this time placed in the top 13, with听Blake Theroux听(蝉别惫别苍迟丑),听Jake听Hurysz听(eighth) and听Hugh Dowdy听(ninth) cracking the top 10.Aric Van Halen听(12th) and听Martin Medina听(13th) rounded out the Buffs鈥� scorers.
鈥淏ack-to-back champs feels pretty good,鈥� says Theroux, a sophomore. 鈥淚t means a lot to us especially since we didn鈥檛 return a lot of guys from last year鈥檚 team.鈥�
The 2011 Pac-12 champion CU women placed fifth in their title defense. Olympic steeplechaser听Shalaya Kipp听finished 11th individually to lead the Buffs.
CU will host the Pac-12 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country championships next year.
