Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net True freshman Laura Hollander was awarded a position on the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American team following her ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship on Saturday. During the Big West Conference Championship, Hollander raced in record time and was honored with […]
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Hollander set for national championship try
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Laura Hollander’s undefeated season was a dream in the making for the freshman. But Oregon senior and former Mission Prep high star Jordan Hasay spoiled that dream to some degree at the NCAA West Regional cross country championships on Friday. Hollander finished runner-up to Hasay at Seattle’s Jefferson Park Golf […]
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Men’s, women’s cross country teams sweep conference championships
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams continued their dominant seasons with each finishing first place in the Big West Cross Country Championships at the UC Riverside Ag/Ops course on Saturday morning. True freshman Laura Hollander paced the field once again on the women’s side, covering the 6-kilometer course in a record-breaking 19 minutes, […]
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Cal Poly tramples Wisconsin Invitational
Laura Hollander did it again. Marking her third straight victory, Hollander pulled ahead in the 48-team Wisconsin Adidas Invitational and placed first in Cal Poly’s name. Her record setting time of 19 minutes, 33 seconds was enough to help Cal Poly place 32nd on the womens side. There were 28 ranked teams, or teams receiving […]
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Laura Hollander: from high school phenom to collegiate elite
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Laura Hollander stared straight at motivation during the brief instance she lay face down on the track. On the first lap of the 3,200-meter final at the 2011 CIF State High School Track and Field Championships, she took a hard tumble to the ground. After pacing the field early on in the […]
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Men’s and women’s cross country teams aim for success
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net They’re all running to win. The Cal Poly men’s and women’s cross country program is one of the most accomplished teams at Cal Poly. The men’s team has earned 11 Big West Titles within the last 14 years. The women’s team is off to a dominant start in 2012, helping the […]