Dickinson, Haverford Register Top 20 Efforts at NCAA X-Country Meet
(November 23) - The Centennial Conference placed two teams in the top 16 in the country
at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country championship at Hanover (Ind.) College.
Dickinson, the 2008 CC team champion, finished 14th overall, while
Haverford placed 16th.
Red Devil junior Greg Leak was the Conference's top finisher, taking 40th place.
Fall Academic Honor Roll Announced
(November 18) - Three-hundred students have been named to the
2008 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll for their performance in the classroom and on the field of play. Fifty-seven of the honorees
also received All-Conference recognition this fall, while three students - Ursinus' Jennie Moore, Johns Hopkins' Matt Carlson and Dickinson's Sarah Casey - earned Player of the Year honors.
Haverford Coach Throws It All Away for the Joys of Teaching
(November 13) - "Holding his award in his hands, Tom Donnelly, Haverford College's longtime men's cross-country and track
coach,
walked to the banks of the Mississippi River and tossed the trophy in the water. This was 2001, but it could have been
any of several years that Donnelly has won an N.C.A.A. Division III Coach of the Year award. He throws them all away.
"Usually in the garbage," Donnelly said, explaining that the 2001 season happened to come to an end next to the Mississippi.
"We ran terrible that day, so I wasn't waiting. I blamed myself."
Nichter Named Centennial Coach of the Year
(November 12) - Dickinson head coach Don Nichter has been recognized by his
colleagues as the 2008 Centennial Conference men's cross country Coach of the Year. The Red Devils broke Haverford's 15-year stranglehold on the Conference
championship this fall.
Weekly Release #9
(November 4) - Dickinson's Greg Leak has been selected as the
Conference's Runner of the Week. Leak led the Devils to the Centennial Conference championship, becoming the first Dickinson runner to win the individual title and be crowned the Conference's Runner of the Year.
Leak, Red Devils End Haverford's Centennial Cross Country Domination
(November 1) - It was a red-letter day at the 16th annual Centennial Conference men's cross country
championship at Gettysburg College. Dickinson junior Greg Leak became the school's first individual champion,
covering the 8K course in 25:37.84, while the Red Devils ended Haverford's 15-year stranglehold on the
Conference championship. Dickinson, who has finished runner-up eight times in the past 15 seasons,
finished 1-4-5-6-7 to register 23 points, easily outdistancing the Fords, who finished second with 44 points.
2008 Championship Information
The 2008 Centennial Conference championship meet will be held on November 1 at Gettysburg College. Information on the championship can be found on our championship page by following the above link.
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Haverford Coach Throws It All Away for the Joys of Teaching
