Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Belmont Plateau
10:00 a.m.
Temple University
vs
AAC Championships
Temple Hosts 2017 American Country Championships on Saturday
10.25.17 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
PHILADELPHIA - Temple men's and women's cross country look to reap the benefits of a home course advantage at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships. The races will take place Saturday, Oct. 28 at Belmont Plateau. The men's 8K race is set for a 10 a.m. start with the women's 6K race to follow at 10:50 a.m.
Scouting Men's Cross Country
> Men's cross country will enter Saturday's race ranked No. 8 in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The team only joined the rankings in week three and has managed to move from ninth to eighth and hold its spot. This ranking is the best ever for the Owls. Only in 2010 and 2012 did Temple men's cross country earn the No. 8 spot and the team was only previously able to maintain its position for one week.Â
> In the squad's last race at Princeton on Oct. 14, men's cross country finished fifth out of 21 teams. Graduate student Marc Steinsberger was Temple's top finisher, coming in eighth place with a career-best time of 24:17.9.
> The Owls won their first three races of 2017, the most races the team has won consecutively to open the season since 2005.Â
> In 2016, men's cross country finished fifth overall at the American Cross Country Championships. Steinsberger earned a top-10 finish, placing ninth place with a time of 24:48.4, a performance worthy of All-Conference honors.Â
Scouting Women's Cross Country
> Women's cross country will enter Saturday's race ranked 12th in the Mid-Atlantic region by the USTFCCCA.Â
> On Oct. 14 at the Princeton Invitational, women's cross country finished sixth overall out of 20 teams. Sophomore Grace Moore was the squad's top finisher. Moore placed sixth out of 179 participants with a personal best time of 21:32.9.
> The Owls have won two team titles so far this season at the Temple Invitational and the Rider Invitational on Sept. 1 and Sept. 15, respectively.
> In 2016, women's cross country finished eighth out of the 11 teams at the American Cross Country Championships. Junior Katie Leisher placed 14th with a time of 21:23.8, earning All-Conference honors. Sophomore Millie Howard rounded out the top 20, finishing the race in 21:37.3.
Of Note
> The last time Temple hosted a cross country conference championship was the 2012 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships. Travis Mahoney ('13) won the individual A-10 title, and the squad took its highest-ever finish in the A-10 conference.
>  This year marks the 50th anniversary of Temple Hall-of-Famer Bill Mahoney's first-place title at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship in 1967.Â
> From 1976-1983 Jack Saint Clair served as the head coach of cross country and track and field at Temple where he compiled a 104-32-1 record in track & field. Saint Clair is credited as the Belmont Plateau cross country course designer (along with Lou Nicastro/Saint Joseph's, Frank Wetzler/LaSalle and Jim Tuppeny/Penn & Villanova).Â
Student Transportation
> Temple Athletics will provide free transportation for all Temple students. Student buses will leave from in front of the Liacouras Center on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., returning to campus at 11:30 a.m.
Directions
>Â The address to use for Belmont Plateau on GPS is:
West Fairmount Park
2000 Belmont Mansion Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19131
> Parking is available near the entrance to Belmont Plateau, off of Belmont Mansion Drive (make a right or left onto Army Road).Â
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Scouting Men's Cross Country
> Men's cross country will enter Saturday's race ranked No. 8 in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The team only joined the rankings in week three and has managed to move from ninth to eighth and hold its spot. This ranking is the best ever for the Owls. Only in 2010 and 2012 did Temple men's cross country earn the No. 8 spot and the team was only previously able to maintain its position for one week.Â
> In the squad's last race at Princeton on Oct. 14, men's cross country finished fifth out of 21 teams. Graduate student Marc Steinsberger was Temple's top finisher, coming in eighth place with a career-best time of 24:17.9.
> The Owls won their first three races of 2017, the most races the team has won consecutively to open the season since 2005.Â
> In 2016, men's cross country finished fifth overall at the American Cross Country Championships. Steinsberger earned a top-10 finish, placing ninth place with a time of 24:48.4, a performance worthy of All-Conference honors.Â
Scouting Women's Cross Country
> Women's cross country will enter Saturday's race ranked 12th in the Mid-Atlantic region by the USTFCCCA.Â
> On Oct. 14 at the Princeton Invitational, women's cross country finished sixth overall out of 20 teams. Sophomore Grace Moore was the squad's top finisher. Moore placed sixth out of 179 participants with a personal best time of 21:32.9.
> The Owls have won two team titles so far this season at the Temple Invitational and the Rider Invitational on Sept. 1 and Sept. 15, respectively.
> In 2016, women's cross country finished eighth out of the 11 teams at the American Cross Country Championships. Junior Katie Leisher placed 14th with a time of 21:23.8, earning All-Conference honors. Sophomore Millie Howard rounded out the top 20, finishing the race in 21:37.3.
Of Note
> The last time Temple hosted a cross country conference championship was the 2012 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships. Travis Mahoney ('13) won the individual A-10 title, and the squad took its highest-ever finish in the A-10 conference.
>  This year marks the 50th anniversary of Temple Hall-of-Famer Bill Mahoney's first-place title at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship in 1967.Â
> From 1976-1983 Jack Saint Clair served as the head coach of cross country and track and field at Temple where he compiled a 104-32-1 record in track & field. Saint Clair is credited as the Belmont Plateau cross country course designer (along with Lou Nicastro/Saint Joseph's, Frank Wetzler/LaSalle and Jim Tuppeny/Penn & Villanova).Â
Student Transportation
> Temple Athletics will provide free transportation for all Temple students. Student buses will leave from in front of the Liacouras Center on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., returning to campus at 11:30 a.m.
Directions
>Â The address to use for Belmont Plateau on GPS is:
West Fairmount Park
2000 Belmont Mansion Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19131
> Parking is available near the entrance to Belmont Plateau, off of Belmont Mansion Drive (make a right or left onto Army Road).Â
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Players Mentioned
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Women's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
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