Vancouver, Wash. - The Saint Xavier University men's cross country team completed its 2011 season at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Wash., on Saturday, November 19, with two individual qualifiers, senior Matt Rychel (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) and sophomore Brian Corcoran (Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice) participating.  Due to injuries sustained earlier in the season, only Rychel went to the starting line and had a nice finish at No. 143 overall in the field of 390 runners with a time of 26:06 for the 8000-meter (8K) course. 

Grand Rapids, Mich. - The Saint Xavier University men's cross country team finished ninth overall out of 30 teams at the all-important NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Cross Country Invitational hosted by Aquinas College (Mich.) this past Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich.  Once again, sophomore Brian Corcoran (Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice) led the Cougars with an eighth-place finish in the 327-runner field with an outstanding time of 25:17 over the 8K (8,000-meters) course.  Next across the finish line for SXU was senior Matt Rychel (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew), who finished in 46^thplace in the time of 26:09.  

Louisville, Ky. – Competing in the Blue Division, the Saint Xavier University men's cross country team took part at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday, October 1, in Louisville, Ky.  The Classic hosted over 100 teams in three divisions and is the site of one of the most challenging and competitive meets in the nation.  The Blue division is the middle category and included teams from all three NCAA Divisions as well as top NAIA teams.  The Cougars, who received votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll released late last week, finished 16^thin the 32-team division, which was won by Lipscomb University (Tenn.).