2014 Men's Cross Country News

Division III Week Profile: MacKenzie Haupt
Division III Week Profile: MacKenzie Haupt

April 08, 2015

MacKenzie Haupt spent two years as a role player on the Simpson women's basketball team. In 2014-15, she emerged as one of the best players in the Iowa Conference.

52 named to IIAC All-Academic team
52 named to IIAC All-Academic team

January 14, 2015

Simpson placed 52 student-athletes on the 2014 Iowwa Conference Fall All-Academic Team.

Men's cross country finishes with best effort at regionals
Men's cross country finishes with best effort at regionals

November 15, 2014

Nick Yaeger paced the Simpson men’s cross country team to a 17th-place finish of 27 teams at the NCAA Division III Central Region Championships on Saturday.

Yaeger, Willadsen pace men's cross country at IIAC Championships
Yaeger, Willadsen pace men's cross country at IIAC Championships

November 01, 2014

Nick Yaeger placed 37th overall and the Simpson men’s cross country team placed sixth of eight teams at the Iowa Conference Championships at Pickard Park on Saturday.

Yaeger leads men's cross country to second at Loras
Yaeger leads men's cross country to second at Loras

October 17, 2014

Nick Yaeger ran to a 12th-place finish to lead the Storm.

Men's cross country runs well on big stage
Men's cross country runs well on big stage

October 04, 2014

Simpson ran in the 2014 Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. on Saturday, placing 17th of 27 teams.

Ethan Pellegrino
Men's cross country knocks off regionally-ranked foe at Brissman/Lundeen

September 26, 2014

Behind nearly identical performances from Ethan Pellegrino and Blake Willadsen, Simpson placed 16th in a 35-team field and beat Grinnell, the No. 8 team in the region.

Student-Athletes set new mark in Rally to Stop Hunger
Student-Athletes set new mark in Rally to Stop Hunger

September 15, 2014

Simpson student-athletes, in conjunction with Sodexo and the Sodexo Foundation, recently collected more than 2,400 non-perishable food items at the third annual Rally to Stop Hunger food drive.

Men's cross country runs well at Augustana
Men's cross country runs well at Augustana

September 05, 2014

Nick Yaeger placed 50th in a field full of Division I and II runners and the Simpson men’s cross country team placed 14th of 22 teams at the Augustana Twilight on Friday night.

Men's cross country takes 2nd on home turf
Men's cross country takes 2nd on home turf

August 29, 2014

Nick Yaeger and Blake Willadsen helped Simpson to a second-place finish at its own Bill Buxton Invitational on Friday night.

Register for the 2014 Balloon Challenge 5k Cross Country Race
Register for the 2014 Balloon Challenge 5k Cross Country Race

July 16, 2014

The Simpson College cross country program and the National Balloon Classic will host the event on Saturday, Aug. 2.