Alverno College Athletics - Home of the Inferno

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Alverno College cross country team came away with an 11th place finish (302 points) at the Tom Barry Invite hosted by St. Norbert College at Colburn Park, one spot ahead of conference foe MSOE.

"Although we still have a long way to go, it was great to see us finish ahead of another conference team at this point in the season," said Head Coach Tim Hanson. 

MSOE finished 7th in the 2008 Northern Athletics Conference women's cross country championship, while Alverno finished in 11th place.

MILWAUKEE -- With some key runners returning from last year's squad, including school record-holder Sarah Olson, and the addition of several talented runners, Alverno College Cross Country Head Coach Tim Hanson sees great potential for the 2009 season. 

"One of the main differences between last year and this year is the way our second through fifth runners have been working together," said Hanson. "They should form a nice pack and be able to key off each other well."

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The Alverno College women’s cross country team concluded their 2008 season at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Ill. on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Sophomore Sarah Olson (Oconomowoc, Wis.) once again led the Inferno pack with a time of 24:44.8 in the 6K event, placing 121st of almost 300 runners.

MEQUON, Wis. -- After a determined performance that came down to the final few hundred meters of the home stretch, Alverno College cross country runner Sarah Olson fought her way to a second place finish at the Northern Athletics Conference women’s cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 1, hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wis.

Olson, a sophomore from Oconomowoc, Wis., ran the majority of the race in second place before being passed briefly by Aurora University’s Morgan Jacquette. However, Olson wasn’t about to give in.

“I could hear Tim (Coach Hanson) in the background saying ‘You can get her,’ and I realized he was right and that I could catch her,” said Olson. “I had run in second the whole race and I wasn’t really willing to give that up, so I kicked it in for the finish.”