Newman Jets Cross Country

Jets Cross Country 2008-09

NU Jets Cross Country 2008-09

Jets Cross Country News 2008-09

Jets Place 5 All-Conference Runners

Brian Petrotta - 11/18/2008 11:23:25 AM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Dallas, Texas – Five Newman University runners earned All-Conference honors at the 2008 Heartland Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday morning. The Newman women placed second as a team, while the men placed third.

Jets Compete at Regionals

Josh Schepis - 11/9/2008 5:07:45 PM

San Antonio, Texas – The Newman University women’s cross country team placed 11th at the NCAA Division II South Central Region championships Saturday hosted by University of Incarnate Word. The Newman men finished in the 20th spot. The Region has 31 teams that compete in cross-country.

Abbott - Men's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 10/30/2008 1:21:59 PM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Nick Abbott was named the Newman University Men's Player of the Week for Oct. 29.

Mid-States Yields Fast Times

Lindsay Schneider - 10/28/2008 1:33:33 PM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Winfield, Kan. – The Newman University men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished 10th in the 20-team Mid-States Classic, hosted by Southwestern College on Saturday.

Hunt - Men's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 10/28/2008 1:15:30 PM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Austin Hunt, Cross Country, was named the Newman University Men's Athlete of the Week for October 22.

Ortiz - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 10/28/2008 1:14:17 PM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Melissa Ortiz, Cross Country, was named the Newman University Women's Athlete of the Week for October 22.

Team Mentors Young Runners

Lindsay Schneider - 10/3/2008 9:46:50 AM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University Cross-Country teams took a break from their practice schedule to spend time with a local middle school team.

Ortiz Breaks Record... Again

Brian Petrotta - 9/27/2008 9:30:12 PM

Marion Reservoir, Kan. -- Newman University’s Melissa Ortiz continued her unprecedented success by breaking her own school record for the fourth straight race. Ortiz finished 4th out of 107 runners at the Tabor Invitational Saturday morning.

Ortiz - Women's Co-Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 9/25/2008 10:40:45 AM

Melissa Ortiz of Lady Jets Cross Country has been named a Women's Co-Player of the Week for Sept. 15 - 22.

Ortiz Nabs Conference ROTW

Brian Petrotta - 9/22/2008 3:32:54 PM

Wichita, Kan. – Heartland Conference officials named Newman University’s Melissa Ortiz as its co-Runner of the Week on Monday. Ortiz broke the school record in the 5K at Saturday’s Missouri Southern Stampede.

Record Falls at Stampede

Lindsay Schneider - 10/2/2008 4:50:31 PM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

Lady Jet Melissa Ortiz broke the Newman school record on Saturday at the 20th annual Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo. Ortiz a junior from Wichita West ran the 5K course in 18:34, placing 28th out of 287 runners and breaking her own record by 14 seconds. The Lady Jet’s finished 20th in the 34 team field.

Rodriguez Answers the Call to Duty

Josh Schepis - 9/18/2008 8:59:40 AM

Contributed by Head Coach Josh Schepis

Jets Cross Country runner Arthur Rodriguez just missed 14 days of practice and the team's first meet of the year, and Coach Josh Schepis couldn't be more proud. Rodriguez was called to action through the Army National Guard shortly after the hurricanes swept through the Gulf Region.

Cross Country Rained Out

Josh Schepis - 9/17/2008 10:38:58 PM

Wichita, Kan. – Friday’s cross country meet hosted by Friends University at Lake Afton, Kansas has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. At this time, there are no plans to make up the Friends meet, however, the team will add the Tabor Invitational to the schedule on September 27th.

Jets Run Well in Début

Lindsay Schneider - 9/8/2008 9:56:58 AM

Contributed by Head Coach Josh Schepis

Newman University's Melissa Ortiz set a school record Saturday at the Maple Leaf Invitational in Baldwin City, Kan. Ortiz placed 5th in the 4k race with a time of 15:38. Camille Johnson also placed for the Jets helping the team to a 4th place finish in the 13 team field.

Hunt - Men's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 9/18/2008 10:03:27 AM

Austin Hunt of Jets Cross Country has been named the Men's Player of the Week for Aug. 28 - Sept. 1.

'08 Cross Country Outlook

Lindsay Schneider - 9/2/2008 11:40:29 AM

Contributed by Head Coach Josh Schepis

As of the first of July, the Newman Jets 2008 Cross Country Teams were hard at work. The Jets return five runners that have earned All-Conference honors in the past two seasons.