2008 Marietta College cross country preview
Pioneer men and women looking for continued improvement this fall

Aug. 18, 2008
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College women's and men's cross country teams hope to continue what the program has established over the past four years, improvement. Since Derek Stanley took over the program as the head coach in 2004, the women's team has moved up to sixth place in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) and the men's squad has progressed to eighth.

"We have steadily improved in both programs, but you just don't make large jumps with the depth and quality in the conference,” Stanley said. "We have to be patient and continue our climb to the top by performing consistently and competitively each meet, especially at the conference and regional championship meets.”

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