Our last place team could have probably won many conferences across the nation. That's the good thing about it (Big Ten). It spears the athletes on and pushes them to better performances and that is why we are here.

This goes to also say how fortunate you are to have this chance. We do not want to say that we qualified for a World Cup in a one-off situation.

I would really like to move up in the standings from where we finished last year. I'm looking for the women's team to make a big jump up.

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They are really believing that they can compete at the Big Ten level and be successful. Especially after what they did in cross country; they moved up a few spots.

I was really impressed by Lindsay's race. It was hot, and for her to go out there with that time was great.

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We were trailing at the three mile point. The guys picked it up in the last two miles and we were able to pull it off.

The team has reached this far without government funding and the team shall reach that far the same way.

Leah was solid in all three of her events. She will impress a lot of people this year.

The simple fact is that no budget could have sensibly been prepared unless all the facts and figures are available, where, by and large, they now are.