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The Trinity men's Cross Country team takes off from the starting line.

Tigers top tough competition at UIW Invitational

Men’s and Women’s teams finish second in competition vs NCAA Division I schools
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor September 21, 2023

The Trinity Tigers took advantage of high humidity during the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 16, with both teams seeing huge results. The second meet of the season...

Senior Spotlight: Kaster transforms into community leader

Senior Spotlight: Kaster transforms into community leader

As a four-year, two-sport athlete, Kaster shares her story as a runner and neuroscience major
Abby Power, Sports Editor February 16, 2023

In her eighth grade year, Elaine Kaster, senior neuroscience major, joined the cross country team to avoid getting put in a P.E. class. While Kaster had previously participated in several other sports,...

Cross country looks to the future with large recruiting class

Cross country looks to the future with large recruiting class

22 new first-years calls for a balance between development and winning now
Nicholas Chen, Sports Reporter October 13, 2022

The aim for all coaches of any sports team is to produce athletes that can compete at a high level. This is certainly the case for the Trinity Cross-country team. Under the strong recruitment efforts of...

Members of the women's cross country team hold the SCAC Championship trophy. This was the Tigers' fifth SCAC team title.

Cross Country takes home SCAC Championship and various individual awards

Senior Jordan Juran leads women to first place finish with her nationally recognized time
Paige Wallace, Sports Reporter February 14, 2021

At the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championships in Dallas last week, the women’s cross country team finished in first place to earn their fifth SCAC title while the men came in second...

christianjbrewster.wordpress.com Photo credit: Oliver Chapin-Eiserloh

Coach’s Corner: Emily Daum

Brian Yancelson November 13, 2019
Meet the former All-American and current head coach of Cross Country
(left to right) Jordan Juran (JR), Brianna Ratliff (SR) Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Cross Country excels in Arkansas

Megan Flores October 16, 2019
Tigers set to run in pair of meets ahead of conference championship
Katrina Lieberman, #9 Sara Flynn, #8 Emily Ellis, #11 Avery Tuggle Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Trinity athletics kick off fall competition

Megan Flores September 10, 2019
Tigers offer an in-depth look at their upcoming schedules
The women's team clenched a 15th place spot by just one point. Photo by Julia Weis

Women’s Cross-Country captures 15th place at DIII Nationals

Julia Weis December 4, 2017

In a fight against hundreds of runners from top-ranked schools during a bone-chilling Midwestern storm, Trinity women’s cross-country prevailed, earning a ranking of No. 15 in the nation among Division...

Beat the Dean

Andja Bjeletich November 29, 2017

500 Trinity students have registered with David Tuttle, dean of students, to run as a team in the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Half-Marathon on Dec. 3. Tuttle has organized a Trinity team to run the Rock...

Senior Michael Erickson will compete for the long-distance track team in the spring. File Photo

Column: Top plays of 2017

Hailey Wilson November 28, 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, it is safe to say that it has been yet another exhilarating year for Trinity athletics. Four spring teams snagged Southern Collegiate Athletic Association (SCAC) championships,...

Christian Sakshaug, left, Quentin Van Der Lee, back right, and Daniel Ruano, front right, fought valiantly for men’s soccer this season. Photo by Allison Wolff, staff photographer

Tigers fall short on quest for national championship

Hailey Wilson November 15, 2017

Regional play began this weekend, and all Tiger teams fought to represent Trinity on the court and on the field.   Volleyball The No. 4-ranked Tiger volleyball team fell short to Pacific Lutheran...

First year Rodrigo Castillo fends off a player from Austin College with senior Daylon Gordon close behind. Photo by Allison Wolff

Tigers gear up for conference championships

Hailey Wilson November 1, 2017

As fall sports seasons start to come to a close, Trinity's teams are gearing up for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) championships. This year, Trinity University will not be hosting any...