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         <description><![CDATA[Former UMass women's cross country/track & field standout and two-time Atlantic 10 cross country champion Rebecca Donaghue recently captured the individual title at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash.]]></description>
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         <title>Former UMass Standout Rebecca Donaghue Wins Individual Title At The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass men's cross country team ranked seventh, while the women's team took 22nd at the NCAA Regional Qualifier in Bronx, N.Y. this Saturday. Senior leader Nils Fischer (Stow, Mass.) led the way for the Minutemen, finishing 29th overall, while redshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan took 18th overall for the women. Both the men and women continued to improve on their finish from last year, with the Minutemen jumping four places, while the Minutewomen leaped six.]]></description>
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         <title>Men's Cross Country Places Seventh While Women Rank 22nd At NCAA Regional Meet</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Redshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) has been named the Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year in women's cross country in voting conducted among the league's sports information directors. Also earning Academic All-Conference honors for the Minutemen was sophomore Kevin Johnson (Ludlow, Mass.).]]></description>
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         <title>Shiyi Zan Named Atlantic 10 Cross Country Student-Athlete Of The Year</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass men's and women's cross country teams head to Van Cortlandt Park this Saturday in Bronx, N.Y. for the NCAA Regional Qualifier hosted by Columbia University. The Minutemen, coming off their second-ever Atlantic 10 Championship title, look to improve this year's finish in the 10K, as they placed 11th at the Qualifier last season. UMass remains at number seven in the USTFCCCA polls for the Northeast region. The Minutewomen, finishing seventh two weeks ago at the Atlantic 10 Championship, hope to boost the 28th place finish from last season.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Cross Country Teams Set For NCAA Regional Qualifier</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass women's cross country team finished seventh of 14 teams at the Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend in Charlotte, N.C. The Minutewomen were led by redshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) who finished eighth overall with a time o 18:18.3. Placing second for the Mintewomen was freshman Karen Roa (Jamaica, N.Y.) with a time of 18:43.7 to finish 15th overall. Both Zan and Roa earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors for their respective finishes.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Women's Cross County Team Finishes Seventh At A-10's</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<LI> <a href="http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncch&media=84223" class="pagelinks">Watch Live</a><BR>The UMass men's and women's cross country teams head to Charlotte, N.C this weekend for the Atlantic 10 Championships. Charlotte will hold the meet in the Queen City at the Charlotte Campus Course where all 14 Atlantic 10 teams will be competing for a chance at the trophy. Both the men's and women's team will be coming off one week's rest. The Minutemen look to improve on their third place finish from last year, while the Minutewomen look to beat their sixth place ranking. The Minutemen remain ranked seventh in the northeast region in the USTFCCCA polls]]></description>
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         <title>Men's And Women's Cross Country Prepare For Atlantic 10 Championships</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Redshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) had another outstanding weekend for the Minutewomen, finishing 9th overall of 161 runners and leading the team to a 7th place finish in the Championship Race on Saturday at Albany University. Zan's time of 18:05.7 was a personal best on the season. This time also beats Zan's finish at last year's Albany Invitational, where she crossed the finish line 17th with a time of 18:18.6.]]></description>
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         <title>Zan Grabs Ninth, Leads Women's Cross Country To A Seventh Place Finish</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The women's cross country team will head to Albany, N.Y, this Saturday to compete in the 42nd annual Albany Cross Country Invitational at the University of Albany. Despite not competing last weekend in the New England Championships, the Minutewomen are set to improve on their performance from last year.]]></description>
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         <title>Women's Cross Country Gears Up For 42nd Annual Albany Invitational</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The UMass cross country teams will head to Boston this Saturday, October 11 to compete in the New England Championships held in Franklin Park. The men's team moved up one spot to number five this week in the New England Cross Country Poll, while the women are holding strong at number 20. The Minutemen are also ranked sixth in the Northeast region of the USTFCCCA poll. After impressive finishes last weekend in the Paul Short Invitational, both the Minutemen and Minutewomen hope to improve on their eighth and sixteenth place finishes from last year.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Senior Nils Fischer (Stow, Mass.) led the Minutemen once again at the historic Paul Short Invitational Friday, placing 23rd of 295 runners with a time of 24:19 in 8K. The Minutemen placed sixth overall of 45 teams competing in the men's Brown division (Division I colleges). The young Minutewomen also performed well once again, ranking 27th of 43 teams in the women's Brown division (Division I colleges). Resdshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) crossed first on the team, 58th overall, with a time of 21:43 in the 6K.]]></description>
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         <title>Men's Cross Country Places Sixth, Women 27th At Paul Short Invitational</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The men's and women's cross country teams head to Lehigh University this Friday, October 3, where they will compete at the Paul Short Invitational after one weeks rest. For the 35th year, over 4,000 harriers from more than 300 high schools and colleges across the U.S. and Canada will compete in this storied race that honors Paul Short, a former Lehigh business manager of athletics and cross country enthusiast. The Minutemen and Minutewomen will be racing against approximately 50 Division I teams Friday in Bethlehem, Pa., looking to improve their finishes from the 2007 Invitational.]]></description>
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         <title>Cross Country To Compete In 35th Annual Paul Short Run</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Spencer, Mass. native John Hoogasian has been named an assistant coach for men's and women's track/cross country at the University of Massachusetts it was announced on Wednesday. Hoogasian comes to UMass with over 37 years of coaching experience at high school and collegiate levels and, most recently was an assistant coach at Holy Cross, a position he held from 1991 through 2008.]]></description>
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         <title>John Hoogasian Named UMass Track/Cross Country Assistant Coach</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[UMass cross country senior Nils Fischer (Stow, Mass.) and redshirt-sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) were named UMass/Dinn. Bros Co-Athletes of the Week after winning their respective men's and women's cross country meets on Saturday. Fischer led the way in an impressive showing by the UMass men while Zan excelled in winning the women's side. Zan was also recognized as Atlantic 10 Co-Runner of the Week.]]></description>
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         <title>Fischer, Zan Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Co-Athletes Of The Week</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Senior Nils Fischer (Stow, Mass.) placed first overall, while the Minutemen took four of the top five (and seven of the top ten) spots en route to a first place finish on Saturday in their only home meet of the season. On the women's side, redshirt sophomore Shiyi Zan (Ottawa, Ontario) also finished first as the Minutewomen placed third overall behind Vermont and Maine.]]></description>
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         <title>Fischer, Zan Lead Pack At UMass Cross Country Home Meet</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The University of Massachusetts cross country teams will host Colgate, Maine, and Vermont this Saturday, Sept. 20 at the UMass Cross Country Course starting at 11:00 a.m. The Minutemen will also run against UConn. On Monday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ranked the men's team 13th in the Northeast region.]]></description>
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         <title>Cross Country Teams Host Colgate, Maine, &amp; Vermont</title>
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