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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The cross-country team practices every morning at 6:30 for their trainings and meets. In the most recent ASC championship, the men's team placed first and the women's team second. Photo by Minh Nguyen | Mercury Staff

Been There, ‘Run’ That

November 11, 2019

Cross-country starts season off strong with fi rst, second place at recent ASC championship At around 6:30 every morning while the campus and sun still lie dormant, the UTD cross-country team warms...

The UTD cross-country teams competed at their first on-campus meet with over 130 students from nine universities. Photo Courtesy of UTD Cross Country

The Race Home

September 29, 2019

Collegiate cross-country teams from across Texas compete at UTD for first time For the first time in team history, the university’s D-III cross-country teams hosted a home meet in Richardson...

In the first two races of the season, many of the top finishers were freshmen.
Photo Courtesy of UTD Cross Country

Men’s Cross Country Leads First Two Races of Season

September 15, 2019

Women's team placed second, fourth in last two races The men’s and women’s cross-country teams have competed in two races in the season so far, with the men placing first and second, and the women...

Men’s cross country takes first league title

October 29, 2018

The men’s cross country team was named the 2018 ASC champion at a tournament hosted by McMurry University on Oct. 27 for the first time in program history. Previously, the men’s team had finished...

Freshman runner Cannon Leavitt placed third at the Red River Shootout Sept. 28. Photo by Albert Ramirez | Mercury Staff.

Freshman runner ends ASC dry spell

October 15, 2018

After running 8 kilometers in 26 minutes and 10.76 seconds, a UTD men’s cross country runner earned the title of American Southwest Conference runner of the week for the first time since 2010. Undecided...

Danielle Kcholi said she plans to focus on mental health for improved performance throughout the season. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Full-time coach joins cross country teams

September 4, 2018

The men and women’s cross-country teams entered the fall 2018 season with their first full-time coach, who will oversee both teams this semester. Though the announcement of Danielle Kcholi’s full-time...

Junior Lindsey Rayborn runs to the finish line during the ASC Championship meet held at the Balcones-Spicewood Cross-Country Course on Oct. 29. The Comets captured their first ever ASC championship. Rayborn became the first Comet, male or female, to win the individual ASC title. Photo courtesy of Comet Sports.

Cross-country runs past barriers

November 15, 2016

For the first time in program history, the UTD women’s cross-country team captured the ASC Championship title. At the Oct. 29 meet, the top two women’s individual finishers and another runner in the...

Samantha Hartke, a geoscience senior, runs in a cross-country meet for UTD. Hartke is teammates with her sister, Sara Hartke. They both moved to Dallas from Alaska, where they spent most of their childhood. Photo courtesy of UTD Cross-Country.

Cross-country runners from across country

October 4, 2016

Ever since senior Samantha Hartke and freshman Sara Hartke were little, they have always enjoyed being active. Fast-forward years later and they continue to run side-by-side — this time on UTD’s women’s...

Updates

November 17, 2014

TEAMS FALL IN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS The women’s soccer team and volleyball season came to a close in the ASC tournament on Nov. 8. The women’s soccer team was taken out 2-0 against the eventual conference...

Season Schedules

Season Schedules

August 25, 2014

                 

Marcelo Yates and Esteban Bustillos

Serious Summer Training

August 25, 2014

Athletes prepare over the break and face tough regimens, early mornings and new changes as they get ready for the year New era begins for women’s soccer team, coaching staff Members of the women’s...

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