Tomorrow night, the Minnesota Track & Field Hall of Fame will induct six new members into its honored circle. The Hall of Fame, which w...

Have you always wanted to get Olympian Carrie Tollefson's autograph? Do you think Andrew Carlson is kinda cute and hope to meet him som...

USA Track and Field Minnesota officials recently announced the details for the 2008 Team Circuit . Next year's race schedule and some ru...

On the heels of the Gopher men's cross country team's 8th place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships, DtB talked to head coa...

USA Track & Field Minnesota recently announced the races that will compose the 2008 Team Circuit. The nine race series will kick-off in ...

For most high school runners in Minnesota, the cross country season ended three weeks ago at the State meet, if not before. For Burnsville...

Gobble gobble, track and cross country fans! We're going to take the long holiday weekend off, here at the Down the Backstretch office...

Before we close up the Down the Backstretch office for the Thanksgiving holiday, we thought we'd wrap-up a few loose items we noticed a...

The Gopher men surprised the cross country community with an 8 th place team finish, scoring 322 points. Minnesota finished just two poin...

Gopher women’s head coach Gary Wilson said he looked at the numbers and could see his team finishing anywhere from fourth to twelfth going i...

The University of Minnesota men's cross country team finished 8 th at the the NCAA Championships today. The Gophers' Chris Rombough...

The #5-ranked University of Minnesota women's cross country team finished 12 th at the NCAA Division I Championships today The Universi...

As we wait for the 11:05 CST start of the NCAA Division I men's championships -- with the women to follow at 11:55 -- here are some cros...

Let the national championships begin! Collegiate harriers' half-year-long build-up which begins, typically, on the cool-down of the fina...

Our good friend Chad Austin has just posted two new interviews -- with Team USA Minnesota's Jason Lehmkuhle and Olympian Janis Klecker ...

As we did yesterday with cross country news, here's the latest from the Minnesota roads ... Boren , Polson lead Runner of the Year Stan...

Before it's too late, here's a round-up of sundry cross country items ... Wilson Named Region Coach of the Year ... Is there enough...

The Star-Tribune's Dean Spiros is reporting today that Burnsville's 2007 Class AA cross country champ Rob Finnerty has narrowed ...

The St. John's and Carleton men's cross country teams earned "At-Large" berths to this weekends NCAA Division III Cross Co...

Lot's of big meets to link to this weekend ... Saturday : NCAA Division I Midwest Regional (Gophers): Results Update: Gopher women win;...