The Saint Mary's cross country teams competed at the prestigious Stanford Invitational today with high hopes and expectations and ended-up showing it remains a program on the rise.

The Saint Mary's men's cross country team will send six athletes to Sonoma County this weekend for the Sonoma State University Invitational.

The Saint Mary's varsity men and women's cross country teams competed in the WCC preview meet Saturday at Fern Hill Park. The event was hosted by the University of Portland at the site of October's WCC championships.

The Saint Mary's men and women's cross country team sent several runners to Golden Gate Park on Friday to participate in the Gator Invitational hosted by San Francisco State University.

Nearly every member of the Saint Mary's men and women's cross country teams will be in action this weekend at one of two competitions on the Gaels' schedule.

Women Fifth; Men 11th Saturday in Golden Gate Park

Gaels Set to Take on Strong Field Saturday in Golden Gate Park

Coaching veteran Ross Dexter has joined the Saint Mary's staff as announced today by head coach of cross country and track and field Marty Kinsey.

The Saint Mary's men's and women's cross country programs announced a 9-race schedule for this fall that should provide plenty of challege and opportunity for improvement.

The Saint Mary's men's and women's track team finished its first season at the West Coast Invite in Salem Ore.