CCAC All-Academic Teams Announced
1/6/09 - The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its All-Academic Teams for the fall sports of men and women's cross country, men and women's soccer and women's volleyball. Richard Guttierez was named to the men's cross country all-academic team.
Men's Cross Country Finishes Strong
11/15/08 - The Crimson Wave men's cross country team ended their season on Saturday, November 8th by taking 8th place in the CAC Championships.
Calumet was led by Richard Gutierrez. According to head coach Mike Liss, the season was a marked improvement over previous seasons. "We were consistent and strong in our top three.
Richard Gutierrez (Lake Central H.S.), Robbie Loop (Michigan City H.S.) and Brian Bowman (Hobart H.S.) ran very well for us all season. We are looking for some strong recruits to strengthen the back end of the pack." stated Liss. Liss also noted the improvement in freshman Robbie Loop " Once Robbie became accustomed to the distance, he really began to help his team out, it was neat to witness his development."
Returning four of the top five for the 2009 season and with a strong recruiting class, the Wave should turn some heads next fall.
Wave Compete at CCAC Meet
11/8/08 - The Crimson Wave men's cross country competed at the CCAC conference meet today in Bourbonnais, IL. The men were led by Richard Gutierrez's 24th place finish and a time of 28:33.51. Finishing 34th was the Wave's Robbie Loop, running 29:24.36. Brian Bowman finished 43rd (30:15.810), Joe Efantis 49th (31:31.03), and rounding out the men Enrique Catalan finishing 53rd (40:09.76). This was the last meet of the 2008 season for the men's cross country team.
Cross Country at Sean Earl Invitational
9/27/08 - Saturday, September 27th proved to be a "break out" day for the C.C.S.J. men's cross country team. The Crimson Wave traveled to Montrose Harbor for the 36th Annual Sean Earl Invitational, hosted by Loyola University. " I was very pleased with the way we ran today," stated head cross country coach Mike Liss. " We had a few break out performances. We executed our race plans and ran with purpose and passion."
Once again, Richard Gutierrez led Calumet to a season best time of 28:08. He was followed by freshman Robbie Loop in a career best time of 28:20. " I am really excited about Loop's race!" said Liss. " Robbie and I set a plan of action earlier in the week. We were able to target a few areas of weakness in his previous races. Today we focused on eradicating those areas of concern. Loop ran his race plan to a "T", it was very exciting to watch him make a huge breakthrough!"
Hobart High School alumni, Brian Bowman had a season best of 30:00 and East Chicago Central grad, Enrique Catalin, improved his time to 36:19. Thrurman Gast continued his steady improvement turning in a 43:00 performance.
"Overall I am very pleased with our outing. We finished 30th out of a field of 34." A lot of these teams we faced today are national powerhouse at NCAA division I,II and III levels as well as NAIA." noted Liss.
The men travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin to compete at the Lucien Rosa Invitational on Saturday, October,11.
Men's Cross Country Compete at National Catholic Invitational
9/19/08 - The Crimson Wave Men's cross country team traveled to South Bend, Indiana to compete at the National Catholic Schools Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame University. Richard Guttierez led the Wave to his best time of the season of 28:53. Sophomore Brian Bowman (30:23) and Freshman Robbie Loop (30:32) worked together to tackle the 8,000 meter course. Enrique Catalin ran well for C.C.S.J. finishing in 36:32. Freshman Thurman Gast closed the Wave's scoring in 42:59. |
