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There are few people in sports as beloved as Bill Hancock, who was just appointed the first permanent executive director of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the highly controversial, deeply unpopular system that determines the national champion of college football. A long-time college sports administrator and former director of the Final Four, Hancock is the rare sports exec who has amassed few, if any, enemies, and actually enjoys helping people in a pinch. "I know at least 99 people who would list Bill as their absolute best friend," says Bob Condron, a veteran USOC executive who has known Hancock...
Chenoweth matched his impressive finish of last year, placing 42nd overall out of 250 in the 10K championship. He finished the race in 30:23.6, shaving 40 seconds off his qualifying time at the NCAA Regionals at Franklin Park. The time left him just 2.2 seconds out of the top 40, which would have earned him All-American honors, and within a minute of the top five...
Kuzmuk placed 185th in the field, finishing in 21:55.4. Both Kuzmuk and Richardson handled the championship atmosphere, improving upon their times at Regionals. Along with Richardson’s career best, Kuzmuk knocked off 30 seconds from her previous effort...
With its next meet coming in January, Harvard prepares to train and get ready for the stretch of meets before the championship...
Stirring words from a coach who boasts an 81-28 record, 33 All-Americans, a national championship appearance in 2008-2009, and a national championship victory in 2001 in his 10 years of coaching Harvard...