Tag: cross country

  • Faith That Works Award recipient: Mike Kline | On Mission Media

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    By Jeff Kurowski | For On Mission Photography by Scott Eastman GREEN BAY — When longtime University of Wisconsin-Green Bay cross country coach Mike Kline meets with recruits, he explains the priorities he expects the student-athletes to set. “My team knows our cross country values: faith, family, academics, cross country,” said Kline, who has led the…

  • Elite runners inspire UW-Green Bay athletes ahead of Bellin Run

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    GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — Elite runners shared their experiences and motivated UW-Green Bay cross country athletes as the Bellin Run approaches. Bellin Health Titletown Sports Medicine hosted a panel where four Bellin legends shared advice on training, mindset and what it takes to be great. “Just hearing like their personal story how they got…

  • Watch Phoenix athletics rise at these upcoming events

    Watch Phoenix athletics rise at these upcoming events

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    A new semester means new opportunities to cheer on the Phoenix! Soccer season has officially arrived! Catch a home game this week, with the Phoenix playing on Thursday, Aug. 29 vs Southern Indiana at 1 p.m. Cross-Country has two meets on-campus coming up– St. Norbert’s Tom Barry Invite is on August 31 and the Phoenix…

  • Presentation stops Coach Kline in his tracks

    Presentation stops Coach Kline in his tracks

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    Here’s a feel-good story. When the time came to replace a stop sign in the Kress Events Center parking lot, members of UW-Green Bay Public Safety had an idea — present the old sign to the person who it would provide some sentimental value — Green Bay Cross Country Coach, Mike Kline. It’s been a…

  • Phoenix cross country runner, Bilitz, featured in Fon du Lac Reporter

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    “Like the runners he passes tooling around a flagged-mark course, Mitchell Bilitz’s college cross country career has sped past faster than he expected. The former Winnebago Lutheran standout is a senior at UW-Green Bay and entering the final weeks of his collegiate career.” The Fond du Lac Reporter has the story.  

  • Reflection on autism: Green Bay cross country runner Erik Johnson featured in Huntington Post

    Reflection on autism: Green Bay cross country runner Erik Johnson featured in Huntington Post

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    Green Bay cross country runner Erik Johnson, a senior from Pulaski, Wis. is at the center of a lengthy Huntington Post feature, “Autism Without Fear — Green Bay Edition: Erik Johnson, Time…and a Simpler Answer.” Here’s a few nuggets and a reason to read more. “…And when you live life on the spectrum, certainty, in…

  • Women’s cross country posts third-highest national GPA

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    The Green Bay women’s cross country team posted a cumulative 3.82 grade point average this season to receive the third-best GPA in the nation. Their combined GPA was ranked among all Division I teams. Read more.  

  • Great weekend to be a Phoenix

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    It was great to be a Phoenix this past weekend. The women’s volleyball team defeated UW-Milwaukee in straight sets. Men’s soccer blanked Detroit, 2-0. UWGB Junior Mitchell Bilitz earned all-conference honors in men’s cross country, and women’s basketball cruised to a pre-season victory over UW-Oshkosh behind Jen Wellnitz’s 17 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting…

  • Former UWGB athletes take the Cellcom Marathon Relay title, again

    Former UWGB athletes take the Cellcom Marathon Relay title, again

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    A group of former UWGB cross-country runners took the Cellcom Marathon Relay title for the sixth time. The team, named X-UWGB-XC, has participated in this relay race for 10 years and alumni support crew. Their time was a blistering 2:41:42, which averages out to about 6:11/mile. Team members were Chris Hendricks ’05, Josh Bayer ’05,…

  • Green Bay runner Riley Garbe featured

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    In 2006, Riley Garbe was a student at Jefferson Elementary, Green Bay, today he is a member of UWGB’s cross country team. What and who was responsible for introducing him to the sport of running? It is the focus of a WBAY-TV featured story. You can watch it here.