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Jessica Waninger Saroni helped the St. Mary´s women´s cross country team advance to regionals for the second straight year.
The St. Mary´s cross country team went through its final tune up for the Heartland Conference Meet on Saturday, finishing ninth at the Incarnate Word Cross Country Invitational.
On Monday, St. Mary´s Jessica Waninger Saroni got a glimpse of what this year´s NCAA Division II regional cross country meet might look like.
Angelique De Oliveira paced the St. Mary´s cross country team Friday, finishing 24th at the Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas/HEB Classic.
Jessica Waninger Saroni paced the St. Mary´s cross country team once again this weekend, as the Rattlers came in fourth at the Texas Lutheran Cross Country Invitational.
St. Mary´s crossed fourth in its season opener Friday, with last season´s star Jessica Waninger Saroni taking the lead once more and newcomer DeAnna Patterson fueling a strong showing.
There´s a new coach and a new last name for its top runner, but the expectations remain the same for St. Mary´s Cross Country.
College athletes are a special breed, balancing classes, their social life and, of course, their selected sport. But there´s a college athlete at St. Mary´s that´s a breed all to her own, training to become a Rattler first.
After making a statement in her first meet as a Rattler earlier this season by winning first place overall as well as earning the Heartland Conference Runner of the Week, Jessica Waninger did it again.
Making its first regional appearance since 2006, the St. Mary´s cross country team finished 19th at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional meet on Saturday.
For the St. Mary´s cross country team, the 2011 season was all about making strides. On Saturday, the Rattlers continued taking major ones.
The St. Mary´s cross country team finished sixth in the Angelo State Blue and Gold Classic in its last efforts to prepare for the Heartland Conference Meet.
For the second time this year, St. Mary´s cross country standout Jessica Waninger has been named the Heartland Conference Runner of the Week.
With the Heartland Conference Championship Meet just two weeks away, the St. Mary´s cross country team ran Saturday at the Incarnate Word Invitational with two goals in mind.
Jessica Waninger led the St. Mary´s cross country team to a sixth place finish at the Islander Splash on Friday,
Expectations have certainly changed for the St. Mary´s cross country program.
Jessica Waninger´s welcoming week to St. Mary´s welcomed a first place finish in the Texas A&M International University Invitational as well as the Heartland Conference Player of the Week award.
Welcome to St. Mary´s, Jessica Waninger. The junior transfer won the Texas A&M International University Invitational on Saturday, finishing in 23 minutes, 40 seconds.
Led by senior Michelle Ornelas’ pace-setting tempo, the St. Mary’s University cross country team ran toward a fifth-place finish at the Heartland Conference Tournament Cross Country Championship on Saturday.
St. Mary´s University women´s cross country runner Amy Crissman was named ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District for her athletic and academic performance for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Jessie Smith finished 18th individually in a season-best time, helping the St. Mary´s University cross country team to an eighth place finish at the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islander Splash Invitational Friday night at West Guth Park.
St. Mary´s University women´s cross country runner Jessie Smith was named Heartland Conference co-Runner of the Week for her performance last Friday at the Ricardo Romo UTSA Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic, it was announced by the conference office.
Jessie Smith was the top finisher on the team for the second straight meet, helping St. Mary´s University to a fourth place finish at the Texas State University Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning.
Jesse Smith finished eighth overall in a time of 20:55 to lead St. Mary´s University to a fourth place finish as a team at the University of the Incarnate Word Relays, Saturday morning at Live Oak City Park.
St. Mary´s University women´s cross country runner Tara Wicketts was named Heartland Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for her work in the classroom and on the cross country course.
St. Mary´s University cross country coach James Kling announced on Wednesday the signing of San Antonio native Michelle Tello to a national letter of intent to join the Rattlers, starting with the 2008-09 academic year.
St. Mary´s University cross country student-athletes Tara Wicketts and Jessie Smith were named ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Academic All-District for their work in the classroom and the field, it was announced on Thursday.
Tara Wicketts placed in the top 10 individually for the fourth straight season, helping St. Mary’s University to a third place finish at the 2007 Heartland Conference Cross Country Championships, Saturday night at the San Antonio State School.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Haley Long
Taking on a dual role in her first year on the St. Mary's coaching staff, Haley Long will serve as the Rattlers' head cross country coach and assistant softball coach, leading with experience and high expectations for success.
Long comes into her new coaching roles as a former athlete herself, having enjoyed an extensive softball career dating back to her star-studded career at Brenham High School in her hometown of Brenham, Texas, where she earned First-Team All-State, Academic All-State and helped her team to a state title. The former right fielder then took her play to the collegiate level, playing her freshman year at Blinn College before finishing her career at the University of Nebraska. After slugging away for a .355 batting average, 43 runs scored, five doubles, 33 RBIs, 18 stolen bases and a team-high 10 triples in her sole season at Bilnn, Long became a three-year starter in right field for the University of Nebraska. There, her success led to a Second Team All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore. As a junior competing in the Big 12 championship, Long earned an All-Tournament Team selection. Her three years at the University of Nebraska also gave Long a three-time stint on the Big 12 Commissioners' Honor Roll.
Long completed her bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Nebraska in 2009 and completed her master's degree in kinesiology at the University of Texas-Permian Basin in 2012.
While completing her master's degree, Long took her first step in coaching as one of Blinn College's assistant softball coaches and helped the Buccaneers to a fourth-place national championship finish in 2012. During her two years on the coaching staff, Blinn received the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year both years.
With a Division I, Big 12 athletic transcript and an accredited coaching background, Long looks forward to being an asset to St. Mary's softball team and taking the cross country team to new heights.
"I'm excited to see what their expectations are of themselves," says Long of her Rattler runners, "and see how they respond to my expectations for them. My expectations of them are to work hard every day and build a work ethic of a winning mentality. I want them to put themselves on the map and know that they do matter. This is going to become a growing program, and we re going to be expected to win."
Long takes on her head cross country and assistant softball coach position with confidence, priming for two teams of Rattler talent to work with.
"I'm just excited to get started," she said.
2012 St. Mary's Cross Country Roster
| Name | Year | Hometown |
| Guadalupe Cordoba | Fr. | Phoenix |
| Angelique De Oliveira | Sr. | Wattrelos, France |
| Olivia Lara | So. | El Paso, Texas |
| Allison Manning | So. | Mansfield, Texas |
| Stacey Moss | Sr. (5th Yr.) | San Antonio |
| Ariel Ornelas | Sr. | Arlington, Texas |
| DeAnna Patterson | Sr. | Converse, Texas |
| Raquel Quintero | Jr. | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Andrea Salazar | So. | Pasadena, Texas |
| Alicia Sanchez | So. | Phoenix |
| Jessica Waninger-Saroni | Sr. | Santa Claus, Ind. |
| Head Coach: Haley Long |
2012-2013 Cross Country Schedule[click on score to see statistics for game when available] |
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August |
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| Fri, Aug 31 |
at Alamo City Opener Olmos Basin Park San Antonio, Texas |
4th | |
September |
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| Sat, Sep 08 |
at Texas Lutheran Invitational Seguin, Texas |
4th | |
| Fri, Sep 14 |
at UTSA Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas/H-E-B Classic San Antonio, Texas |
7th | |
| Mon, Sep 17 |
at Pre-Regional Race Denver, Colo. |
Partial | |
October |
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| Sat, Oct 06 |
at Incarnate Word Invitational San Antonio, Texas |
9th | |
| Sat, Oct 20 |
at Heartland Conference Meet Wichita, Kan. |
4th (t) | |
November |
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| Sat, Nov 03 |
at NCAA Division II South Central Regional Meet Denver, Colo. |
22nd | |
| * signifies Heartland Conference event | |||
