For more information about Lynchburg College Cross Country, please contact head coach Dr. Jack M. Toms at (434) 544-8498 or by email at toms@lynchburg.edu.
ODAC Championships (14): 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
NCAA Appearances (6): 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Regional Championships (4): 1979, 1991, 1992, 1993
The Lynchburg College men’s cross country team finished second at the South/Southeast Regional meet held in Greensboro, NC. With the runner up placement, LC qualified as a team for competition at the NCAA Championship meet next week. Ricky Flynn (Lynchburg, VA/Damascus) outpaced the field by 16 seconds to win the meet.
The Lynchburg College men’s cross country team won its second consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title and the 14th overall. Senior Ricky Flynn (Lynchburg, VA/Damascus) won his third consecutive individual title to further cement himself as one of the great runners in Lynchburg and ODAC history.
Ricky Flynn (Lynchburg, VA/Damascus) placed third in the Gold Meet of the Blue Ridge Open which boasted a field of 16 NCAA Division I teams and two NCAA Division II Teams. Additionally, Ryan Van Alstine (Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) also ran against mostly Division I competition to win the Blue Ridge Open and pace the Hornet men’s cross country team to a first-place finish.
Senior Ricky Flynn (Lynchburg, VA/Damascus) made his 2009 cross country season debut in epic fashion as he won the Brown division of the fabled Paul Short Invitational by five seconds. The team finished eighth, had three runners finish in the top 100, and all seven participants set 2009 season-best times.
The men’s cross country team took third place at the Maroon Invitational on the campus of Roanoke College as the race was plagued by rain throughout the duration.
The Lynchburg College men’s cross country team finished sixth at the Dickinson College Long Short Invitational. The invite featured two races – the 4K and 8K – and combined scores in the two races determined the overall winner.
The Lynchburg College men’s cross country team finished fourth in the 10-team Elon Invitational, finishing ahead of six Division I and II squads.
The Lynchburg College men's cross country team opened up the season with a third place finish at the Virginia Wesleyan College Invitational.
The Lynchburg College men’s cross country team was selected fourth in the South/Southeast Region in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason poll.
In a vote amongst league coaches, the Lynchburg College men’s cross country team was picked to repeat as Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Champions this fall.
