Hall of Fame
(Team) , 1993 Men's Cross Country Team
1993 Men's Cross Country Team (Team)
- Induction:
- 2010
- Class:
- 1993
Never in the history of Montana State men’s cross country have determination, persistence and cohesiveness paid off like that of the 1993 Bobcat men’s cross country squad.
A wide array of athletes from Washington, Idaho and Montana came together to win MSU’s first Big Sky Conference title in the sport. In addition, the team finished third at the Mountain Region meet, the highest ever for a Bobcat men’s squad.
“It was a diverse group of individuals coming together for a common cause,” said Tom Raunig, the team’s head coach. “They all got along really well and had a hunger to succeed.”
The run to the ’93 title was setup by a near miss in 1992 when the squad finished second to Northern Arizona, after the Lumberjacks brought in a top transfer at the last moment.
“There’s no doubt they had a chip on their shoulders heading into the 1993 season,” Raunig said. “I knew they had the experience and maturity to win it all.”
The team took no prisoners at the Big Sky meet as MSU scored 35 points (its best total ever) behind four runners in the top ten. Rich Brown finished second, followed by James Gilbert, fourth, Miquel Galeana, sixth, and Joe Roberts, tenth.
The championship was the first for a MSU men’s cross country or track and field squad, and that’s something this group can always hang its hat on.
A wide array of athletes from Washington, Idaho and Montana came together to win MSU’s first Big Sky Conference title in the sport. In addition, the team finished third at the Mountain Region meet, the highest ever for a Bobcat men’s squad.
“It was a diverse group of individuals coming together for a common cause,” said Tom Raunig, the team’s head coach. “They all got along really well and had a hunger to succeed.”
The run to the ’93 title was setup by a near miss in 1992 when the squad finished second to Northern Arizona, after the Lumberjacks brought in a top transfer at the last moment.
“There’s no doubt they had a chip on their shoulders heading into the 1993 season,” Raunig said. “I knew they had the experience and maturity to win it all.”
The team took no prisoners at the Big Sky meet as MSU scored 35 points (its best total ever) behind four runners in the top ten. Rich Brown finished second, followed by James Gilbert, fourth, Miquel Galeana, sixth, and Joe Roberts, tenth.
The championship was the first for a MSU men’s cross country or track and field squad, and that’s something this group can always hang its hat on.
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