Sept. 7, 2000
Quotes from 2000 cross country Media Day
senior Katie Meyer
on the upcoming season
"I am excited about the upcoming season. I am ready to complete. Our team mentality is really great right now and this team has the most depth in years."
on the Big 12 Conference
"We are looking to improve on past performances and come out with a trophy if we can."
on toughest opponents in the 2000 season
"Kansas State, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska are typically our toughest opponents."
on summer workouts
"We logged quite a few miles over the summer. A lot of the team members stayed over the summer and worked out.
Head Coach Jared Wilmes
on expectations for the 2000 season
"We have a lot of talent returning on the men's and women's teams. On the men's side (seniors) Nick Smith and Adam McDowell are the front runners. On the women's team we have a strong group returning - (senior) Katie Meyer, (junior) Ann Marie (Brooks) and (sophomores) Amy Chipman and Kerry Hils. It is a really talented group. On both sides we are strong. We don't know how the season will turn out, but our biggest challenge will be keeping athletes healthy."
on Missouri's toughest opponents
"On Sept. 23, we go to Minnesota and that is a really tough meet. Providence, Oregon and Wisconsin will compete in that meet. Oct. 14, we compete in the Pre-Nationals at Iowa State and that is also a big meet for us."
on summer training
"A lot of the team members were here training over the summer. I think that made it easy on the athletes to have teammates to train with for summer workouts."
on daily workouts
"It varies from day-to-day and the athletes do what is best to prepare for meets."
sophomore Kerry Hils
on team goals for 2000
"We would like to be ranked at least in the top-15 in the nation."
on being a cross country athlete
"It makes me feel good inside and outside."
on summer workouts and being a student-athlete
"Summer workouts can be rough. Now we have practice at six o'clock in the morning at least four times a week. It can be draining to have to get up, run, then go to class. Ii love running and it is one of those things I have to do."
senior Adam MacDowell
on the 2000 season
"Run hard and run fast. We have a great team. (Senior) Nick Smith and (junior) Mike Pitts will lead the way. We have good first-year runners and we hope to have another great showing at conference and win the (Midwest) Region."
on Jared Wilmes
"Great guy. I have known him since I have been here. He is a Missouri guy and has been through the program, so he knows what MU cross country is about."
on the opening meet
"We want to keep everyone together. The meet is a warm-up meet for our season."