A number of college cross-country teams in the metro area enjoyed success in their opening meets of the fall season.
The University of Maryland women’s squad dominated and won the 11-team University of Delaware Invitational with a low of 22 points. Host Delaware was second with 35.
When the University of Maryland announced its plans to secede from the Atlantic Coast Conference in favor of the greener pastures of the Big 10, the immediate reaction from most was anything but receptive. How could the University – a charter member of the ACC – abandon its “traditional” rivals for this Midwestern league?
The answer was simple, obvious, and clear: money. For a school that fell off the fiscal cliff long ago, the lure of the Big 10’s revenue-sharing program and a chance to become solvent again meant more than not playing Duke in basketball.