PORTLAND, Ore. - The Thunderbird Men's Cross Country program is pleased to announce that Eisenhower High School's Andrew Schmidt has signed a letter of intent to run cross country for Cascade College starting with the 2008 season.

Portland, Ore. - Head Coach Bryant Howard announced that local athlete Nura Dureti has signed a letter of intent to run cross country for Cascade College in 2008.

 

Dureti is from Roosevelt High School in Portland where he participated in soccer and track. Originally from Yabello, Ethiopia, Nura moved to the United States at age 10. 

Cascade freshman distance runner Eric Lagerstrom will put his athletic talents on display at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in June as he represents Team USA.  This is Lagerstrom's first World Championships appearance.  He qualified by finishing 2nd at the 2006 USA Triathlon National Championships at Hagg Lake in Forest Grove, Oregon. 

Portland, OR - Head cross country coach Bryant Howard continues to add to his 2008 recruiting class with the signing of Julio Garcia to a letter of intent.

 

Garcia hails form Umatilla, OR where he was a 2 time State qualifier for coach Rick Wyland at Umatilla High School. A valued leader of his high school team, Julio elevated his performances in championship meets. He finished 7th in the District 5 Championships at Pendleton's McKay Park and turned in a lifetime best at the State XC Championships at Lane CC in Eugene, finishing 28th overall.