DeKALB | Do not confuse his name with Edgar Allen Poe's Raven, or a McDonalds menu item. He is neither an overstuffed burger nor a talking fowl.He is Wendel McRaven, who was recently named NIU women's cross country head coach on May 9, to the delight...

Assistant coach Mark McConeghey knew nothing about the incoming freshmen runners on this year's NIU women's cross country team. When he took a time trial of the runners, he quickly became aware of their capabilities. "When they first came in I had no...