PAC TEAMS, RUNNERS EARN USTFCCCA HONORS
Three PAC teams have been named NCAA Division III Cross Country
All-Academic teams by the U.S.
Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Washington & Jefferson (3.44 team GPA),
Westminster (3.35) and Waynesburg (3.29) all earned team honors,
given to squads where the team GPA is 3.1 or higher. In addition,
Garret Cichowitz of Grove City was one of 150 Division III
runners nationwide to earn All-Academic honors.
GROVE CITY HARRIERS CAPTURE 18TH STRAIGHT PAC CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY AT ST. VINCENT
For the 18th consecutive year, the Grove City College men's &
women's cross country teams are PAC champions. The Wolverine men and
women each easily won team titles at the 2007 PAC Men's & Women's
Cross Country Championships, hosted by Saint Vincent College in
Latrobe, Pa., on October 27. The GCC men finished with 25 points,
finishing ahead of second place Washington & Jefferson (46), while
the Wolverine women recorded 19 points to top second place
Waynesburg (63). Grove City head coach Sean Severson earned
PAC Coach of the Year honors for both men and women. The 2007
women's MVP was GCC junior Kristen Carter, while W&J senior Matt
Rudzki was the 2007 PAC men's MVP. Saint Vincent junior Adam
Smith was the top finisher in the men's race. The
conference release is now online, along
with overall race results for men
and women as well as PAC race
results for men and
women.
2007 PAC CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW ONLINE
The 2007 PAC cross country season gets underway on September 1,
with Grove City looking to defend its conference titles on both the
men's & women's sides. Read all about it in the
2007 PAC Cross Country Preview.
ALESSANDRO NAMED NEW TMC COACH
Thomas More College hired
Brian Alessandro
as the
school's head cross country coach on July 11. Alessandro comes
to Thomas More from Northern Kentucky University where he was an
assistant for the last two seasons. The Norse were national
qualifiers in men's cross country in 2006. In addition to his stint
at NKU, Alessandro coached at Highlands (Ky.) High School for six
seasons, three of which ended with team state championships.
THIEL REINSTATING CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAMS
Thiel College has announced
it will reinstate both the men's and women's cross country programs
in the fall of 2007.
