Men's Cross Country

CROSS COUNTRY MEN & WOMEN
FINISH SIXTEENTH IN 2007 NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 3, 2007 – Wingate, N.C. – The Shaw University Men & Women Cross Country team traveled to Wingate University to compete in the 2007 NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships. Seventeen year veteran Head Coach William Montague led both teams through a tough and intense competition to finish sixteenth as the women experienced a course of 3.72 miles (6.00 kilometers) and the men experienced a course of 6.20 miles (10.00 kilometers). More


                         Shaw Men's Cross Country Sprint into National   
                                                  Regional Rankings


October 31, 2007 - The Shaw University Men's Cross Country Team worked day in and day out to be the undisputed and proud Runner-ups in the 2007 Cross Country Championships. Congratulations to Head Coach William Montague for their accomplished feat. The seventeen year veteran and his tough troop were recently awarded with a placement position in the Division II Men's Cross Country Regional Rankings. More

                   MEN & WOMEN CROSS COUNTRY TRICK - OR - TREAT
                                                    INTO COMMUNITY


October 31, 2007 - Raleigh, NC - It can almost be declared as an "American tradition" for immeasurable amounts of sweet treats to be purchased and distributed on the last day of October, universally referred to as Halloween. Everyone, from little kids to big kids, is anxious to have their hands or empty containers filled with sugar coated sweets. Well, this year the Men & Women Cross Country decided that "it was better to give than receive." More


                               SHAW MEN FINISH 2^ND, WOMEN FINISH 3^RD
                                IN CIAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
 

October 18, 2007 – Cary, NC – Around eleven o’clock in the mid-day, while many individuals pulled out of the parking lots of their chosen professions to pick-up their pre-ordered lunch, the Men & Women of Shaw University’s Cross Country Teams pulled out onto rugged terrain to start their final footrace of the 2007 season at S.A.S Park. After conference officials calculated all point totals, the Shaw University Men finished as CIAA Championship Runner-ups and the Shaw University Women stepped away with third place.More
 

Bears Finish 7^th  in the 2006 raleigh xc invitational

(09/15/06)
The SU Bears finished 7^th out of 7 schools at the 2006 Raleigh XC Invitational  which was held at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC, on September 15, 2006. The top finisher was Marc Allen who finished 17^th overall with a time of 17:13.00. The Bears finished with 158 points. The Bears accumulated the same amount of points as Hampton University which was placed 6th.  The Bears will be in action again on September 23, 2006 at the NC Collegiate Championship in Greensboro, NC.(More)

Bears Finish 6^th  in Unc Pembroke Invitational

(09/09/06)
The SU Bears finished 6^th out of 6 schools in the 35^th Annual Men’s UNC Pembroke Invitational at Luther Britt Park in Lumberton NC. The top finisher was Marc Allen who finished 6^th overall with a time of 28:34.83. The Bears finished with 109 points. The Bears will be in action again on September 15, 2006 at the Raleigh Adidas Invitational in Cary, NC.(More)

Season opener (UNC Pembroke invitational on 09/09/06)

(09/05/06)

This will be the season opening event for both the men and women and both have four of their top runners returning.  The men finished second in last years CIAA championship race and are expected to be in the hunt again, while the ladies will have to get instant help from their youth.

The men are led by All-CIAA performer Corey Hargrove (So/Newport News, VA) and will be joined by Marc Allen (Jr/Forestville, MC), John Kornegay (So-Detroit, MI) and Troy Jiggetts (So-Richmond, VA).  Adding to that experience will be Vitalis Wekheye (So-Nambale, Kenya), Clarence Presley (Fr-Pompano Beach, FL) and red shirt Jervon Smith (Fr-Charlotte, NC) will give the Bears needed depth.