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).
The Shaw University Women’s Cross Country team was led by freshman phenomenon Ashley Ligon (Mathematics / Philadelphia, PA). The All-CIAA selection’s overall finish was 59th with a time of 27:10. Almost two minutes later, Ashley Bledsoe (Sophomore / Biology / Columbia, MD) placed 89th with a time of 29:06 as Donyelle Murdock (Sophomore / Mass Communications / New Orleans, LA) rounded out the finalists in the Top 100 with a time of 31:43.
The Shaw University Men’s Cross Country team had a top finisher place in 48th with a time of 35:34. It was none other than All-CIAA Jared Arnold (Freshman / Physical Health & Physical Education / Philadelphia, PA). The next Shaw student-athlete to cross the finish line was three-time All-CIAA selection Marc Allen (Senior / Sociology / District Heights, MD) in 61st place with a time of 36:22. The Bears third runner to finish in the Top 100 was Craig Perkins (Freshman / Computer Information Systems / Hampton, VA) as he placed 82nd with a time of 37:47.
