Women'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


                     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


Lady Bears placed 7^th  in the 2006 Raleigh xc invitational

(09/15/06)
The SU Lady Bears finished 7^th out of 8 schools in the 2006 Adidas Raleigh XC Invitational, held at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The even was won by NC State. Shaw's top finisher was Ashley Bledsoe who finished 33^rd overall with a time of 23:23.00. The Lady Bears finished with 209 points. The Lady Bears will be in action again on September 23, 2006 at the NC Collegiate Championship in Greensboro, NC.(More)

Lady Bears Finish 6^th  in Unc Pembroke Invitational

 (09/09/06)
The SU Bears finished 6^th out of 6 schools in the 22^nd  Annual Women’s UNC Pembroke Invitational at Luther Britt Park in Lumberton NC. The top finisher was Ashley Bledsoe who finished 17^th overall with a time of 22:51.34. The Lady Bears finished with 148 points. The Lady 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 Lady Bears have been working hard to improve on last year’s 4^th place CIAA finish and will be led by seniors Weahdee Blidee (Charlotte, NC), Latanya Garrett (Chester, NC), Yashica Short (Norfolk, VA) and junior Jade Young (Columbia, MD).  Red shirts Donyelle Murdock (New Orleans, LA) and Christa Ballage (Windsor, CO) will add depth to the team.