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Shaw Cross Country Teams Finish 3rd at 2008 CIAA Championship

 

Raleigh, NC - (October 23, 2008) The men and women's Cross Country teams of Shaw University finished third at the 2008 CIAA Cross Country Championship at Wake Med Soccer Field in Cary, NC

 

The Lady Bears finished third overall with a total of 103 points in the competition.  Saint Augustine's College and Virginia State tied with 39 points each and share the conference crown.  The top finishers for Shaw was Khamiya Smith at the 15th position with a time of 22:32.3 and Donchelle Florence at 16th with a total time of 22:44.2.  Shareka Mitchell finished 22nd with 23:38.6; Ashley Bledsoe finished 24th with a time of 23:42.6; Tairra Gaines finished 26th with a time of 23:44.1; Chloe Frame finished 28th with 23:47.2 and Ray'Keshia Toomer rounded out the Lady Bears with a time of 23:55.6.  

 

William Montague, Head Coach stated, “We ran much better today and we came home with hardware from the 2008 conference championship.  We wanted to finish higher than we did but our team competed against tough opponents.  I am extremely proud of my kids and the future is very bright for Shaw University Cross Country.”

 

The Shaw University family salutes and congratulates the men and women’s Cross Country teams for their outstanding season and great finish at the 2008 CIAA Championship.

 

 

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."
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SHAW MEN FINISH 2ND, WOMEN FINISH 3RD
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 7th  in the 2006 Raleigh xc invitational

(09/15/06)
The SU Lady Bears finished 7th 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 33rd 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.
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Lady Bears Finish 6th  in Unc Pembroke Invitational

 (09/09/06)
The SU Bears finished 6th out of 6 schools in the 22nd  Annual Women’s UNC Pembroke Invitational at Luther Britt Park in Lumberton NC. The top finisher was Ashley Bledsoe who finished 17th 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.
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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 4th 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.

 

 

 

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