PAC TEAMS, RUNNERS EARN USTFCCCA HONORS
Four 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). Waynesburg (3.57 team GPA), Westminster (3.49), Washington & Jefferson (3.46) and Grove City (3.27) all earned team honors, given to squads where the team GPA is 3.1 or higher. In addition, Emily Pierce and Julia Seward of Grove City were among 203 Division III runners nationwide to earn All-Academic honors.

CHATHAM HIRES ADELSON AS HEAD COACH
Chatham University has tabbed Hadara Adelson as head cross country coach. Adelson is a former assistant coach at Dickinson College who will guide the new Cougar cross country team in its first varsity season in 2008.

GCC'S CARTER EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Grove City College junior cross country standout Kristen Carter earned NCAA Division III All-America honors on November 17 after placing 26th in the NCAA Championships at St. Olaf College. Carter completed the six-kilometer course in 22 minutes in earning her first NCAA All-America honor.

GROVE CITY DUO HEADED TO NATIONALS
Grove City women's cross country juniors Kristen Carter and Julia Seward have both qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in Northfield, Minn., on November 17. Carter earned fifth place at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals at Muhlenberg College last Saturday (Nov. 10) with a six-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 56 seconds. It is her second straight trip to the NCAA Championships. Seward, meanwhile, finished 12th with a time of 22:25. The top seven individual finishers who are not from teams that automatically advance to the NCAA Championships are also invited to the national championships. Runners from Dickinson and Haverford, the top two finishing teams, claimed six of the first 13 places. Both Carter and Seward also earned All-Region honors.

CHATHAM TO ADD CROSS COUNTRY IN 2008
Chatham University has announced that the school will add cross country to its existing seven varsity sports beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, according to athletic director Amy Buxbaum.

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.

ECAC RECOGNIZES GROVE CITY'S CARTER
Grove City junior Kristen Carter was named ECAC Division III Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week. Carter continued her strong season as she claimed the individual title at the Gettysburg Invitational with a time of 22:11.23 in the 6K course. She finished 39 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor and led the Wolverines to a third place team finish out of 14 competing teams. 

CARTER EARNS HONOR FROM ECAC
Grove city junior Kristen Carter was selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Cross Country athlete of the week. Carter captured the individual crown at the Paul Short Invitational with a time of 21:47 over the 8K course. She beat a field of 240 runners, while finishing eight seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. She also helped lead the Wolverines to a second place finish among the field of 39 teams.

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.