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Falcons Wrap Up Historic Season at NCAA Championships
(11/19/11) SPOKANE, Wash. - The University of Livia Mahaffie, UNCP Montevallo women’s cross country team concluded its historic 2011 season with a 24th-place finLivia Mahaffie, UNCP ish at the NCAA Championships. The cross country team became the first women’s program at UM to Taylor Strekel, Flagler advance to the NCAA Finals after a second-place finish at the Southeast Region Championships. Taylor Strekel, Flagler The women’s program has been in existence for just eight years but has already soared to the top Livia Mahaffie, UNCP of the Division II ranks. Junior Kaley Glover (Opelika, Ala./ Beauregard) led the team with a 154th Samantha Walling, Clayton State overall finish in a time of 24:42.2.
October 17, 2011
Haley Evans, Montevallo The Falcons competed in the middle of a snow storm with temperatures in the low 20s. Freshman Lauren Recchia (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) came in second for the Falcons with a 166th place finish. Recchia completed the course in 25:27.3. Junior Haley Evans (Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope), who won the PBC Championship, finished third for the Falcons and 173rd overall with a time of 25:58.7. Senior Katherine Schofield (Gainesville, Ga./Brookwood) came in just two spots behind Evans in 175th with a time of 26:02.6. Senior Ginny Davis (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones) came in 183rd with a time of 27:07.5 while sophomore In-Mi Matsunaga (Enterprise, Ala./Enterprise) finished in 184th with a time of 27:15.1. Senior Whitney Adkins (Conyers, Ga./Heritage) rounded out the Falcons performance with a 186th place finish and a time of 28:54.3. The Falcons finished 20 points behind the University of West Florida who came in 23rd. Augustana won the event with a total team score of 75 while Western State came in second.
North Georgia to Reinstate Women’s Cross Country in 2012
(10/27/11) DAHLONEGA, GA – North Georgia College & State University will reinstate the women’s cross country team for NCAA competition in the 2012-2013 academic year. “We are excited to bring the women’s cross country team back to North Georgia,” said Athletic Director Lindsay Reeves. North Georgia discontinued its cross country program in 2010 due to funding reductions. The team’s coach, Tom Williams, is also an adjunct faculty member at North Georgia and will return to coach the women’s team. Before coming to North Georgia to lead the cross country program, Williams was a legendary coach at Walton High School for 20 years and led his teams to 14 State Championship appearances. With the addition of women’s cross country, North Georgia will have five men’s sports, six women’s sports and one mixed team. “North Georgia College & State University has always been a leader in providing educational opportunities for women, and it’s important to us that our athletic program continues to expand competitive opportunities for women athletes,” Reeves said. 38