2010 Women's Cross Country News

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DC Women’s Harriers Acknowledged for Academic Aptitude

NEW ORLEANS – For the second time in three years, the Defiance College women’s cross country team was honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for its work in the class room. Defiance was one of 167 teams in the nation to receive 2010 Div. III All-Academic Cross Country status.

February 17, 2011

Defiance Puts 20 on Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its fall honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team with Defiance placing 20 student-athletes on the list. The 20 award winners give DC five more than its 2009 total and seven more than 2008.

December 02, 2010

Defiance Places Eight on HCAC’s Fall Sportsmanship Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its Fall All-Sportsmanship Team on Thursday, with eight Yellow Jackets making the list. The award is part of the HCAC’s sportsmanship initiative.

November 18, 2010

Switzer Leads Jackets to 25th-Place Finish at Regionals

HOLLAND, Mich. – The women’s cross country team finished 25th in a 34-team field at the NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championship in Holland, Mich. on Saturday. An average finishing time of 24:57.3 for the Jackets marked a 1:49 improvement over last year’s pace.

November 13, 2010

Women’s Cross Country Places Third at HCAC Championships

VERSAILLES, Ky. – The women’s cross country team accounted for four of the top-20 scorers at the HCAC Championships on Saturday, and placed third as a team with 85 points on the day. DC’s third-place ranking was a three-spot improvement over last season’s finish.

October 30, 2010

Women’s Cross Country Looks Strong at Wilmington Fall Classic

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The women’s cross country team continued showing progress with some strong individual performances and a 12th-place team finish at the Wilmington College Fall Classic on Friday. Five DC harriers posted their best time of the season, in what was their last meet before the HCAC Championships.

October 15, 2010

Lady Jackets Show Improvement at All-Ohio Championships

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Ericha Griep, Kate Busto and Erika DeBos each posted a season-best on Friday afternoon, as the Yellow Jackets recorded 1,022 points and a 34th-place finish at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships in Cedarville, Ohio.

October 01, 2010

Switzer and Krick Tabbed as HCAC Runners of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College cross country team was well represented in the latest press release published by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, with Kaitlin Switzer and Hayden Krick each receiving the HCAC Runner-of-the-Week award.

September 27, 2010

Jackets Sweep the Competition at Bluffton Dual Meet

BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s cross country team accounted for each of the top-five overall times at the Bluffton Dual Meet on Friday, and posted a perfect team score of six at the event, which awarded point to each of the teams’ top-three scorers. [Results]

September 24, 2010

Switzer and the Jackets Take Third at Penn State Behrend

ERIE, Pa. – The women’s cross country team earned a third-place finish with 144 points at the Penn State Behrend Invitational on Saturday, finishing ahead of 19 other teams on the back of their senior harrier, Kaitlin Switzer.

September 18, 2010

Women’s Cross Country Cruises at Yellow Jacket Open

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In their first conventional cross country race of the season, the Lady Jacket harriers clinched their first Yellow Jacket Open team title on record, and in dominant fashion. Defiance tallied 19 total points with four of the top-five finishers, and seven of the top-nine.

September 11, 2010

DC Harriers Begin 2010 Season at Manchester Hokum Karem

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College cross country teams traveled to Indiana on Thursday to compete against the top-ranked cross country program in the HCAC, according to the conference’s preseason polls.

September 02, 2010

Women’s Cross Country Picked Sixth in HCAC Preseason Poll

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2010 Cross Country Preseason Poll on Monday. The Lady Jackets received 55 points in the poll, placing sixth in the conference for the second-straight season.

August 23, 2010

Women’s Track and Field Continues Academic Excellence

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association tabbed the Defiance College women’s track team as a Div. III All-Academic Team for the second-consecutive season on Tuesday, August 3.

August 05, 2010