Cross Country News

Classes of 2012 and 2014 Win First-Annual Salem College SAAC Powderpuff Game

jay.callahan — 2012-04-30T01:40:00Z

April 29, 2012

Winston-Salem, NC-The classes of 2012 and 2014 (Team Awesome) defeated the classes of 2013 and 2015, 24-6, in the first ever Salem College Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) Powderpuff Game today at the Salem Soccer Field. The game was a fundraiser as part of the NCAA Division III initiative of raising money towards the Special Olympics.

SAAC was able to raise close to $100 to donate to the Forsyth County Special Olympics. Lisa Kiser, the Forsyth County Special Olympics Coordinator, was a special guest at the game. Student athletes from all 7 of the NCAA sports sponsored at Salem played in the game, as well as traditional non-athletes.

Mike Hollman, assistant soccer coach, was the head referee, and the event was coordinated by SAAC President Sabrina Thiel, SAAC Coordinator Sara McCormack, and SAAC Representative MacKenzie Schmidt. Jojo Hall was the captain of Team Awesome. The game was scoreless at halftime.

M&M Engraving donated the trophy and The Juice Shop donated free smoothies to the champions.

Cross country finishes in 5th at Great South Championships in Georgia

jay.callahan — 2011-10-30T00:30:00Z

October 29, 2011

Lookout Mountain, GA-The Salem College cross country team finished in 5th place at the 2011 Great South Cross Country Championship Meet hosted by Covenant College. Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) continued her impressive year with a 5th place overall finish. Piedmont College took the team overall championships.

Magracia earned GSAC All-Conference and All-Freshman honors with her 5th place finish. She ran the 6K course in 26:03, which was just 57 seconds behind the overall champion Tera Woods from Covenant. She was the 3rd freshman to cross the line.

Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) was the 2nd Spirit to finish and 21st overall in a time of 29:38. Tali Schroeder (Lexington, VA) was the 3rd Salem runner and 40th overall runner (32:01).

Woods won the meet in a time of 25:10. Salem defeated Spelman and LaGrange in the seven member race.

Cross country runs in dual meet at Southern Virginia

jay.callahan — 2011-10-25T13:09:52Z

October 25, 2011

Buena Vista, VA-The Salem College cross country team ran in a dual meet hosted by Southern Virginia University. SVU defeated the Spirits 17-38. Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) was the first Spirit across the line and was 5th overall (26:05) on the 5K course.

Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) finished 10 seconds behind Olveda and in 6th overall. Stephanie Verdi (High Point, NC) was the 3rd Salem runner and 8th overall at 26:17.

Salem returns to action this weekend when they head to Tennessee for the Great South Athletic Conference Championships at Covenant College.

Complete Results:

Finish	Name	School	Time	Points
1	Tori Faulkner	SVU	22:52	1
2	Kera MacFarlane	SVU	24:10	2
3	Tayla Alfrey	SVU	24:13	3
4	Leah Huber	SVU	24:15	4
5	Natali Olveda	Salem	26:05	5
6	Cristi Magracia	Salem	26:15	6
7	Desi Gentry	SVU	26:17	7
8	Stephanie Veri	Salem	26:17	8
9	Amber Miller	Salem	32:35	9
10	Talie Schroeder	Salem	32L36	10
11	Alysia McGinnis	Salem	34:41	11
12	Evelyn Bradley	Salem	36:20	12

Magracia selected as Great South Runner of the Week

jay.callahan — 2011-10-19T15:30:31Z

October 19, 2011

Decatur, GA-Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) was selected as the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) Runner of the Week for last week. She led the Salem College cross country team to a 5th place finish at the Wilbur Ross Invitational 5K meet hosted by Winston-Salem State University. Magracia had her highest finish of the season in 2nd place at the meet, and her personal record at Salem (20:39).

Magracia only lost to one runner from WSSU. She has been the top runner for the Spirits in every meet she has entered this season. She is now preparing to run in the GSAC Championships at Covenant College on October 29th.

Cross country finishes in 5th at Wilbur Ross Invitational

jay.callahan — 2011-10-09T13:26:59Z

October 08, 2011

Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College cross country team finished in 5th out of 7 teams at the Wilbur Ross Invitational 5K meet hosted by Winston-Salem State University. Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) had her highest finish of the season in 2nd place, and her personal record at Salem (20:39).

Magracia only lost to one runner from WSSU. Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) and Stephanie Verdi (High Point, NC) finished in 23rd and 24th overall. Olveda ran a 22:23, and Verdi ran a 22:24 in the meet. Tali Schroeder (Lexington, VA) was the 4th overall Spirit across the line, and Amber Miller (Mebane, NC) was the 5th Spirit.

The Spirits have three weeks off before the run in the Great South Championships at Covenant on October 29th.

Cross country finishes in 10th on muddy Hagan Stone Park course

jay.callahan — 2011-09-25T15:27:13Z

September 24, 2011

Greensboro, NC-The Salem College cross country team finished in 10th place on a very muddy 5K course at Hagan Stone Park. The Spirits competed without two of their top three runners, but Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) had a strong 51st overall finish (24:23). Salem defeated Greensboro College, which was the only other NCAA DIII team on the course.

Tali Schroeder (Lexington, VA) was the second Spirit across the line and 76th overall (27:30). Amber Miller (Mebane, NC) was the third runner from Salem to finish and 85th overall. Alysia McGinnis (High Point, NC) and Evelyn Bradley (Powder Springs, GA) rounded out the top five for the Spirits.

Salem returns to action on October 8th when they will compete in the Wilbur Ross Invitational in Winston-Salem.

Complete Meet Results: http://nc.milesplit.com/meets/96570/results/171161

XC Results from Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational

jay.callahan — 2011-09-10T20:48:12Z

2011 Lenoir Rhyne CC Invitational - 9/10/2011

Southside Park

Newton, NC

Rankings

Event 1 Women 5k Run CC

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Name Year School Finals Points

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1 Griewisch, Kate SR Lenoir-Rhyne 18:13.4 1

2 Griffen, Gillian SR Milligan 19:16.4 2

3 Shields, Emily FR Lees McRae 19:50.1 3

4 McMahon, Catie JR Milligan 19:53.2 4

5 Hubbard, Lauren JR Milligan 19:59.5 5

6 Hill, Madison FR Brevard 20:01.2 6

7 Shields, Katherine FR Lees McRae 20:09.5 7

8 McMahon, Christine FR Milligan 20:15.6 8

9 Garrett, Audrey FR Lees McRae 20:24.2 9

10 Flaggert, Olivia SO Belmont Abbey 20:26.1 10

11 Canale, Angela SO Brevard 20:26.8 11

12 Barnes, Amanda SR Lenoir-Rhyne 20:30.3 12

13 Rhyne, Laura SO Lenoir-Rhyne 20:31.1 13

14 Patton, Mackenzie FR Milligan 20:39.1 14

15 Payne, Tiffany SR Lenoir-Rhyne 20:40.5 15

16 Adamson, Cassie SR Mars Hill 20:43.7 16

17 Gadea, Alex JR Limestone 20:45.0 17

18 Rivas, Natalia JR Milligan 20:51.7 18

19 St. John, Cassie FR Milligan 20:53.3 19

20 Viscusi, Jessica FR Mars Hill 20:54.8 20

21 Coleman, Kathleen SR Converse 20:58.2 21

22 Fischer, Crystal SO Lees McRae 21:09.3 22

23 Childress, Alyse SO Lenoir-Rhyne 21:13.6 23

24 Magracia, Cristi FR Salem 21:13.9 24

25 Vargas, Sierra FR Converse 21:18.0 25

26 Altieri, Jenny SR Limestone 21:22.3 26

27 Mahoney, Kristen JR Belmont Abbey 21:23.8 27

28 Robinson, Janey SR Milligan 21:24.7

29 Ruiz, Casilda FR Converse 21:24.9 28

30 Craven, Ally SO Belmont Abbey 21:25.7 29

31 Kale, Ashley SO Lenoir-Rhyne 21:28.7 30

32 Stephenson, Paxton FR Milligan 21:33.1

33 Ramirez, Hanna FR Lenoir-Rhyne 21:46.5 31

34 Sorrenson, Abby SO Converse 21:51.0 32

35 Remmes, Monica JR Belmont Abbey 21:59.0 33

36 Chaffee, Liz JR Lenoir-Rhyne 22:04.6

37 Olveda, Natali SO Salem 22:06.0 34

38 Brenner, Aly FR Lenoir-Rhyne 22:13.3

39 Clark, Casey SO Lees McRae 22:13.7 35

40 Metz, Danielle SR Mars Hill 22:18.7 36

41 Popek, Grace FR Converse 22:23.6 37

42 Fawcett, Olivia SO Brevard 22:38.0 38

43 Lehner, Cinthia JR Lees McRae 22:39.5 39

44 Hooker, Heidi SO Mars Hill 22:46.1 40

45 Martin, Melanie FR Converse 22:46.9 41

46 Kaartinen, Heidi FR Brevard 22:48.3 42

47 Rydzik, Milissa JR Limestone 22:52.4 43

48 Alexander, Jacqueline FR Converse 22:54.8 44

49 Grant, Jenny JR Tusculum 23:13.3 45

50 O'Malley, Beth JR Belmont Abbey 23:15.6 46

51 Maisel, Savannah FR Mars Hill 23:29.8 47

52 Keller, Jaime Lee SO Belmont Abbey 23:30.2 48

53 Bishop, Shannon JR Converse 23:37.8

54 Muiselaar, Ariel JR Brevard 23:47.9 49

55 Bruno, Mary Ann JR Limestone 23:57.7 50

56 Bowles, Amber JR Lenoir-Rhyne 24:04.9

57 Reyes, Rosa SO Lenoir-Rhyne 24:06.6

58 Hendrix, Lakesa FR Tusculum 24:12.9 51

59 Peterman, Heather SO Lees McRae 24:25.2 52

60 Eaton, Bethany JR Salem 24:47.1 53

61 Gregg, Ashley FR Tusculum 24:54.8 54

62 Rogers, Rachael JR Mars Hill 25:11.5 55

63 Schroeder, Tali FR Salem 25:15.7 56

64 Carper, Megan SO Lenoir-Rhyne 25:22.4

65 Delutis, Rayne SR Lees McRae 25:35.9

66 Lowe, Ashley FR Brevard 25:38.8 57

67 Jenish, Meghan FR Mars Hill 26:42.6 58

68 Meanor, Grace FR Brevard 27:23.7 59

69 Andrukonis, Ashley SO Tusculum 28:27.0 60

70 Buckley, Jeissica SO Limestone 28:54.5 61

71 Hogan, Carol FR Tusculum 29:15.2 62

72 McGinnis, Alysia SR Salem 30:35.3 63

73 Bradley, Evelyn FR Salem 31:18.3 64

Team Scores

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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9

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1 Milligan 33 2 4 5 8 14 18 19

Total Time: 1:40:03.80

Average: 20:00.76

2 Lenoir-Rhyne 64 1 12 13 15 23 30 31

Total Time: 1:41:08.90

Average: 20:13.78

3 Lees McRae 76 3 7 9 22 35 39 52

Total Time: 1:43:46.80

Average: 20:45.36

4 Converse 143 21 25 28 32 37 41 44

Total Time: 1:47:55.70

Average: 21:35.14

5 Belmont Abbey 145 10 27 29 33 46 48

Total Time: 1:48:30.20

Average: 21:42.04

6 Brevard 146 6 11 38 42 49 57 59

Total Time: 1:49:42.20

Average: 21:56.44

7 Mars Hill 159 16 20 36 40 47 55 58

Total Time: 1:50:13.10

Average: 22:02.62

8 Limestone 197 17 26 43 50 61
Total Time: 1:57:51.90
Average: 23:34.38
9 Salem 230 24 34 53 56 63 64
Total Time: 2:03:58.00
Average: 24:47.60
10 Tusculum 272 45 51 54 60 62
Total Time: 2:10:03.20
Average: 26:00.64

Cross country finishes in 9th at Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational

jay.callahan — 2011-09-10T20:46:15Z

September 10, 2011

Hickory, NC-The Salem College cross country team finished in 9th out of 10 teams at the Lenoir-Rhyne 5K Invitational today. They were the only NCAA Division III program on the course. Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) took 1:56 off of her time from last week to finish in 24th place at 21:13.

Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) running in her first meet of the season finished in 37th place (22:06). Bethany Eaton (State Road, NC) was the 3rd Spirit across the line in 54th place (24:47). Tali Schroeder (Lexington, VA) finished in 63rd, Alysia McGinnis (High Point, NC) finished in 72nd, and Evelyn Bradley (Powder Springs, GA) finished in 73rd. The Spirits averaged 24:47 in the meet, and defeated Tusculum. Milligan was the overall winner of the meet.

Salem returns to action in two weeks when they run in the Greensboro XC Invitational on September 24th.

Cross Country Results from Guilford Invitational

jay.callahan — 2011-09-05T18:20:00Z

Guilford College Cross Country Carnival - 9/3/2011 10:39:45 PM
Guilford College , Greensboro, NC
College Women 5000 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Kelly Montague UNCG 19:50.99 1
2 Ali Cupito UNCG 20:03.06 2
3 Ann Mogavera Guilford College 20:46.42 3
4 Mary Beth Errington Unattached 20:48.51 --
5 Jade Farlow UNCG 21:12.25 4
6 Chelsea Willette UNCG 21:23.91 5
7 Michelle Chewens UNCG 21:26.47 6
8 Shannon Hall UNCG 21:26.97 7
9 Aquila Jones Winston-Salem State Unive 21:42.19 8
10 Nicole Whittle Newberry College 21:57.75 9
11 Manuela Rigaud Winston-Salem State Unive 22:07.76 10
12 Rebecca Eddy Newberry College 22:10.10 11
13 Emily Vasquez UNCG 22:16.52 12
14 Brittney Killebrew Winston-Salem State Unive 22:53.65 13
15 Tyrah Winfrey Winston-Salem State Unive 23:04.96 14
16 Monica Ashby Randolph College 23:07.22 15
17 Cristi Magracia Salem College 23:09.20 16
18 Kelley Strong Newberry College 23:15.47 17
19 Ashley Lawson Winston-Salem State Unive 23:17.68 18
20 Kristi Baptiste Winston-Salem State Unive 23:18.33 19
21 Gerlisa Shipman Chowan University 23:19.97 20
22 Sally Taylor Randolph College 23:40.35 21
23 Lacey Wildeboer Chowan University 23:46.19 22
24 Annie Motta Guilford College 23:56.97 23
25 Sarah Reed Randolph College 24:04.73 24
26 Jenny Grant Tusculum 24:20.87 25
27 Jasmine O'Neill Guilford College 24:32.95 26
28 DeAnna Hardesty Winston-Salem State Unive 24:37.36 27
29 Janie (Jane) Campbell Randolph College 25:11.39 28
30 Emily Cash Guilford College 25:14.42 29
31 Ariel Strong Newberry College 25:17.48 30
32 Stephany Powell Chowan University 25:26.30 31
33 Stephanie Powell Newberry College 25:39.25 32
34 Lakesa Hendrix Tusculum 25:47.17 33
35 Lily Noguchi Randolph College 25:52.28 34
36 Bethany Eaton Salem College 25:57.79 35
37 Ashley Gregg Tusculum 26:14.36 36
38 Colleen Gonzalez Guilford College 26:19.19 37
39 Corren Brown Livingstone College 26:22.14 --
40 Sarah Terlizzi Randolph College 26:46.39 38
41 Kim Brown Tusculum 27:17.62 39
42 Tali Schroeder Salem College 27:24.49 40
43 Taylor Tremblay 27:32.03 --
44 Hailey Moran Ferrum 27:59.49 41
45 Emma Bartholomew Randolph College 28:53.93 42
46 Ashley Andrukonis Tusculum 29:19.42 43
47 Brooke McKelvey Randolph College 29:27.99 --
48 Lizzie Kaster Tusculum 29:39.17 44
49 Rachel McFall Newberry College 29:52.44 45
50 Julia (Jonghui) Kim Randolph College 30:20.37 --
51 Shaneka Sawyer Chowan University 30:59.31 46
52 Haley Runion Ferrum 31:38.59 47
53 Maryann Castaneda Ferrum 31:40.75 48
54 Alina Herron Randolph College 31:44.73 --
55 Angelica Satchell Chowan University 31:48.23 49
56 Krystle Shifflett Chowan University 32:04.05 50
57 Sweetie Sherman Livingstone College 32:53.28 --
58 Alysia McGinnis Salem College 33:23.66 51
59 Kasey Ingram Guilford College 33:28.66 52
60 Sarah Maki Randolph College 33:30.46 --
61 Courtney Mayo Ferrum 34:05.90 53
62 Rose Dennis Ferrum 34:53.27 54
63 Evelyn Bradley Salem College 35:36.33 55
64 Staci Schwenk Wake Technical Community 36:54.49 --
65 Tara Wynn Livingstone College 37:13.54 --
College Women 5000 Meter Run Team Scores
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Team Pts 1 2 3 4 5 (6) (7)
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1 UNCG 18 1 2 4 5 6 7 12
Total Time: 1:43:57 Average: 20:47.34 1-5 Split: 1:35
2 Winston-Salem State Unive 63 8 10 13 14 18 19 27
Total Time: 1:53:06 Average: 22:37.25 1-5 Split: 1:35
3 Newberry College 99 9 11 17 30 32 45 -
Total Time: 1:58:20 Average: 23:40.01 1-5 Split: 3:42
4 Guilford College 118 3 23 26 29 37 52 -
Total Time: 2:00:50 Average: 24:09.99 1-5 Split: 5:33
5 Randolph College 122 15 21 24 28 34 38 42
Total Time: 2:01:56 Average: 24:23.20 1-5 Split: 2:45
6 Chowan University 168 20 22 31 46 49 50 -
Total Time: 2:15:20 Average: 27:04.00 1-5 Split: 8:28
7 Tusculum 176 25 33 36 39 43 44 -
Total Time: 2:12:59 Average: 26:35.89 1-5 Split: 4:59
8 Salem College 197 16 35 40 51 55 - -
Total Time: 2:25:31 Average: 29:06.30 1-5 Split: 12:27
9 Ferrum 243 41 47 48 53 54 - -
Total Time: 2:40:18 Average: 32:03.60 1-5 Split: 6:54

Cross Country finishes in 8th at Guilford Invitational

jay.callahan — 2011-09-03T23:11:29Z

September 03, 2011

Greensboro, NC-The Salem College cross country team finished in 8th out of 9 teams, and 3rd out of four NCAA Division III teams at the Guilford 5K Invitational. Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA) was the top finisher for the Spirits in a time of 23:09. She finished the meet, which included several NCAA Division 1 schools, in 16th overall.

Bethany Eaton (State Road, NC) finished in 36th for Salem in a time of 25:57. The third Spirit across the line was Tali Schroeder (Lexington, VA) in a time of 27:24.

Salem returns to action next weekend when they run at the Lenoir Rhyne Invitational in Hickory.