Samford Cross Country news

Blaise Carie Selected For NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:12 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Blaise Carie, a sophomore track and cross country athlete at Samford, has been selected to participate in the NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Samford Women's Cross Country Earns OVC Sportsmanship Award

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:08:44 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford University women's cross country team is the recipient of the 2007-08 Women's Team Sportsmanship Awards, announced the Ohio Valley Conference Friday. Eastern Kentucky won the award for the men's teams.

Blankenship Gains First All-American Status In Cross Country

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:22:46 PST

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. --- Senior Bulldog Lauren Blankenship nabbed her first All-American status in cross country on Monday as she took 24th place in the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Blankenship became the first cross country All-American in Samford history as she ran the 6K course in 20:50. 3at the event hosted by Indiana State University.

Blankenship To Run In Third NCAA Championship

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:40:15 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- On Monday, Samford senior Lauren Blankenship will run in her third NCAA Championship race. The Alpharetta, Ga., native is a two-time All-American in track and has won the Ohio Valley Conference Championships twice in her career here at Samford. She will try for her first All-American cross country honors.

Blankenship Qualifies For Her Third NCAA Championships

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:49:47 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Samford two-time All-American Lauren Blankenship qualified for her third trip to the NCAA Championships as she finished third Saturday in the NCAA South Regional race hosted by the University of Florida. Blankenship led her team to an eighth place finish while running the 6K course in 20:45.23.

Samford Cross Country Set To Compete In NCAA Regionals

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:42:58 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford cross country team will be competing in the NCAA Regional race this Saturday at the University of Florida Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla. After a year off, OVC Female Runner of the Year Lauren Blankenship gears up for her fourth appearance in the NCAA Championships.

Lauren Blankenship Nabs Third OVC Title, Named OVC Athlete Of The Year

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:49:01 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Senior Bulldog Lauren Blankenship captured her third conference title and was named Female Athlete of the Year for the third time Saturday at the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships at Spain Park Course in Hoover, Ala. Blankenship ran a time of 17:26.34, the fastest collegiate time to ever be run on the Spain Park course, to earn All-OVC honors and led the women to a second place finish with 66 points while the Samford men came in sixth place.

Samford Set To Host OVC Cross Country Championships

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:53:00 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Samford University will host the 2007 Ohio Valley Conference Championship Saturday morning at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala. The men's 8K race will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 10 a.m.

Samford Cross Country Fairs Well In Chile Pepper Festival

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:42:30 PST

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. --- The Samford men's and women's cross country teams had a successful day Saturday at Chile Pepper Festival hosted by the No. 9 University of Arkansas. The men captured 17th place out of 32 teams while the women also captured 17th place out of 41 teams.

Samford Cross Country To Run In Arkansas Meet Saturday

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:12:50 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford cross country team will run with the nation's best in the 19th annual Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., hosted by the University of Arkansas on Saturday. The event should be a solid indicator of what is to come at the NCAA Championships in November.

Lauren Blankenship Receives Third Weekly Conference Honor

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:30:49 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Samford senior cross country runner Lauren Blankenship has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Runner of the Week for the third week in a row. She is the first recorded runner to have earned this honor in three consecutive weeks in the history of Samford and the Ohio Valley Conference. The weekly honor is voted upon by conference officials and awarded the athlete who has the best performance of the week.

Lauren Blankenship Passes Two All-Americans In Auburn Tiger Invitational

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:10:34 PST

AUBURN, Ala. --- Senior All-American Bulldog runner Lauren Blankenship edged by two other All-Americans from 14th-ranked Iowa to capture the second place position at the Auburn Tiger Invitational Saturday. Blankenship led the Samford women to a seventh place finish out of 22 teams while Drew Anderwald and the men placed fifth out of 16 teams.

Samford Cross Country To Run On The Plains Saturday

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:08:31 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Samford cross country team will compete in its third race of the season Saturday as they participate in the 15th annual Tiger Invitational. The event, hosted by Auburn University, with be held at Indian Pines Golf Course in Auburn, Ala., and includes a 5K race for the women and an 8K race for the women.

Lauren Blankenship Named Runner Of The Week Again

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:30:59 PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Samford cross country runner Lauren Blankenship has been named Ohio Valley Conference Runner of the Week for the second week in a row. The weekly honor is voted upon by conference officials and awarded the athlete who has the best performance of the week.

Cross Country Teams Finish Second At Samford Invitational

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:27:25 PST

Women's Results
Men's Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Both the Samford men's and women's cross country teams finished second in the Samford Invitational held at the Spain Park Running Course Friday afternoon.