Category: Women’s Cross Country (Page 2)

DeVoe, shaving 36-seconds off her previous personal/school best, owned a 4:06/kilometer pace at Friday’s (Oct. 5) intercollegiate intra-state battle. The time was good enough to vault DeVoe into the top-100 finishers at a race that is host to NCAA Division I & II opponents, as well as NAIA and junior college schools. The senior stands alone atop all cross country records-to-date in only her third full year running competitively at…

Women’s 5K Course Map Senior record-holder Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) will once again lead the Mustangs into action. DeVoe has started the season off strongly after finishing at or ahead of last year’s pace twice this year. The senior could very be in for a good day and challenge at the top of the pack in tomorrow’s race. DeVoe will be followed by newcomer Jessica McClendon (Canton, Mich./Madonna University). McClendon,…

DETROIT, MI–Saturday marked the first race for Marygrove College women’s cross country. The inaugural race would take place at Oakland University (Golden Grizzly Open). Freshman Krystal Jones-Bostic would be the only female runner for the Mustangs after injuries depleted the team. The 5K event would be Jones-Bostic’s first race in two years. The savvy distance runner came out strong and kept a strong pace through the daunting course. A time…

The Mustangs entered a total of four runners in Friday’s race (two attached, two unattached). Leading the way in the 6K event was senior standout Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) with a time of 26:36. The pace was seconds off DeVoe’s time at the 2011 Spartan Invite last year when she recorded a 26:19 in the annual 6K event. Also running attached for the Mustangs was Mercedesz Brown (Redford, Mich./Thurston). The…

The Mustangs went into the first race of the season competing against several NCAA Division I&II programs, as well as a few Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) counterparts. Picking up where she left off last season, senior Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) raced to a team-best 21:37 in the season-opening 5K event. The time landed DeVoe in 52nd place out of a field of 100 participants. The time was a mere 33…

Women’s 5K Start Time: 11:15am The women’s cross country squad will begin their season on September 8th when they visit nearby Cass-Benton Park (Northville, Mich.) to compete in the 26th Annual Running Fit/Tommy Titan Invitational. The invite is host to many of the region’s top teams from NCAA Division I to the junior college level. As it has been the past couple years, Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) will set the…

DETROIT, MI–Women’s Cross Country added an all-around athlete last week with the signing of Felecia Chapman. The former Fowlerville (MI) standout left the state en route for Pittsburgh, PA after a successful start to her high school career. Chapman, a 5’5″ championship caliber hurdler, graduated from Carrick High School in Pittsburgh where she starred in three sports. Over the course of her track career, Chapman won various gold medals in…

DeVoe, also named 2011 USCAA Academic All-American, completed a well-rounded campaign after finishing 13th of 111 runners at the USCAA National Championship Meet. Following DeVoe was Ashley Hart (Oak Park, Mich./Oakland CC) with a time of 35:36. Sophomore Shanique Maddox (Detroit, Mich./Wayne County CC) followed closely behind at the 37:20 mark. Freshman newcomer Charmaine McCray finished with a time of 40:56. Unfortunately, the Mustangs were not able to record a…

The 5k course was home to some of the region’s top NAIA talent and was hosted by Aquinas College. A staple of the youthful program, junior Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) once again led the way for the Mustangs with a 152nd place finish at 21:14. The stellar finish was good for a sub-seven minute pace. Paula Langley (Novi, Mich./Novi) donned the Mustang singlet for the first time this season and…

HILLSDALE, Mich.-After setting persona records last week, the Mustangs looked to do more of the same at Friday’s Michigan Intercollegiate Championship in Hillsdale, Michigan. The event, hosted by Hillsdale College, invites all institutions in Michigan to compete on the same course annually. With three runners competing on the afternoon, the Mustangs were unable to capture a team score. However, junior Shana DeVoe (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) continued her stellar season with a…