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DETROIT, MI–Men’s soccer didn’t let the ink dry on letters of intent lately as they signed another student-athlete for the upcoming inaugural season of Mustang soccer. Former East Detroit athlete Mike Rothenberg was the latest to ink a letter of intent. He was joined at the signing by his mother and assistant coach Worteh Samson. Rothenberg, a 2006 graduate of East Detroit High, will join the Mustangs after a brief…

OLIVET, MI–The Marygrove Women’s Soccer team hit the field for the first time in program history at Olivet College on Tuesday. A strong start would propel the Mustangs to a 0-0 tie through the first (36:00) minutes. Starting a first year program is never easy. Opening the inaugural season on the road against a successful NCAA Division III opponent makes it even more difficult. However, the Mustangs pressured the host…

In total, the Mustangs entered seven runners (five attached, two unattached) in the 8K event. Collegiate cross country newcomer Marcell Houston (Detroit, Mich./Mumford) set the tone for the Mustangs by once again edging out a teammate at the end. Houston led all Mustangs with an 8K time of 29:16 to barely clip senior Anthony Butler (Lincoln Park, Mich./Roosevelt) after he clocked in at 29:59. Last week, Houston and Butler had…

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 shot out quick to begin their season as many members of the team were out in front of the pack for a brief moment. The pace of NCAA Division I&II opponents eventually caught up with the Mustangs, but not before the team put on a great display to begin the season. Sophomore Marcell Houston (Detroit, Mich./Mumford) entered his first collegiate race and experienced great results. In an exciting…

GARY, IN–Women’s Volleyball  nearly snatched their first set of the season on Thursday against IU-Northwest. Instead, the home Redhawks rallied from behind in the first set to steal the game from the Mustangs and never looked back winning in three straight sets. Heading into the match against the Redhawks, the Mustangs knew they needed a strong start after dropping their first five matches of the season. It happened. Coach Graves’…

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…

Men’s 4-Mile Start Time: 11:45am Last season, the Mustangs put an exclamation point on the 2011 season with a 12th place finish at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Championship Meet. LaCema Womack, head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and track programs, was at the helm for the first time in 2011 and looks to build off the aforementioned success in hopes of a strong…

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–The Mustangs added their first 2010 recruit to the program as Bianca Berry signed her letter of intent. The signing, the first 2010 recruit for any sport, comes days before the women’s soccer team hits the field for their inaugural season on Tuesday. Berry, a 5’6″ forward from Crestwood High School in Dearborn, is the sister of freshman men’s soccer player Jordan Berry. The latter of the siblings looks to…