Wilmington women’s cross country sophomore standout Althea Davidson (New Castle, Del.) has been named as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Student-Athlete of the Month for October, which was announced today by Conference Commissioner Dan Mara.
Sophomore standout Althea Davidson became the first Wilmington University cross country runner to compete at the NCAA Division II Championship meet, placing 130th at the Missouri Southern State University Cross Country Course on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore runner Althea Davidson continues to set new ground for the Wilmington University cross country teams, placing fifth at the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships on Sunday, becoming the first Wilmington runner to qualify for the National Meet.
On a day of firsts for the Wilmington University cross country teams, the Wildcats mopped up at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships, earning multiple major individual awards and also the men’s team championship for the first time in program history on Sunday morning in Fairmount Park.
After another impressive week on the course, sophomore Althea Davidson and freshman Jesus Amezquita raced their way to another Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Weekly Honor for the Wilmington University cross country teams, announced by the conference office on Thursday.
The Wilmington University cross country teams had another banner afternoon on the course, competing at the Goldey-Beacom Fall Classic on the Wildcats home course at Carousel Park on late Friday afternoon.
For the fourth week in a row, Wilmington University women’s cross country standout Althea Davidson has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Runner of the Week, while freshman Jesus Amezquita was named the Men’s Rookie of the Week, announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
The Wilmington University men’s cross country team remained red hot, winning another meet title as the Wildcats took top honors at the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury University, cruising to the finish line with 34 points, besting 14 teams while the women placed eighth of 13 teams on Saturday morning.
During the 33rd Annual Philadelphia Metropolitan Cross Country Championship last weekend, Wilmington University sophomore runner Althea Davidson hopefully saw the competition she will run against in the upcoming Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship later this season.
The 2012 Wilmington University cross country teams continued their strong seasons today, as the men’s team picked up its second team championship of the year while Althea Davidson earned her second medalist honors of the year, leading the women to a sixth place finish at the 33rd Philadelphia Metropolitan Cross Country Championship on Bekmont Plateau in Fairmount Park on Saturday.
For the second consecutive week Wilmington University cross country sophomore Althea Davidson has been recognized as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Runner of the Week, announced Tuesday by the conference office.
Looking to compete and get a feel of the course used in the 2012 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Meet, the Wilmington University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the RiverHawks Cross Country Invitational, hosted by UMass-Lowell on Saturday afternoon.
After running to her first career individual win at the 12th Annual Wilmington University Cross Country Invitational last Saturday, sophomore runner Althea Davidson was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Runner of the Week, announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
The Wilmington University men’s and women’s cross country team were once again impressive on the course on Saturday, this time collecting both the individual winners in the women’s 6k and the men’s 8k races, in the 12th Annual Wilmington University Cross Country Invitational at the Wildcats home course at Carousel Park.
Senior runner Bill Steele was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week while freshman teammate Jesus Amezquita earned CACC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Week, for the first for the period ending September 4.
The Wilmington University cross country teams enjoyed an impressive 2012 debut on Saturday morning as senior Bill Steele was the overall winner and the men’s team finished one point behind the team winner while sophomore Althea Davidson and junior Jeanette Halliburton led the women’s team to a fifth place finish at the Delaware Valley College Invitational.
The Wilmington University cross country teams will have six regular season meets to prepare themselves for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship meet in which each the men and women will again look to compete for a title, as head coach Keith Jones announced his 2012 schedule on Thursday.
On top of the individual academic awards the Wilmington University men’s and women’s cross country runners earned last week, the United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the teams who earned 2011 Division II All-Academic Cross Country status and both Wildcat teams were mentioned.