USP
Cross Country Teams Named Division II All-Academic Teams
by USTFCCCA
Women’s
team earns honor for seventh consecutive year
New
Orleans, La. (3/8/10)- The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s and women’s
cross country teams have been selected by the United States
Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
as All-Academic Teams for the 2009 season.
For
the USP women, it marks the seventh consecutive year they
have earned Division II All-Academic Team Honors, having
earned the honor in each season since becoming NCAA eligible
in 2003. The men’s team earns the honor for the third consecutive
year and fourth time in the last five seasons.
In
2009-10 the men’s and women’s cross country programs and
their runners have now earned a total of 19 academic awards
(17 individual and the two team awards).......more
Waters
Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
New
Orleans, La. (2/26/10) -University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
women’s cross country runner Kristin Waters
(West Genesee High School/Syracuse, N.Y.)
was named to the United States Track and Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team
for the 2009 season.
To
qualify for All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must
have completed at least 12 semester/quarter hours through
the semester of competition at the institution to be eligible.
The student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 cumulative
grade point average and have placed in the top 30% of the
total number of athletes eligible to compete at the respective
regional championships or have placed in the top 50% of
the field at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.
The individual’s coach must also be a member of the United
States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Waters,
a pharmacy major with a 3.90 grade point average, completed
her first season of competition this fall for the Devils......more
Sportsmanship
Awards Presented to USP Teams
Philadelphia,
Pa. (January 30, 2010) - Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Commissioner Daniel Mara presented the University of the
Sciences in Philadelphia the 2008-09 Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference (CACC) Men’s Team Sportsmanship Award in a ceremony
in between games of Saturday's basketball doubleheader against
Dominican College. In addition, Mara also presented the
2009 CACC Team Sportsmanship award to the Men's cross country
program......more
Eleven
Devils Named to 2009 CACC Fall Academic Team
Verbyla
becomes a Three-Time Selection
New
Haven, Conn. (January 18, 2010) –
Eleven University of the Sciences in Philadelphia student-athletes
were named to the 2009 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Fall All-Academic Team announced earlier today.
To
qualify for the honor, recipients must have maintained at
least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average, participated
in a fall CACC championship sport, and been at least a sophomore
academically and athletically. The 11 Devils were among
147 honorees in six sports from all 14 conference schools.
Three of the 11 are repeat selections from last year’s team.
One
of the three, women’s cross country runner Sarah
Verbyla (Wyoming Valley West High School/Larksville, Pa.)
was amongst 18 CACC student-athletes to be named to the
CACC Fall Academic Team three times..........more
Crawford
and Kaminski Named to 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer
Women’s Cross Country Area All-Academic Team
Philadelphia,
Pa. (12/27/09) –
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia cross country
runners Beth Crawford and
Jessica Kaminski was amongst the seven female
athletes named to the 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic
All-Area Women’s Cross Country Team as announced on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Area All-Academic Teams are voted on by
the members of the Philadelphia Area Sports Information
Directors Association (Philly-SIDA). To be eligible for
selection, a student-athlete must be a sophomore academically
and athletically, attend one of the 28 Philadelphia area
colleges and universities and have a minimum grade point
average of 3.0..........more
Devils
Close Out Season at NCAA Regional Meet (11/8/09)
Four
runners set personal best times as the University of the
Sciences in Philadelphia men's cross country team closed
out their 2009 season with a 19th place finish at the NCAA
East Regional Championships held at Franklin Park in Boston,
Massachusetts on Sunday.
The
Devils finished with 519 points, ten behind 18th place St.
Anselm College(509) and 47 ahead of CACC rival Holy Family
University (566). Host U-Mass Lowell captured the team title
with a score of 43 points. There were 32 schools competing
in this year's race. This year's race marks the fourth time
in the past five years that the Devils have competed as
a team at the NCAA regionals. Their 19th place finish was
their second best showing, behind only last year's 16th
place effort.........more
Three
Women Runners Set Personal Bests at NCAA Regionals (11/8/09)
Three
runners set personal best times as the University of the
Sciences in Philadelphia women's cross country team closed
out their 2009 season with a 20th place finish at this year's
NCAA East Regional Championship at Franklin Park in Boston
Massachusetts on Sunday.
The
Devils finished with 544 points, 21 behind 19th place Assumption
College (523) and 12 ahead of Molloy College (566). Stonehill
College took top honors amongst the 32 schools competing
with 51 points. This year's meet marked the seventh consecutive
season that the women's cross country team has competed
as a team in the NCAA regional.........more
Waters,
Crawford Earn All-Conference Honors as Devils Place Fourth
at CACC Championship Meet (10/24/09)
Freshman
Kristin Waters and senior Beth
Crawford earned All-Conference honors as the
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's cross
country team finished fourth at Saturday's Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference Championship (CACC) at Belmont Plateau
in Philadelphia.
For
Crawford (Camden Catholic HS/Haddon Heights,
N.J.) it was her second consecutive All-CACC
honor while Waters (West Genesee HS/Syracuse,
N.Y.) garnered her first. The Devils finished
with 129 points, tying with Wilmington University.........more
Devils
Place Fourth at CACC Championship (10/24/09)
Earn Team Sportsmanship
Award
Rain
and poor course conditions did not keep the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia men's cross country team from
recording their third consecutive top four finish at the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championship
meet, placing fourth amongst the ten teams competing on
Saturday at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.
The
Men's Cross Country Team also earned the CACC Team Sportsmanship
Award. The CACC Team Sportsmanship Award is given to the
team in each sponsored conference sport that best exemplifies
the spirit of athletic competition and sportsmanship. The
voting for this award is done by the league’s 11 coaches........more
Men's
Harriers Place Sixth at Cabrini Invitational (10/10/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's cross country
team had all seven scorers finish in less than thirty minutes
for the second time this season as they placed sixth at
the Cabrini Invitational at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia
on Saturday.
The
Devils finished with 155 points, seven behind a strong Rutgers-Camden
squad. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rivals Wilmington
University (45) and Philadelphia University (66) were first
and third respectively. Ramapo college was second with 57
points and Penn State University's (Main Campus) Club Team
was fourth (66 points). The sixth place finish snaps USP's
three-meet streak of top three finishes, but the Devils
have now finished 6th or better in 16 straight regular season
meets, dating back to the start of the 2007 season........more
Devils
Race to a Sixth Place Finish at Cabrini Invite (10/10/09)
The
first five finishers for the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia finished 74 seconds apart as the Devils
recorded a sixth place finish at the Cabrini Invitational
at Belmont Plateau on Saturday afternoon.
The
Devils finished with 167 points, 14 behind 5th place Wilmington
University. Division I Penn State University's Club Team
took home the team title, placing five runners in the top
ten to finish with 28 points. Georgian Court University
was second with 70 points, followed by Philadelphia University(88)
and Ramapo College (139).........more
Women
Harriers Take Second at Belmont (10/3/09)
Three
of the Devils top four finishers ran personal best times
as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s
cross country team took home the second place trophy at
Saturday’s Belmont classic at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.
USP
finished with 87 points, three points ahead of third place
Nyack College and 19 behind meet champion Wilmington University.
Saturday’s second place finish is eight places better than
the Devils did in last year’s Belmont Classic and marks
their third consecutive top five finish in a regular season
race. It is the USP women’s cross country team’s longest
streak of consecutive top-five finishes since achieving
the feat in four straight races in 2006........more
Devils
Take Second at Belmont Classic (10/3/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s cross country
team placed all seven scorers in the top 25 as they cruised
to a second place finish at Saturday’s Belmont classic at
Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.
The
Devils finished with 63 points, 32 ahead of third place
Rutgers-Newark and 39 behind meet champion Wilmington University
(24 points), who had five of the first nine finishers. Saturday’s
second place finish marks the Devils’ third consecutive
race where the team has placed in the top three. The USP
men’s team has now recorded a third place or better finish
in six of their last nine regular season races and 10 of
their last 15.......more
Devils
Run to a Fourth Place finish at Philadelphia Metro Meet
(9/26/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's cross
country team recorded their best finish at Saturday's Philadelphia
Metro Meet in the last two decades as they again used a
tightly packed group amongst their top five finishers to
place fourth overall in the meet.
The
Devils fourth place finish at the Metro was their best ever
in the 12-year tenure of current head coach Bob Heller and
their best showing at the Metro since back-to-back third
place finishes in 1988 and 1989. USP scored 176 points,.......more
Solid
Effort as Devils Record Best Finish Ever at Metro Meet (9/26/09)
The
first seven runners from the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia to finish at Saturday's Philadelphia Metro
Meet at Belmont Plateau completed the course in less than
thirty minutes as the Devils recorded their best finish
ever in the thirty year history of the meet, capturing the
third place trophy.
The
seven runners breaking the 30-minute mark for the race is
also a first for a USP cross country team, with four of
the seven setting personal best marks at the race. The Devils
scored 87 points, 26 behind second place Felician College
and 57 behind meet champion Philadelphia University......more
Devils
Take Home Third Place at Wilmington Invitational (9/12/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's cross country
team placed three runners in the top ten overall as they
recorded a third place finish at Saturday's Wilmington University
Invitational at Carousel Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
USP's
three top ten finishers all completed the challenging Carousel
Park course in under 30 minutes, leading the Devils the
Devils to their second consecutive third place finish at
this event. .....more
Solid
Effort by All as Devils Take Fifth at Wilmington Invitational
(9/12/09)
The
first five finishers for the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia women's cross country team all finished
within 72 seconds of each other as the Devils took fifth
place at Saturday's Wilmington University Invitational at
Carousel Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
The
close pack of USP runners led the Devils to their second
straight fifth place finish at the event. USP finished with
105 points........more
USP
Men Open Season with Seventh Place Finish (9/5/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's cross country
team kicked off their 2009 campaign with a seventh place
finish at the Delaware Valley College Invitational Saturday
morning in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The
Devils had four runners finish the 8,000 meter course in
less than 30 minutes and had their top seven runners finish
in less than 32 minutes en route to their seventh place
finish......The race marks the first time this decade that
the Devils have had their top seven runners finish in less
than 32 minutes in their season opener......more
USP
Women Record Seventh Place Finish in Season Opener (9/5/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's cross
country team opened the 2009 season with a seventh place
finish at Saturday's Delaware Valley College Invitational
in Doylestown. The seventh place finish was one place better
than the Devils fared in last season's meet
The
Devils finished with 228 points, 72 behind fifth place Gwynedd
Mercy College. West Chester University won the meet with
a score of 70 points......Saturday's race marked the first
time that the USP women had their first five runners finish
in less than 28:30 in a regular season 6,000-meter race
(USP has done this three times at the NCAA regional championship).......more
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