April 20, 2010
SENIOR ATHLETES RECEIVE RECOGNITION OF YEARS AT FIRST WATCH CEREMONY
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Thanks to the generous donations of the members of Southwestern's first booster club, The Pirate Crew, the Athletic Department was able to begin a new tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at Southwestern.
March 10, 2010
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TOPS IN SCAC; NAMED USTFCCCA DIII ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Southwestern women's cross country team was named as a top scholar team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Their 3.59 team GPA was the highest of all women's cross country teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and were tied for the 13th highest in the nation at Division III.
March 4, 2010
LARRIEU SMITH SELECTED TO LEAD TEAM USA AT XC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TOBAGO
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern University Head Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field coach Francie Larrieu Smith has been selected as the Team Leader for both the junior and senior women's cross country teams by USA Track & Field. The teams will compete at the NACAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday, March 6th at Mt. Irvine Bay Golf Resort in Tobago.
January 29, 2010
PIRATES HAVE 47 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO FALL 2009 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2009 fall term and 47 Southwestern student-athletes representing all five fall sports were earned recognition. A record 780 student-athletes conference-wide made the list.
December 7, 2009
MCENTIRE AND RUDD EARN SCAC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP NODS
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its second annual Men's and Women's Cross Country All-Sportsmanship teams. Junior Lili McEntire (pictured, left) and senior Daniel Rudd (pictured, right) were named as representatives for Southwestern.
November 14, 2009
WARNER COMES IN 25TH; PIRATES FINISH IN 21ST AT DIII SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Senior Tami Warner (pictured) finished in 25th place out of 189 runners in her final meet for the Pirates. The team came in 21st place overall to wrap-up their 2009 season.
October 31, 2009
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY BATTLES COURSE AT SCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
CONYERS, Ga. – The Southwestern women’s cross country team battled difficult travel and tough course conditions at the SCAC Championships on Saturday at Oglethorpe University. Rain and a dramatic weather change during the race resulted in slower than expected times for the runners but the women still put up a good showing.
October 17, 2009
PIRATES HOT AGAINST DI COMPETITION AT CHILE FESTIVAL
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Southwestern Pirates amped up the competition and therefore their times as they took on numerous DI schools at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival on Saturday morning. Both the men and women posted either personal best or season best times in the uncommon competition distance of 10K for the men and 6K for the women.
October 12, 2009
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE MEET CANCELED, PIRATES TO COMPETE IN ARKANSAS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Due to poor course conditions and the extensive amount of rain the Jackson, Miss. area has received the Mississippi College Cross Country Invitational has been canceled. The Pirates will join Trinity and Hendrix at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in northwest Arkansas.
October 10, 2009
ODD DISTANCE CHALLENGES PIRATES AT INCARNATE WORD
LIVE OAK, Texas – The Pirates found themselves face to face with a challenging situation on Saturday at the University of Incarnate Word Cross Country Invitational and had to adjust quickly and still performed well. Muddy and cool conditions led to an unconventional course change, but the women responded well, finishing in 7th place against tough competition.
September 26, 2009
PIRATE WOMEN POST GOOD TIMES IN FIRST 6K; TAKE FOURTH AT DIII TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEGUIN, Texas – Despite not running a 6K yet this year, or ever as the case may be for some of Southwestern runners, the Pirates took fourth place at the DIII Texas Championships on Saturday, finishing behind McMurry, UT-Tyler and Trinity.
September 5, 2009
WARNER TAKES SECOND AT UT-TYLER INVITATIONAL
Senior Tami Warner led the way for the Pirates at the UT-Tyler Invitational with a second place finish. Southwestern finished fourth out of six teams with 96 points.
September 1, 2009
PIRATE CROSS COUNTRY SNATCHES FOUR OF TOP FIVE FINISHES AT TWILIGHT OPENER
The Women’s Cross Country team got to work at the Twilight Opener at Berry Springs capturing four of the top five spots in the dual race against Concordia.
