Sunday,
August 24, 2003
BLUE HOSE MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS RETURN TO CAMPUS
OVER THE WEEKEND TO BEGIN PRESEASON PRACTICE
CLINTON,
S.C. — The Presbyterian College men’s and women’s
cross country teams returned to campus on Friday to begin
preseason camp under the direction of second-year head coach Michelle
Karlon.
Both teams reported Friday
afternoon and conducted team meetings and room check-in.
Saturday morning the teams continued with team meetings
followed by physicals and their first preseason practice.
On Sunday, the teams
continued work with a late afternoon practice session. Next
week the teams will practice twice on Monday with an 8:00 am
session and a 4:00 pm session. The rest of the week the teams
will practice early in the morning through Friday before
taking Saturday and Sunday off.
The men’s team returns
five letterwinners led by a pair of seniors in Ryan
Nobles (Laurens, S.C.) and Ben
Rosebrock (Columbia, S.C.). On the women’s side, five
letterwinners also return led by seniors Tanith
Forrester (Lexington, S.C.) and Essie
Buxton (Johnson, City, Tenn.) and junior Kate
Whipple (Columbia, S.C.).
“I am really looking
forward to this season,” said Karlon. “Everyone came back
to campus looking good and I cannot wait to see how much they
have improved. I feel we laid the groundwork last year and I
am hoping this year we can start moving forward to making this
program a stronger contender in the SAC (South Atlantic
Conference).”
“We have eight freshmen
(4-men, 4-women) coming this year,” said Karlon. “They all
come from very successful high school cross country careers. I
am anxious to see how quickly the newcomers adjust and start
making their impact on the program.”
Both teams will continue training for their opening meet of the season on Saturday, September 6, the 2003 Eye Opener Cross Country Meet in Spartanburg, S.C. The first race will begin at 8:00 am that morning.