Greensboro College - 2009 USA South Golf Cross Country Championships

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Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

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2009 USA South Golf Cross Country Championships

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2009 USA South Tournament - October 31
Hagan Stone Park, Greensboro NC

Pleasant Garden, NC -- Christopher Newport Captured the 2009 men's and women's USA South Cross Country championships held Saturday at Hagan Stone. The Captain men edged Shenandoah 30-32. On the women's, CNU had a 23-45 margin over second place SU. Full Men's Results ~ Women's Team Results ~ Women's Individual

On the women’s side Dira Hansen a sophomore from Christopher New port placed first with a time of 23:52.2. This led to their 11th straight USAS crown.

The CNU men won their 17th straight and 24th overall title on Saturday. However, the 30-32 margin over SU was the closest since 1987, the last time the Captains did not win the championship. First place went to Josiah Renton who is a sophomore from Shenandoah, which captured the first three places.

See Shenandoah Sweep the top three spots on the men's side: