OCTOBER 3, 2007 --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

SMC Cross Country Moves Up In Rankings
Men’s Team Ranked 10th, Women’s Team Ranked 19^th 

SPARTANBURG – The Spartanburg Methodist College men's and women's cross country teams continue to be ranked in the Top 20 in the nation in the Week 5 rankings released by the National Junior College Athletic Association on Wednesday. 

The men’s team moved up from 11th to 10th following their 15th place finish at the Auburn Invitational, a meet laden with Division I and Division II schools. 

The men’s team has been ranked as high as 8th this season – in Weeks 2 and 3.  

The women’s team moved up from a 20th place ranking into a tie at 19th with Pasco-Hernando Community College of Port Richey, FL, on the strength of the team’s best performance this year, which was led by sophomore runner Becca Prichard’s 17:32:84 school record time in the women’s 5K at the Auburn Invitational. 

The women’s team has been ranked as high as 14th this season – in Week 1. 

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia.  

The College is in its 96th year of providing a quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning. 

For more information, contact men’s and women’s cross country coach Mike Foley at: (864) 325-5957.  

On the net:
Complete weekly rankings - http://www.iowacentral.edu/athletics/hillndale/index.htm