Cross Country Women Place 5th at NCAA Regional Championships 11/11/06---The Lynx women's cross country team finished 5th out of 26 teams at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. This race marks the 13th consecutive year that the Rhodes College women have placed in the top 5 at the Regional meet. Additionally, the women’s finish placed them second among all competing SCAC competition. With the new at-large selection process, a top 5 finish by the Lynx also qualifies them for consideration for a Nationals bid...more...
Cross Country Women finish 4th at SCAC Championships 10/28/06---Freshmen Whitney Ranson, Chelsea Ouellette, Cybil Covic, and Kate Scherer led the Lynx to a 4th place finish at the SCAC Championship meet in Danville, KY. Finishing in the top 4 positions in each of the last 4 meets, they placed 20th, 24th, 28th, and 32nd on the challenging 6000 meter Centre College course...Results
Cross Country Women Place 18th at Tori Neubauer Invite in Wisconsin 10/14/06---Freshman Whitney Ranson placed 58th (23:24) out of 434 finishers as the Rhodes women, racing their first 6k of the season, placed 18th out of 28 teams at the Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by Wisconsin-La Crosse. The field included many of the best Division III programs in the country and the spotlight of a national stage was not lost on the Lady Lynx as they roared out though the first mile, quickly becoming a fan favorite when it was announced the Rhodes women were in 5th place through the early stages of the race. Freshman Cybil Covic (23:29) also finished inside the top 100 for Rhodes, placing 66th...Results
Cross Country Women Place 2nd at Rhodes Invitational 09/30/06---Whitney Ranson placed 8th overall in 19:49 to lead the Lynx to a 2nd place overall finish. Placing 4 runners in the top 15, Rhodes finished just 4 points out of first place behind Division I Southern Arkansas University, 66-70...Results
Ranson Earns Runner of the Week Honors 09/25/06---Whitney Ranson, a freshman from Pickens, SC was named SCAC Cross Country Runner of the Week. In only the second meet of her collegiate career, Ranson was the number one finisher for the Lynx, leading them to a top 15 finish against primarily Division I and II colleges. She also finished with a season's best of 19:31, improving her time by 44 seconds.
Cross Country Women 15th at Southern Stampede 09/16/06---The Lynx finished 15th out of 34 schools at the Southern Stampede, hosted by Missouri Southern in Joplin, MO. Freshman Whitney Ranson led the Lynx over the 5000 meter course in 19:31, followed by Chelsea Ouellette in 19:38 and Cybil Covic in 19:44... Results
Cross Country Women Place 3rd at Sewanee 09/02/06---Freshmen Whitney Ranson, Cybil Covic, and Chelsea Ouellette led the Lynx, as Rhodes placed 3rd out of 19 complete squads at the Sewanee Invitational. Ranson place 19th overall in 20:15, followed by Covic in 20th place (20:18), and Ouellette in 21st place (20:23)... Results
Cross Country Women Place 5th at NCAA Regional Championships 11/12/05---The Lynx placed 5th out of 22 teams at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships in Conway, Arkansas. Team captain May King led the team as she has all season, finishing 13th out of 150 runners... more...
Cross Country Women Place 5th at SCAC Championships 10/29/05---Team captain May King led the Lynx with her 17th place finish at the SCAC Championships in Conway, AR. The women scored 116 points to finish 5th, just 3 points out of 4th... more...
Cross Country Women 3rd at Georgia State 10/15/05---Team captain May King led Rhodes by placing 32nd out of 130 competitors at the Georgia State Invitational in Atlanta. The Lynx finished 3rd out of 6 non-NCAA Division I teams at the meet... more...
May King Named SCAC Athlete of the Week 10/05/05---Women's cross country team captain May King, a senior from Metairie, La., has been selected as the SCAC Women's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for meets run Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1. King led Rhodes for the second time in as many meets, placing 28th out of 177 runners at the Rhodes Invitational at Plough Park in Memphis. Her time of 19:46 was a 49 second improvement over her previous best on the course. King's 4-year progression on the same course at the Rhodes Invitational has been: 21:25, 20:47, 20:35, and 19:46.
Cross Country Women 10th at Rhodes Invitational 10/01/05---Team captain May King led the Lynx for the second time in as many meets at the Rhodes Invitational at Plough Park in Memphis. King ran 19:46 to place 28th out of 177 runners, leading the team to a 10th place finish out of 22 complete teams... more...
Cross Country Women Place 8th at Alabama 09/17/2005---Team captain May King led the Lynx for the first time in her career with a personal best cross country time of 19:36 at the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL. King placed 39th, and Rhodes finished 8th among 14 mostly Division I teams at the meet... more...
Cross Country Women Place 2nd at Sewanee 09/03/05---Junior Jennifer Emo led the Lynx, as Rhodes placed 2nd out of 19 complete squads at the Sewanee Invitational. Emo took 8th place out of 143 runners with a time of 19:42... more...
Lynx Runners Prepare for 2005 Season 08/21/05---A mix of experience and youth characterizes the 2005 women's cross country team, which looks to improve upon its 2004 placings of 3rd and 4th at the SCAC and NCAA Regional Championships, respectively. NCAA National Championships qualifier Jennifer Emo is expected to lead the team... more...
