August 27, 2007
Women's XCountry 2007 Season Preview

SANTA CRUZ, CA --The trails in and around UC Santa Cruz will be a little busier this fall, as the 2007 UCSC Women’s Cross Country team fields it’s largest roster in program history.  One reason for this growth has been the team’s largest ever recruiting class, with 8 incoming frosh. Add in a core group of returners that spent most the summer training together, and this is by far the deepest and largest team to run Cross Country at UC Santa Cruz. (More)

September 1, 2007
Women's Cross Country Finishes 7th In Season Opener

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The UCSC Cross Country team opened up the 2007 season with a 7th place finish at the USF Invite in Golden Gate Park on Saturday September 1st. With 16 runners entered this marked the largest squad ever to race for UC Santa Cruz.. (More)

September 8, 2007
XCountry Formed A Block At The Lewis & Clark Invite

ETSACADA, OR -- It was like one big Banana Slug blocked the race course at the Lewis & Clark Invite in Etsacada, Oregon on Saturday September 8th. At the 1st mile mark UCSC's top seven runners came through less then a second apart. Close behind was a second pack of five UCSC runners, also less then a second apart. This was the first time the team tried the tactic and Coach Boothe was pleased it worked so quickly. "There's more to work on, but this was our first try at true pack running so it went great.". (More)

October 1, 2007
A Record Breaking Race For Women's Cross Country

SALEM, OR --These are without a doubt the fastest Banana Slugs UC Santa Cruz has ever seen. On Saturday the Women’s Cross Country team set a new school record with a 19:25 average team time over the 5k course at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational in Salem , Oregon . In a race that saw many personal bests and six Slugs run under 20 minutes for 5k; Freshman Mikayla Murphy stood out, setting a school record of her own. (More)

October 1, 2007
XCountry Running The Race Against Global Warming

SANTA CRUZ, CA--While most of the team were racing in Oregon this past weekend, some of the Slug Harriers stayed in town to dominate the local road race scene. Six Slug runners ran in the First Annual Race Against Global Warming in Santa Cruz on Saturday. (More)

October 6, 2007
Murphy Breaks Her Second School Record In SF State Gator Invite

SAN FRANCISCO, CA --The Lady Banana Slugs held their own on Saturday at the SF State Gator Invite in Golden Gate Park, finishing 5^th out of 11 teams. This was especially impressive considering they were the only NCAA DIII team in the race. It was a day of superb individual performances too. (More)

October 13, 2007
Another Saturday, Another 5th Place Finish Against DI & DII Competition For Women's XCountry

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA --The UCSC Cross Country team was in San Luis Obispo over the weekend at the Cal Poly Invite, were they proved once again they can hang in with any competition. The Slugs were 5^th out of 10 teams in the Women’s 5K College Race at Fairbanks Cross Country course; typically a very slow course compared to most the Slugs race on. It was also a weekend of breakthrough team running for the squad.(More)

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December 10, 2007
Women's XCountry and Men's and Women's Soccer Find their Athlete's on the All-Independent Honor's List