November 11, 2009
2009 NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Meet Preview

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- Team and Individual berths to the National meet will be up for grabs November 14 at the NCAA Division III West Regional Cross Country Championships at the campus course at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, California.(More)

Septemeber 14, 2009
UCSC Slugs Are Starting Off Strong

IRVINE, CA -- The Women's Cross Country team traveled down south Saturday to race in the UC Irvine Invite, finishing 4th out of 11 teams in the Women's "B" race. The team scored 95 points, one point ahead of 5th place DIII West Region team Pomona Pitzer. Things looked a little different up front for the Slugs on Saturday; junior standout Mikayla Murphy ran on her own in the "A" race, comprised of mostly
Division I schools. (More)

March 3, 2009
More Awards for Slug Runners

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- The ENTIRE UCSC Women's Cross Country team has been selected as a 2008 NCAA Division III All Academic Team by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). The selection criteria was based on overall team GPA, and required that the team finish in the top half of their 2008 NCAA Regional Championship. The Slug Cross Country team finished 7th in the West Region in '08 and had a Fall '08 Team GPA of 3.38. This is the first ever post-season team award for UC Santa Cruz Cross Country..

February 7, 2009
Murphy Earns All-Academic Team Honors

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- UCSC Cross Country standout Mikayla Murphy has been named to the 2008 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA Women’s All-Academic Team for Cross Country. She earned the award as a molecular biology major with a 3.7 GPA, while finishing 58th at the 2008 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships this past fall. This is the first such award for UCSC Cross Country. (more)

January 6, 2009
Women's Cross Country Receives Four All-Conference Honors
Boothe Named DIII Independents Co-Coach of the Year

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- The 2008 Women’s Cross Country season has proved to be one of the most successful running seasons in the programs young history. Recently the program received four All-Conference honors from the Association of Division III Independents. At the top of the list was Head Coach Adam Boothe, who was named the women’s co-coach of the year, sharing the honors with Judy Hawkins (University of Dallas). (more)

November 21, 2008
Murphy and Hendricks Qualify for NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- On Saturday 11/15 the UCSC Women's Cross Country team competed at the NCAA DIII West Region Championships in Salem, OR. The team finished 7th overall, their highest finish in program history. That finish was due in no small part to the performances the Slugs' top two runners, Mikayla Murphy and Carina Hendricks. Both runners qualified individually for the 2008 NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships (more)