NEW HAVEN, Conn. (July 19, 2018) -- Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson University + Philadelphia University) will serve as the host institution for the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships, as announced on Thursday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Jefferson will host the championship event on Sunday, Oct. 28, at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 25, 2018) -- Post University cross country/track & field standout Kendall Fitzgerald on Monday was named the 2017-18 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. It marks the third year in a row a Post female student-athlete earned the prestigious honor, as former volleyball standout Skylar German won it two years in a row in 2016 and 2017.
AUSTIN, Texas (June 20, 2018) – Post University three-sport student-athlete, sophomore Kendall Fitzgerald (Kamloops, British Columbia) was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-American® Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team on Wednesday. She is the first Post student-athlete from the cross country/track and field program to earn All-American honors and was the lone sophomore selected to this year's team.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 20, 2018) -- Two Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's track & field/cross country standouts (Holy Family University's Tarai Augustin & Dominican College's Jovan Zigic) were recently named to the 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team for Division II, as announced by the national organization for sports information directors.
WILMINGTON, Del. (June 4, 2018) -- Goldey-Beacom cross country/track & field coach Andrew Shearer is teaming with his daughter, Aubrey, to hold an endurance run toward raising awareness about mental illness and teen suicide.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 1, 2018) -- Two Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) men's track & field/cross country standouts (Holy Family University's Tarai Augustin & Dominican College's Jovan Zigic) were recently named to the 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for Division II, as announced by the national organization for sports information directors. The two stars will now move on for consideration for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team in the sport, which will be announced later this month.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 1, 2018) -- Four Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) women's track & field/cross country standouts were recently named to the 2018 Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, as announced by the national organization of collegiate sports information directors. The list included Malawi Allen (Georgian Court University), Kendall Fitzgerald (Post University), Jessica Handsaker (Georgian Court) and Kylie Jones (Georgian Court). The four will now move on for consideration for the 2018 Academic All-America Team, which will be announced later this month.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. (May 24, 2018) – Elson Smajlaj (SMAI-lai) of North Bergen has been appointed the head coach of the women's and men's cross-country teams at Felician University, Felician director of athletics Ben DiNallo Jr. announced today.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 9, 2018) -- Five Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) member schools recently had their cross country programs recognized with Academic Award status from the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as announced by the national organization. Four women's programs and two men's programs earned All-Academic Team status, while a combined 15 student-athletes earned Individual All-Academic accolades.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (December 8, 2017) -- Post University women's cross country and women's ice hockey standout Kendall Fitzgerald on Friday was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for November 2017, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara.
AMHERST, N.Y. (November 7, 2017) - Sophomore Kendall Fitzgerald (Kamloops, British Columbia) of the Post University cross country team finished second at the NCAA Division II East Regional Championships on Saturday at Audubon Golf Course in Amherst, N.Y. She completed in the 6K race in a time of 22:50.0 and qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship. Fitzgerald is the first individual student-athlete in Post history to qualify for a national championship.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 2, 2017) -- Twenty-two (22) student-athletes on Thursday were named to the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 22 honorees come from 12 member institutions that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 2, 2017) -- Thirty-four (34) student-athletes on Thursday were named to the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 34 honorees come from 11 member institutions that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.
NEWARK, Del. (October 22, 2017) -- Three Thomas Jefferson University runners turned in top-15 finishes to spearhead a Rams' effort that enabled the program to capture the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Cross Country Championship on Sunday at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, Del. Jefferson finished with a first-place team score of 75 points and won the CACC crown for the first time since the 2014 campaign.
NEWARK, Del. (October 22, 2017) -- Six of Thomas Jefferson University's seven runners finished among the top 15 of the individual standings to earn all-conference honors and lead a Rams' effort to capture the program's fourth-consecutive conference title Sunday at the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Cross Country Championship at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, Del. Jefferson finished with a first-place team score of 49 points.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 19, 2017) -- The CACC Digital Network will once again webcast live the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships this Sunday from White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, Del. Fans wishing to watch the races can do so by clicking on the WATCH link at the top of this story. The men's 2017 championship 8k race will begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by the women's 5k title race at 10:30 a.m. CACCDN will go live on air at 9:25 a.m. prior to the start of the men's race and will bring you all the action from the starting and finish lines for both the men's and women's events.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 18, 2017) -- The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and Commissioner Dan Mara announced on Wednesday four awards in the sport of cross country, as the league and its 14 member schools are gearing up for CACC Men's and Women's Championships this Sunday at White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, Del.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 10, 2017) -- University of the Sciences' women's cross country standout Elizabeth Sauers on Monday was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Student-Athlete of the Month for September 2017, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Sauers becomes the first student-athlete to earn the prestigious monthly award during the 2017-18 academic year, as she demonstrated athletic and academic success, while also making a positive impact in her surrounding communities.
Jefferson & Belmont Plateau to Once Again Host CACC Cross Country Championships in 2018
July 19, 2018NEW HAVEN, Conn. (July 19, 2018) -- Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson University + Philadelphia University) will serve as the host institution for the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's & Women's Cross Country Championships, as announced on Thursday by Commissioner Dan Mara. Jefferson will host the championship event on Sunday, Oct. 28, at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia.
