The men's and women's cross country teams have been honored with U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) scholar team honors for the 2016 season. The Greenville women's cross country team posted a GPA of 3.84 which was tops on the NCAA Division III list.
The men's and women's cross country and track and field programs have hired Scott Wilson as their newest assistant coach. He will serve as specialty coach for the sprinters and brings with him over 20 years of successful collegiate coaching experience.
The fall athletic teams at Greenville College collected an expansive list of honors as their seasons concluded. The accolades include the college's first football NCAA Division III All-American, one conference positional player of the year award, two conference coach of year awards, one team conference sportsmanship award, two conference newcomer of the year awards, 11 first team all-conference honors, three first team NCCAA designations, and a conference high 39 SLIAC all-academic team honors.
The SLIAC champion women's cross country team collected a 23rd place finish on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional at Lake Breeze Golf Club.
The women's cross country team earned the SLIAC championship for the 16th time in school history and the second time in the last three years on Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
The women's cross country team used top seven finishes of juniors Brooke Goodyear and Lia Kruse to collect a fourth place showing at the Augustana (IL) Brissman-Lundeen Invitational.
The women's cross country team put together a second place finish at Olivet Nazarene on Friday. Brooke Goodyear completed the five kilometer course in 20:36 to finish eighth in the meet.
The women's cross country team collected 153 points to take the sixth place position of nine teams competing at the Washington University Early Bird meet on Friday.