Mackenzie Taylor, after winning the PBC championship, was named national athlete of the week. (photo by David Troyer, special to the Bell Ringer)
By Justin Brosemer |
Sports writer
The Augusta University men and women’s cross-country teams, led by Coach Adam Ward, turned in outstanding performances in their final competition of the 2020 season, the Peach Belt Conference Championship, hosted by the University of North Georgia in Gainesville, Ga., on Nov. 14. The men defended their PBC crown, and Mackenzie Taylor won the women’s championship and finished the season undefeated. Continue reading “AU dominates in Peach Belt cross-country championships”→
Coach Adam Ward and the Augusta University men and women cross-country teams are readying for their first of three meets for their shortened season in West Columbia, S.C., at the Koala XC Classic. Continue reading “AU cross-country opens season in Columbia”→
Rafael Monteiro (22) finished his career with a banner season for the Jaguars. He is the Bell Ringer Male Athlete of the Year. (photo by Shelby Foster)
Erin Burditt and Carlos Rodriguez |
Sports writers
This past academic year for Augusta University athletics saw several Jaguar teams continue their success and some teams struggle. There were championships in men’s cross-country and in (women’s) volleyball. However, 2019-20 will long be remembered as the year that spring sports and the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament were cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading “A memorable year in AU athletics, marred by virus shutdown”→
UNC Pembroke’s Joshua Chepkesir (L) and Silus Kipkoech running away from the field in in the Peach Belt men’s cross country championship. (photo by Ben Marshall)
The Augusta University men’s cross country team took second place in the 2018 Peach Belt Conference Championships Saturday, Nov. 3, at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site in Beech Island, S.C., finishing just four points behind UNC Pembroke. Augusta had three in the top five in the men’s PBC title race, led by sophomore Hunter Kimball, who finished in third place, clocking in at 24:49.6. Sophomore Jacob Poston placed fourth in 24:57.9, and senior Noah Hulett finished fifth in 24:58.5. The Jaguar women’s cross country team took fifth place. The Jaguars’ Micah Weathers was fifth in the individual race in 18:41.8. AU junior McKenzie Knudsen was eighth place in 18:57.5. Sophomore Miranda Taylor crossed the line in 19:30.1 to take 22nd. The AU men’s and women’s cross country teams’ next race will be the NCAA Southeast Regional hosted by North Georgia in Oakwood, Ga., on Saturday, Nov 17. In other sports news … Continue reading “The Sports Squad Report: Jaguar men, women XC teams advance to the SE Regionals”→
AU’s McKenzie Knudson (3) en route to an all-conference finish with a time of 18:57.5 in the Peach Belt Championship at Beech Island, S.C. (photo by Chase Slone)
By Brandon Johnson |
Contributor
The Jaguar women’s cross country team took fifth place in the Peach Belt Championship at Beech Island, S.C., on Saturday, Nov. 3, and the Jaguars’ Micah Weathers earned a top-five finish in the individual race.
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