COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Purple Knights women's cross country team was awarded the Northeast-10 Sportsmanship Award for their 2009 season, the conference announced on Friday.
During the course of their Fall season, the women's cross country team continually improved, as they raced on difficult courses against top division runners. In their first meet of the season on Sept. 13, the Purple Knights women came in sixth out of six teams at the America East Preview Race. By the last meet of the season, the NCAA Regional Championship on Nov. 8, Saint Michael's women placed 11th out of 30 schools.
For the complete Northeast-10 Fourth Annual Fall Sportsmanship Award Recipients release, view: http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/xc/2009/news/09_Fall_Sportsmanship_Awards.pdf
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