2012 Men's Cross Country News

February 26, 2013
Cross Country Program Earns Multiple National Academic Honors
The UNCG women’s and men’s cross country programs were recognized as one of the top academic programs in the country Tuesday earning team and individual honors for the 2012 season from the USTFCCCA.

January 7, 2013
UNCG Places 19 Student-Athletes on SoCon Academic All-Conference Squad
More than 300 student-athletes earned spots on the Academic All-Southern Conference Team for the 2012 fall semester, the league office announced Monday.

November 17, 2012
Paul Chelimo and Paul Katam Head To NCAA Cross Country Championships
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo and sophomore Paul Katam head to Louisville, Ky., for the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships

November 17, 2012
Paul Chelimo Earns All-America Honors With 10th Place Finish In National Championship
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo earned his second straight All-America honor after placing 10th overall in the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships.

November 12, 2012
Paul Katam Named Blue Chip Performer
UNCG men’s cross country sophomore Paul Katam has been named this week’s Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

November 9, 2012
Cross Country Heads To NCAA Southeast Regional Friday
The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country teams head to the NCAA Southeast Regional race Friday afternoon at McApline Park in Charlotte, N.C.

November 9, 2012
Paul Chelimo And Paul Katam Qualify For National Championship
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo and sophomore Paul Katam both qualified for the NCAA Championships after posting top-five finishes in the 2012 NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional at McAlpine Park in Charlotte Friday afternoon.

November 8, 2012
Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Programs Receive NCAA Public Recognition Award
The UNCG men’s cross country and track and field programs were recognized as NCAA Public Recognition Award recipients for the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2011-12 academic year.

November 6, 2012
Paul Chelimo Named SoCon Runner Of The Month
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo has been named the Southern Conference Runner of the Month for the second straight month the league office announced Tuesday.

October 31, 2012
Paul Chelimo Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week
UNCG cross country junior Paul Chelimo (Chebiemit, Kenya/Chebiemit Boys School) has been named the Southern Conference Student Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.

October 29, 2012
Paul Chelimo Named Blue Chip Performer
UNCG cross country junior Paul Chelimo has been named this week’s Blue Chip Performer sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina after claiming his second straight Southern Conference Cross Country Championship.

October 27, 2012
Cross Country Heads To SoCon Championships In Charleston
The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Mt. Pleasant, S.C., this weekend for the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships at the Laurel Hill Plantation Saturday morning.

October 27, 2012
Chelimo Wins SoCon Cross Country Individual Title, Team Places Third
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo claimed his second straight Southern Conference men’s cross country championship individual title winning the 2012 SoCon Championships in a time of 23:42.22.

October 17, 2012
Paul Katam Named SoCon Men’s Runner Of The Week
UNCG sophomore Paul Katam was named the Southern Conference Men’s Runner of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.

October 13, 2012
Cross Country Heads To Louisville For Pre-National Race
The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country programs head to Louisville, Ky., for the second time in three weeks this weekend as the Spartans will run the NCAA Division I Pre-National Cross Country meet Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

October 13, 2012
Chelimo Finishes Second At Pre-Nationals To Lead Team To 28th Place Finish
Junior Paul Chelimo finished second overall, just 13 seconds off the pace, leading the UNCG men’s cross country team to a 28th place finish at the NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals seeded red race at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

October 3, 2012
Paul Chelimo Named SoCon Runner Of The Week And Month
UNCG junior Paul Chelimo was named the Southern Conference Men’s Runner of the Week while also earning SoCon Runner of the Month accolades for his season-debut performance at the Greater Louisville Classic, the league office announced Wednesday.

September 29, 2012
Cross Country Heads To Greater Louisville Classic
The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country programs head to Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Sept. 29 for the 2012 Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic. The men will run the 8,000 meters, while the women will run the 6,000 meters.

September 29, 2012
Chelimo, Katam Lead Men's Cross Country To 14th Place At Greater Louisville Classic
Junior Paul Chelimo and sophomore Paul Katam both recorded top 10 finishes in 2012 debuts Saturday morning to lead the UNCG men’s cross country team to a 14th place finish in the ultra-competitive Greater Louisville Classic at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.

September 26, 2012
Cross Country Digital Guide Available Online
The UNCG cross country 2012 digital guide is available online at www.uncgspartans.com. The guide was produced by the UNCG athletics media relations department.

September 17, 2012
Abraham Kemboi And Chelsea Sumney Named Spartan Top Performers
UNCG cross country student-athletes Abraham Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya/Kipkabus) and Chelsea Sumney (Washington, Pa./Trinity) have been named this week’s Spartan Top Performers after both winning individual tiles at the Elon Invitational.

September 15, 2012
Abraham Kemboi and Chelsea Sumney Win Individual Titles At Elon Invitational
Junior Abraham Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya/Kipkabus) placed first in the men’s 8,000-meter race at the Elon Invitational while senior Chelsea Sumney (Washington, Pa./Trinity) took home the top spot in the women’s 5,000-meter race Saturday morning to lead both the UNCG cross country programs to second place team finishes in the event.

September 14, 2012
Cross Country heads to Elon Invitational
The UNCG men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Elon Saturday, for the Elon Invitational. The women’s 5K will be underway at 9 a.m. followed by the men’s 8K at 9:45 a.m. with awards at 10:30 a.m.

August 31, 2012
Cross Country Opens Season at Demon Deacon Quad
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s men’s and women’s cross country teams start their 2012 season Friday at 5 p.m., at the Demon Deacon Quad in Winston-Salem.

August 31, 2012
Cross Country Opens Season at Demon Deacon Quad
The UNCG cross country programs started off the 2012 season at the relay style meet at Demon Deacon Quad on Friday.

August 27, 2012
Men's Cross Country Ranked In Preseason Regional Poll
The UNCG men’s cross country program is ranked ninth in the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason Southeast Regional rankings for NCAA Division I. The Spartans are the highest ranked Southern Conference team in the preseason poll with Davidson ranked 12th in the Southeast Region and Chattanooga ranked 11th in the South Region.

August 22, 2012
Men's Cross Country Picked To Win SoCon Championship, Women Picked Second
The UNCG men’s cross country program was selected to repeat as Southern Conference champions while the Spartan women were tabbed to finish just shy of the top spot in second place as voted on by the league coaches, the conference office announced Wednesday.

August 17, 2012
Cross Country 2012 Schedule Released
he 2012 UNCG cross country schedule was released Friday and will take the defending Southern Conference champion UNCG men’s and women’s cross country teams to six events prior to the SoCon Championships held October 27 in Charleston, S.C.