Saint Xavier University - News

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Named World Hyundai-Saint Xavier Athlete of the Month

Rob Huizenga — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Two personal-best times and a pair of school records highlighted the month of November for Saint Xavier University senior women's cross country & track runner Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) and earned her the distinction of the World Hyundai-Saint Xavier November Athlete of the Month. Shares, a senior history major at SXU, will be publicly honored with a certificate from World Hyundai-Matteson prior to next Wednesday's 7 p.m. men's basketball game against the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) rival University of St. Francis (Ill.) at the Shannon Center in Chicago.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares, Wallace Represent SXU Cross Country Well at Nationals

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:30:00 -0600

Vancouver, Wash. – Representing Saint Xavier University as individual runners, senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) and junior Jordan Wallace (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North) both turned in solid performances at the 2012 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships Saturday afternoon at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. Shares led the pair finishing in 66^th place out of 320 of the NAIA's top runners with a 5K (5,000 meters) time of 19:07. Wallace crossed the finish line in 151^st place with a time of 19:54. Shares was also named a 2012 Daktronics-Scholar Athlete prior to Saturday's meet.

[Women's Cross Country] Two National Qualifiers; SXU Women's Cross Country Grabs Third in CCAC

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0600

Channahon, Ill. - The Saint Xavier University women's cross country squad finished in third place out of the 12 teams that competed at the 2012 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 3, at Channahon Community Park in Channahon, Ill. Senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) led the way for the Cougars finishing in sixth overall in the 5,000-meter (5K) race with a personal-best time of 17:44.44. Junior Jordan Wallace (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North) took 17th place overall finishing in a time of 18:29.23. Both Shares and Wallace qualified for the 2012 NAIA National Cross Country Championships after their finishes in the race Saturday. Shares was also named to the all-conference team due to her sixth-place finish.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Finishes in Eighth Place; Saint Xavier Takes Seventh

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:15:00 -0600

Grand Rapids, Mich. – Behind a top-10 individual finish by senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) for the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team, the Cougars finished in seventh place out of 32 teams competing in the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, October 20. Shares took eighth place overall with a time of 18:27.88. The Cougars performed very well in the race beating some nationally ranked competition including No. 20 and Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) foe Illinois Institute of Technology.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Named CCAC Female Cross Country Runner of the Week

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:55:00 -0600

CHICAGO - A personal-best time and a record-setting performance at the Bethel College (Ind.) Cross Country Invitational has earned Saint Xavier University senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) her second Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Female Cross Country Runner of the Week award when it was announced by the league office Tuesday morning. Shares turned in a huge race on Friday beating her previous best 5K time by 10 seconds in setting a new course record of 18:21 at the meet.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Sets Record and Wins Bethel Invite; SXU Finishes Third

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:25:00 -0600

South Bend, Ind. – Behind two top-10 individual finishers for the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team, the Cougars finished in third place out of 11 teams at the Bethel Cross Country Invitational in South Bend, Ind., on Friday, October 12. Senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) took first place and set a new course record in the 5K (5,000 meters) race with a personal-best time of 18:21.5. Shares beat her previous personal-best time by 10 seconds and also beat some top competitors on nationally ranked teams en route to her first-place finish, including No. 14 ranked Aquinas College. Aquinas came in first place in the team standings with Indiana Wesleyan University, Saint Xavier University, Indiana Institute of Technology and Bethel College coming in second, third, fourth and fifth place, respectively.

[Women's Cross Country] Saint Xavier Finishes in 25th at 40th Annual Sean Earl Loyola Invitational

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) led the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team to a 25^th place overall finish out of the 51 teams that competed in the 40^th Annual Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Saturday, September 29, at Montrose Harbor in Chicago. Shares finished in 45^th place with a time of 18:31 out of the 514 runners competing in the 5K (5,000-meter) race. McMaster University (Ontario, Canada) won the race with host Loyola University (Ill.) coming in second place.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Leads SXU Again with Top 10 Finish at Illinois State Meet

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:20:00 -0600

Normal, Ill. – Led by another impressive finish by senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg), the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team finished in the top 10 in Friday's Illinois Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Shares finished the 5K (5,000 meters) race in 18:42, which was good for 10^th place overall. As a team, the Cougars claimed sixth place out of a competitive field of 24 teams.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Named CCAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:20:00 -0600

Joliet, Ill. – Saint Xavier University senior Ashley Shares (Palos Hills, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg) used a second-place individual finish and a personal-best time at the Olivet Nazarene University Midwest Classic this past Friday to earn the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor when it was announced Tuesday morning. Shares led the No. 24-ranked Cougars to a third-place team finish out of 11 schools competing at the meet and logged a 5K (5,000 meters) time of 18:41.78, the best of her career for the distance, at the Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais, Ill.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Leads No. 24 SXU Women's Cross Country in Second Meet

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:00 -0600

Bourbonnais, Ill. – Led by a second-place individual finish from senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg), the No. 24 ranked Saint Xavier University women's cross country team completed a third-place team finish at the Midwest Classic hosted by Olivet Nazarene University Friday at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais, Ill. The Cougars went up against some tough Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) competition including host Olivet Nazarene University, ranked No. 3 in the 2012 NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll, as well as Trinity Christian College, ranked No. 19. ONU won the meet with 23 points, while Taylor University (Ind.) took second place with 80 team points. SXU was next with 99 with Trinity Christian coming in fourth with 103. Shares finished the race with personal-best time of 18:41.78 over the 5K (5,000 meters) course.

[Women's Cross Country] Shares Leads SXU Women's Cross Country in Opening Meet

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:45:00 -0600

Palos Heights, Ill. – Led by an eighth-place individual finish by senior Ashley Shares (Palos Park, Ill./Moraine Valley CC/Stagg), the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team ran strong in Saturday's University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) Home Opener at Horsetail Slough Course in Palos Heights, Ill. The Cougars went up against a strong field of NCAA Division I competitors in the season-opening meet, including Northern Illinois University and host UIC. Shares finished the two-mile course in an impressive time of 11:51.4.

[Women's Cross Country] SXU Women's Cross Country Claims 16th; Dean Earns All-American

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:05:00 -0600

Vancouver, Wash. – Led by another All-American performance by senior Rachael Dean (Lindenhurst, Ill./Judson University/Lakes), the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team upstaged the team's current national ranking of No. 20 by finishing 16^thoverall out of 32 teams competing at the 2011 NAIA Cross Country National Championships Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. It was the highest ever national finish for the program. Dean also claimed NAIA All-American honors last season when she finished 12^thoverall at the national meet. This year, she finished the 5K (5,000 meters) race in 25^thplace out of 323 runners with a time of 18:18.

[Women's Cross Country] Dean Earns Fourth CCAC Cross Country Runner of the Week Award

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0600

Joliet, Ill. – Saint Xavier University senior Rachael Dean (Lindenhurst, Ill./Judson University/Lakes) claimed her fourth Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor of the season Tuesday following her impressive performance at the CCAC Cross Country Championships this past weekend. Dean won the event held at Aspen Ridge Golf Course in Bourbonnais, Ill., on Saturday, November 5. She finished the 5K (5,000 meters) course in a time of 18:12 beating out a field of 109 runners.

[Women's Cross Country] No. 20 Saint Xavier Women's Cross Country Gets National Bid

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:05:00 -0600

Bourbonnais, Ill. – Behind an impressive individual win by senior Rachael Dean (Lindenhurst, Ill./Judson University/Lakes), the No. 20 ranked Saint Xavier University women's cross country team took second place at the 2011 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Cross Country Championships Saturday in Bourbonnais, Ill. The win helped the team move up one spot in the final NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Poll to No. 20 and the Cougars were able to secure one of the eight at-large bids to run at the 2011 NAIA Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, November 19, at the Vancouver Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. Dean won the conference meet with a time of 18:12 over the 5K (5,000 meters) race. Freshman Elise Prieto (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) also ran well for SXU finishing in seventh place with a career-best time of 18:49, 45 seconds faster than her previous best.

[Women's Cross Country] Dean Nabs Third Straight CCAC Runner of the Week Award

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:35:00 -0600

Joliet, Ill. – For the third consecutive week, Saint Xavier University senior Rachael Dean (Lindenhurst, Ill./Judson University/Lakes) was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after finishing third overall at the 33-team NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Cross Country Invitational this past Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich. It is the fourth time this season that she has garnered the weekly award.