The Salem College Cross-Country Team is gearing up for their second season in the NCAA. As the first true recruiting class of Salem College Cross-Country arrives, the future is bright and exciting. Sophomore Rachel Fichthorn (Nokesville, VA) will be returning as the team captain of the 2006 squad. Rachel Aderholdt...
Bennington, VT- The Spirits traveled north to compete in the Association of Division III Independents Cross Country Championships held at Willow Park in Bennington, Vermont. The weather played a huge part in this championship race. With gusts of wind at 60 mph along with rain, sleet, and a trace of...
October 24- The Salem College Cross Country Team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Association of Division III Independents Cross Country Championships. The meet will be held on Saturday, October 28, in Bennington, Vermont with Southern Vermont College being the host school. The actual 5000 meter course will...
September 2- The Salem College Cross Country Team traveled to Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC Saturday to open their 2006 season. The Spirit Harriers won the overall team title for NCAA Division II and III race, finishing ahead of NC Wesleyan College, Mt. Olive College and Peace College.
Dec. 5- The Association of Division III Independents announced their post-season womens cross-country award recipients today. Rachel Fichthorn, a sophomore from Nokesville, VA, earned a spot on the All-Association Second Team. Lauren Meek, a freshman from Draper, VA, earned a spot on the All-Association Honorable Mention Team.
March 14- Salem Colleges Rachel Fichthorn took the challenge of the Charlotte Half-Marathon Saturday morning. With the weather a nice 50 degrees and partly sunny, Fichthorn started the race conservatively and pasted the 5-mile marker in 19th place. After mile eight, Fichthorn broke away from a pack of runners and...
The 2nd Annual Salem College Cross-Country Invitational was held Saturday, September 16. Seven teams competed for the coveted title of champion. When the mud was through flying and the course was cleared, Wellesley College of Massachusetts scored a perfect score to dominate the tough, hilly 5000 meter course in Winston-Salem.
More than 3,000 athletes traveled to Spokane, Washington, in December with a single goal in mind: Junior Olympic gold. Salem Colleges own Lauren Meek, a first year student-athlete from Draper, Virginia, flew the 2590 miles to compete in the young women 5K race. Despite the path the race organizers had...
Berea, KY- The Salem College Cross Country Team traveled to Berea, Kentucky this weekend to compete in the 17th Annual Southeastern Cross Country Classic. Despite the extremely muddy, almost-freezing, and deep-water conditions, the Spirits finished as the top NCAA team and placed 21st out of 27 teams.
September 30- It was a glorious day in the history of Salem College Cross-Country as the Spirits competed in the Greensboro Cross-Country Invitational at Hagen Stone Park. The Spirits finished as the top North Carolina Division III team and placed second overall, finishing right behind Mary Baldwin College of Virginia....
For the second week in a row, the Salem College Cross Country Team has proven that they are the #1 NCAA Division III team in the state of North Carolina. Running through the cold temperatures, the rain and the mud, the Spirits won the Division III race in the Hagan...
Salem College hosted the First Annual Piedmont Cross-Country Classic Saturday, September 9, 2006. The tough 5000 meter course is comprised of one huge hill and routes that run between the athletic fields of Salem College.
The Salem College Spirits traveled to Hagan Stone Park, just south of Greensboro, NC on Saturday to compete in the Old North State Championships. Sixteen teams were represented in the womens collegiate 5000 meter race. Division I High Point University edged out Elon University to win the Invitational by just...
Peace College traveled to Winston-Salem Tuesday evening to play the Spirits of Salem College in a non-conference volleyball contest. The veteran Pacer team defeated the Spirits in three straight sets: 13-30, 16-30, 28-30.
September 30- The Spirits of Salem College hosted a volleyball tri-match with Shenandoah University and Sweet Briar College. In the first game, Shenandoah dominated the Spirits by scores of 7-30, 7-30 and 22-30. After Shenandoah defeated Sweet Briar in 3 straight sets, Salem College played the visiting Vixens. The hard...
Washington, DC/Lynchburg, VA- The Salem College Spirits traveled this past weekend to Washington, DC to play Trinity College. At game time, only seven members were available to play. The short-handed Spirits fought hard, taking Trinity (1-15)to five games. The Spirits fell by the scores of 30-26, 26-30, 17-30, 30-26 and...
October 24- The Spirits of Salem College hosted the Guilford Quakers in a non-conference volleyball match Tuesday night in Winston-Salem. The Quakers (3-22) swept the Spirits (0-18) in three games by the scores of 17-30, 15-30 and 13-30. Shakila Springs of Winston-Salem led the Spirits with 10 digs and 3...
Lynchburg Tops Spirits 3-0 in Volleyball Action TheVolleyball Teamof Salem College traveled to Lynchburg, VirginiaSaturday afternoon to play the Hornetsof Lynchburg College (4-7). The action was exciting and the Spirits stayed focused, especially in the second game. In the end, the Spirits fell by a score of 3-0 with games...
On Monday, September 25, the Wildcats of Randolph-Macon Womens College traveled to Winston-Salem to play the Spirits in a non-conference volleyball match. Though Salem College (0-10) played tough in front of the largest crowd of the season, the Wildcats (4-9) defeated the Spirits by the scores of 30-14, 30-14, 30-25.