February 13, 2012
Spartan Women Pick-up All-Academic Cross Country Team Honor
NEW ORLEANS. – The USC Upstate women’s cross country team earned 2011 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today.

February 10, 2012
Kemboi Named National Cross County Academic Honoree
NEW ORLEANS. – Junior Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate men’s cross country team was named to the 2011 Division I All-Academic Cross Country Honoree list by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as announced by the organization today.

February 9, 2012
Sang Earns National All-Academic Cross Country Honors
NEW ORLEANS. – Senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate women’s cross country team was named to the 2011 Division I All-Academic Cross Country Honoree list by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as announced by the organization today.

February 1, 2012
Upstate Cross Country Honored at Chancellor’s Champions Dinner
Spartanburg, S.C. – Blazing a trail and reaching new milestones is nothing new for the USC Upstate cross country program. Members of the men’s and women’s cross country teams were part of a new tradition while being honored for their championship success in the A-Sun last fall during the first-ever Chancellor’s Champions Dinner hosted by Upstate Chancellor Dr. Thomas Moore Wednesday night.

November 28, 2011
A-Sun Cross Country Championship in Review Q&A with Jemeli Sang
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – With the USC Upstate women’s cross country season over, senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) sat down with UpstateSpartans.com to look back on the exciting 2011 season.

November 28, 2011
A-Sun Cross Country Championship in Review Q&A with Joan Tangwar
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – With the USC Upstate women’s cross country season over, senior Joan Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya) sat down with UpstateSpartans.com to look back on the exciting 2011 season.

November 24, 2011
Spartans Host Successful Gobble Your Giblets Road Race
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate cross country and track & field programs hosted the fifth annual Gobble Your Giblets 5K this morning.

November 22, 2011
Upstate Cross Country and Track & Field Programs to Host Gobble Your Giblets Fundraiser
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate cross country and track & field programs are set to host the fifth annual Gobble Your Giblets 5K Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24.

November 12, 2011
Spartan Runners prepare for First-Ever NCAA DI Regional
Spartanburg, S.C. – Armed with a team and two individual A-Sun championships, the USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams will open a new era of competition when the Spartans compete in their first-ever NCAA Division I Regional Saturday morning in Louisville, Ky.

November 12, 2011
Spartan Women Finish 17th at NCAA Cross Country Regionals, Men Finish 22nd
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams posted strong finishes at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships hosted by Louisville today as the Spartan women took home an impressive 17th-place finish, while the Spartan men were a solid 22nd in the team standings.

November 10, 2011
Kemboi and Sang Earn Academic All-Conference Honors
MACON, Ga. – Junior Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) and senior Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya) of the USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams were named to the Academic All-Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Teams with Kemboi earning Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors as announced by the conference office today.

October 29, 2011
Spartans Snag Pair of Individual Titles and Men’s Team Crown at A-Sun Cross Country Championships
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams put on a great show in Music City this morning for the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championships as the men’s team took home the team crown and the Spartans collected individual titles in both the men’s and women’s races.

October 28, 2011
Spartan Cross Country Teams Seek Individual Titles and Strong Team Finishes at A-Sun Championship
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams head to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday, Oct. 29, hosted by Belmont at Percy Warner Park on the Vaughn’s Gap Course.

October 15, 2011
Upstate Sweeps Upstate Invitational Races
Spartanburg, S.C. - Led by a pair of dominant performances by Gilbert Kemboi and Joan Tangwar, the USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the races at the Upstate Invitational Saturday morning at Milliken Research Park.

October 14, 2011
Cross Country Teams Set to Host Upstate Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams are set to host the Upstate Invitational this weekend at Milliken Research Park.

October 5, 2011
Spartans Sweep A-Sun Cross Country Weekly Awards, Again
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Joan Tangwar and junior Gilbert Kemboi of USC Upstate’s women’s and men’s cross country teams were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Runners of the Week for the second time this season. This marks Tangwar’s fifth-career conference weekly award and Kemboi’s eighth, the most in the A-Sun.

October 5, 2011
USC Upstate Names Smith Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country Programs
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate athletic department and Director of Athletics Mike Hall announced the hiring of Natalie Smith Wednesday as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs.

September 30, 2011
Tangwar Sets Upstate Women’s Record, Men’s Team Earns Sixth-Place at Charlotte Invite
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Senior Joan Tangwar of the USC Upstate women’s cross country team took top honors tonight at the Charlotte Invitational, while the Upstate men’s team finished sixth amongst tough competition.

September 29, 2011
Spartan Cross Country Teams Seek Fast Times at Charlotte Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams are set to compete in the Charlotte Invitational tomorrow, hosted by UNC Charlotte.

September 21, 2011
Sang Snags A-Sun Weekly Accolade
MACON, Ga. – Senior Jemeli Sang of the USC Upstate women’s cross country team was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Runner of the Week as announced by the conference office today.

September 17, 2011
Sang Claims Clemson Invitational Title in 6K
CLEMSON, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Clemson Invitational today as senior Jemeli Sang took top honors in the women’s race.

September 15, 2011
Upstate Cross Country Teams Head to Clemson
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to the Clemson Invitational Friday.

September 7, 2011
Spartans Sweep Season’s First A-Sun Cross Country Weekly Honors
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Joan Tangwar and junior Gilbert Kemboi of USC Upstate’s women’s and men’s cross country teams were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Runner of the Week and Men’s Runner of the Week, respectively after the first week of competition in the 2011 campaign.

September 3, 2011
Upstate Hosts High School Eye Opener Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country programs hosted the high school portion of the Eye Opener Invitational, which is one of the largest high school cross country meets in the state of South Carolina, this morning.

September 2, 2011
Tangwar and Kemboi Beat Weather to Take Eye Opener Invitational
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No amount of stormy weather delays could slow down UCS Upstate’s Joan Tangwar and Gilbert Kemboi of the women’s and men’s cross country teams from winning tonight’s annual running of the Eye Opener Invitational.

September 1, 2011
Cross Country Laces-Up 11 Newcomers in Time for Eye Opener
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Six men and five women will lace-up their running shoes as newcomers on the USC Upstate men’s and women’s cross country teams this weekend as the Spartans’ open the 2011 season, hosting the Eye Opener Invitational Sept. 2-3.

August 22, 2011
Upstate Men’s Cross Country Clears Community Trails
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate men’s cross country team spent three hours Saturday (Aug. 20) morning working with the Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE) to clean up the Cottonwood Trail.

August 17, 2011
Upstate Women’s Cross Country Dishes out “Soup”er Service
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate women’s cross country team volunteered at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen Monday, Aug. 15.

August 15, 2011
Stephens Steps Down as Head Coach of Upstate Cross Country/Track & Field
Spartanburg, S.C. – After serving as the head coach of the Spartan men’s and women’s track & field and cross country programs for five seasons, leading the programs into NCAA Division I, starting the track & field program from scratch, and enjoying a tremendous amount of success, Jimmy Stephens has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the programs at USC Upstate effective Sept. 5.

August 10, 2011
Atlantic Sun Releases 2011 Preseason Cross Country Polls
As the 2011 cross country season approaches, the Atlantic Sun Conference released its preseason poll today with the USC Upstate men in fourth and the women in fifth as announced by the conference office.

August 5, 2011
Top Three Transitional Moments: Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
Four years ago, USC Upstate began a journey to join the NCAA Division I ranks and pending approval by the NCAA Board of Governors, Upstate will become an active member of D-I on Sept. 1, 2011. With the transitional phase nearly complete, the media relations office takes a look back at some of the top moments of the transitional phase, today’s spotlight, men’s and women’s cross country.