Men's Cross Country Finishes 4th in SLIAC Championships

HILLSBORO, Ill.-- The Panther Cross Country team finished fourth in the SLIAC Championships, behind Spalding, Principa, and Westminster with Nathan Young leading the team.

Young was Greenville's top finisher, crossing the finish line 4th overall. Ross Baker also had an impressive performance, coming in second for GC and finishing 10th overall.

GC finished the meet in fourth place with 83 total points. Spalding finished first with 43 points, Principia came in second with 51 points and Westminster finished third with 70 points.

This story was published on October 27, 2012

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Men's Cross Country Finishes 28th at Oshkosh

WINNECONNE, Wis.-- The GC Men's Cross Country team finished 28th out of 39 teams at the NCAA Midwest Regionals held at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Senior, Ross Baker finished first for the Panthers with a time of 26:44.12. He ran a 5:53 minute mile pace and came in 104th out of the 271 runners at the meet.

Nathan Young and Raymond Hingson came in second and third for GC with times of 27:17.53 and 27:26.84, respectively. Trevor Thompson (28:20) and Ben Barber (29:54) also added points for GC.

Greenville came in 28th overall with a total of 790 points. The team consisted of Baker, Young, Hingson, Thompson, Barber, Gabe Buttram, and Peter Huston.

This story was published on November 10, 2012

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Lady Panther Volleyball Finishes Regular Season Strong, Taking Blackburn 3-0

CARLINVILLE, Ill.-- The GC Volleyball team swept Blackburn 3-0 to continue their SLIAC domination with a Conference record of 15-1.

The Panthers won the sets with scores of 25-17, 25-22, and 25-16, to earn the three set sweep. This marks the second time this season that Greenville has beaten Blackburn in just three sets, as the team had the same result on October 6 when the two teams met in Greenville.

Tricia Gall came up big for GC, making 7 kills and ending the match with a .462 kill percentage. Corinne Coon had 7 kills as well and added a solo block for the Panthers. Joelle Scholten also had an impressive performance, recording 6 kills, two service aces, and 6 digs. Ansley DeVrieze also earned 6 kills and had one service ace in the match. Ellen Lueking and Hannah Groves led the team in assists, with 16 and 15 respectively, and Jamie Schollenbruch added 12 digs for GC.

This game brings the team's regular season to a close. The women ended the season with a record of 28-8 (15-1 SLIAC). They will play again Nov. 3 in the SLIAC Semifinals at 2:00 p.m. as they take on No. 4 seed, Principia, at home.

This story was published on October 30, 2012

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