127 named to 2016 Spring Dean's List
LEBANON, Tenn. – One hundred and twenty-seven Cumberland student-athletes, department personnel and athletic training majors were named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester, as released this week by the University.
116 current, former student-athletes graduating Saturday
LEBANON, Tenn. – One hundred and sixteen current and former Cumberland student-athletes, athletic trainers and athletic staff will receive their degrees this Saturday in the 174th Commencement ceremonies on the lawn of Memorial Hall. It marks the fourth straight year of more than 100 graduates for athletic department student-athletes and personnel.
Phoenix add Rojas to signing class
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University cross country coach Jim Seckel announced the signing of Alamo, Tenn., native Jerry Rojas to scholarship papers this week for the 2016-17 academic year. Rojas is the second signee for the Phoenix for the upcoming season.
Royster inks with CU cross country
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University cross country coach Jim Seckel announced the signing of Jasper, Ala., native Jake Royster to scholarship papers this week for the 2016 season, the first signee for the Phoenix for next season.
Fall Dean's List announced with 142 student-athletes recognized
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University announced the 2015 Fall Dean’s List this week, which includes 142 student-athletes, athletic department personnel and athletic training majors. The honor is reserved for students who achieved a grade-point-average of 3.50 or above on all classes attempted during the fall semester.
Five cross country runners named Academic All-MSC
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland cross country runners Keaton Gaffney, Chelsea Reeves, Alesa Steiner, John Daugherty and Kason Halfacre were all named Mid-South Conference Scholar-Athletes, as announced by the league office Friday before the conference championships in Bowling Green, Ky.
Madut, Harp place in Top 20 at conference meet
LEBANON, Tenn. – Juniors Garang Madut and Tanner Harp each placed in the Top 20 and Cumberland finished fifth as a team at the Mid-South Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Bowling Green, Ky.
Blankenship, Madut pace harriers in St. Louis
LEBANON, Tenn. – Freshman Taylor Blankenship placed 14th for the women and junior Garang Madut finished ninth for the men, leading the Cumberland cross country teams at the St. Louis Fall Classic on Saturday in St. Louis, Mo.
Madut earns Mid-South Runner of the Week honors
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland junior Garang Madut finished 17th at last week’s Berry College Invitational in Mt. Berry, Ga., garnering Mid-South Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors on Tuesday.
Bulldog harriers post PR's at Berry
LEBANON, Tenn. – Junior Garang Madut finished 17th and freshman Claudia Tepox placed 26th to lead the Cumberland cross country teams Saturday at the Berry College Invitational in Mt. Berry, Ga. All 13 CU runners set personal-bests during the event, which is the next-to-last before the conference championships.
Madut, Tepox pace harriers at Louisville
LEBANON, Tenn. – Junior Garang Madut and freshman Claudia Tepox continued to pace the Cumberland cross country teams as the top finishers on Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky.
Tepox, Madut both place sixth at Gatorland Run
LEBANON, Tenn. – Freshman Claudia Tepox and junior Garang Madut both finished sixth and senior Keaton Gaffney and junior Tanner Harp each posted 10th-place showings for the Cumberland cross country teams at the Gatorland Run on Saturday at Phil Moore Park in Bowling Green, Ky.
Four harriers finish in Top 20 for CU
LEBANON, Tenn. – Freshman Claudia Tepox and Taylor Blankenship finished in the Top 20 for the women and juniors Garang Madut and Tanner Harp were in the Top 20 for the men, as Cumberland finished fifth in both the men’s and women’s races Saturday at the Berea Invitational in Berea, Ky.
Madut, Tepox lead harriers in first outing
LEBANON, Tenn. – Junior Garang Madut and freshman Claudia Tepox paced the Cumberland cross country teams late Saturday at the BROOKS Memphis Twilight Classic at Mike Rose Complex in Memphis, Tenn.
Fall sports take part in community service projects
LEBANON, Tenn. – All six Cumberland fall sports teams that reported to campus this week took part in community service activities around town on Thursday, including a Red Cross blood drive, helping at the Wilson County Community Center, Next Step Resource Center and Habitat for Humanity, and a trip to Cedarcroft Home.
Halfacre inks with CU cross country
LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University cross country coach Jim Seckel announced the signing of Hohenwald, Tenn., native and Bethel University transfer Kason Halfacre to scholarship papers this week for the 2015 season.
Ten CU squads receive NAIA Scholar-Team Award
LEBANON, Tenn. – Ten Cumberland University squads received the NAIA Scholar-Team Award recognition this week, as announced by the national office. Teams must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade-point-average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution to be eligible for the award, with all eligible varsity student-athletes factored into the team GPA.
Fall sports schedules available for download
LEBANON, Tenn. – Download Cumberland fall sports schedules for football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis, which are now available at www.GoCumberlandAthletics.com.
