Rome, Ga. - It's hard to get better than first, but the Shorter College men's cross country team found a way on Saturday as they took the top spot in the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament at Stonebridge Golf Course with a perfect score of 15. The Hawks took all five of the top spots to advance to the National Tournament in two weeks.

Written by: Jared Carson and Josh Carson, Shorter College Cross Country Athletes

This summer, we traveled to Mammoth Lakes, Calif., which is nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at roughly 7,500 feet. The initial purpose was to train at high altitude for a month with many others on our team in order to benefit us physically and prepare for our upcoming cross country season. However, it turned out to be much more than we expected.

Mt. Berry, Ga. - After only its second year of reformation, the Shorter College men's cross country team will be heading to Kenosha, Wis. for Nationals after taking first place in the Region Championship at Berry College on Saturday morning.

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. -- Berry will be the host for the 2007 Region XIII Cross Country Championship Meet on Saturday. The men's 8-kilometer race will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the women's 5K race at 10 a.m.