2024 Moravian University Women's Cross Country News

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216 Hounds Achieve Dean’s Honors List Accolades for 2025 Spring Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation had 216 of its student-athletes receive Dean’s Honors List accolades from the University for achieving a 3.50 or higher grade-point average during the 2025 Spring semester.

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Five Hounds Selected to College Sports Communicators Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University seniors Abby Giamoni, Rachael Goodman and Amber Poniktera and juniors Tara Smurla and Karalyn Vashey have been selected to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Team for NCAA Division III schools.

Senior Athlete of the Year winners Lindsey Gawrys and Owen Nahf, HTD Gillespie Award Winner Dr. Robert Brill and Blue & Grey Senior Scholar-Athlete Award Winners Kyle Weiss and Sage Snyder. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Moravian Announces 2025 Award Winners at Third Annual SAAC All-Athlete Awards Banquet

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University honored its 2024-25 student-athletes with its Third Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet in Johnston Hall Monday evening sponsored by the Greyhounds’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Moravian Announces Finalists & Live Stream for SAAC All-Athlete Awards Banquet on April 21

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be hosting the Third Annual All-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, April 21 in Johnston Hall with the event live streamed at https://landmarknetwork.tv/moravian/.

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Moravian Participating in 14th Annual NCAA D3week From April 7-13

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University is joining with more than 430 schools across the country in celebration of NCAA Division III Week, which officially runs from Monday, April 7 through Sunday, April 13.

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Spirk Selected as One of NACDA 2024-25 Athletics Director of the Year Award Winners

CLEVELAND, Ohio --- Moravian University Director of Athletics & Recreation and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Mary Beth Spirk has been selected as one of the 28 winners of the 2024-25 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics AD of the Year Award.

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Eight Hounds & Both Cross Country Teams Garner Academic Awards from USTFCCCA

NEW ORLEANS, La. --- Moravian University has had eight student-athletes named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic individuals and both the men's and women's cross country teams honored as an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA for the 2024 season.

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238 Hounds Earn Dean’s Honors List Accolades for Fall 2024 Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation had 238 of its student-athletes receive Dean’s Honors List accolades from the University for achieving a 3.50 or higher grade-point average during the 2024 Fall semester, and the Greyhound student-athletes posted a department-wide 3.27 GPA for the fall term.

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98 Greyhounds Named to 2024 Landmark Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference announced its 2024 Fall Academic Honor Roll selections today, with 837 student-athletes receiving recognition including 98 from Moravian University. The Honor Roll recognizes all fall student-athletes who have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.

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Moravian Thanks More Than 2,200 Supporters During the Athletics Giving Challenge from November 11-17

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation says Thank You to more than 2,200 supporters that supported the Greyhounds’ 2024 Athletics Giving Challenge from November 11-17, 2024.

Junior Tara Smurla runs towards the finish line to earn All-America honors with a 29th place finish at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana. Photo by Brandon Tomory, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Smurla Earns All-America Honors at 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. --- The Moravian University women’s cross country team had junior Tara Smurla earn All-America honors at the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center Saturday morning.

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Seven Moravian Student-Athletes Selected to 2024 Landmark Conference Fall All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has named 67 student-athletes to the All-Sportsmanship Team. The All-Sportsmanship Team includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.

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Eight Hounds Earn 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country Metro All-Region Honors

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Eight members of the Moravian University men’s and women’s cross country teams garnered 2024 NCAA Division III Metro All-Region from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for finishing in the Top 35 during the 2024 Metro Regional hosted by Stockton University on Saturday, November 16.

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Smulra & Baumann Honored with Regional Awards from USTFCCCA

NEW ORLEANS, La. --- Moravian University junior Tara Smurla and Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Jesse Baumann have been honored as the NCAA Division III Metro Region Female Athlete of the Year and Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Tuesday.

Moravian's 2024 NCAA cross country national qualifiers. Photo by Christine Fox
Smulra & Moravian Men’s Team To Race in 2024 NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Moravian University junior Tara Smurla has qualified as an individual competitor in the 2024 NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships being hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Indiana on Saturday, November 23 while the Greyhounds’ men’s squad qualified as a team for the first time in program history.

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Smurla Named Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Junior Tara Smurla of Moravian University’s women’s cross country team has been named the Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger for her performance last week.