Pioneer XC ranked No.9, No. 17 in Nation

SPARTANBURG, SC -- With one week until the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division I Cross Country Championships, the Pioneer women and men are ranked No. 9 and No. 17, respectively, in the latest NJCAA polls released this week.

Both teams have been in the top 20 the entire season.

Hannah Chaney (Brunswick, OH / Brunswick HS) and Teal McLean (Fayetteville, NC / Westover HS) have led the Lady Pioneers with strong times in every race.  On the men's side, Chris "Kiki" Dehondt (Anderson, SC / Pendleton HS) has led his team the entire season.

Both teams will participate in the 2010 NJCAA Cross Country Championships to be held at Miliken Research Park in Spartanburg, on Saturday Nov. 13.

Spartanburg Methodist College has 14 intercollegiate teams that compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association, which includes colleges in the Carolinas, Virginia and West Virginia.

The College is in its 100th academic year of providing quality education to students in a Christian environment. More than 90 percent of SMC graduates continue their education at other institutions of higher learning.

For more information, contact athletic director Mark Perdue at perduem@smcsc.edu or (864) 587-4237.