Saints Enter NAIA Competition

In our first year in NAIA sports, the Holy Cross College Saints had some great personal and team successes. The men’s soccer team finished their inaugural season with a winning record. After completing their first 10 games with only two wins and eight losses, our young team began to really gel and completed the season by running the table—winning their last seven games. Composed primarily of freshman and sophomore players, the future looks bright, especially since they outscored opponents 65 to 33 on the season.

The women’s soccer program played four games and finished the season with two wins and two losses. They will continue training and playing together at an indoor facility this winter. With new recruits to the program, they hope to play a complete schedule in 2008.

The men’s golf program participated in several major college tournaments this fall including the Notre Dame Open, in which they faced some of the top collegiate golfers in the nation. Our freshman phenom, Tyler Alge, won two collegiate invitational tournaments and Jared Sawyer placed fourth in one of the most competitive events of the year. Our golfers worked very hard and showed great improvements week to week.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams raced in six intercollegiate area and regional events. Individual accomplishments included many personal bests as the teammates pushed each other to greater accomplishments each week.