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The Phoenix men's cross country team took first and the women's team took second in the inaugural ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Invitational cross country meet held Sept. 12 on the new course developed on South Campus. The men's race covered 8 kilometers and the women's race was on a 5K course. The race was a chance for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ athletics to tune up for the Southern Conference championship meet, which will be hosted by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Oct. 31.

Men's basketball coach Matt Matheny's transition from longtime Davidson assistant to leader of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's program was the subject of a column by ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil posted on Thursday, June 4.

Frank Haith, a 1988 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ graduate and head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami, will serve as one of two assistant coaches on the 2009 USA Basketball World University Games Team, which will compete in the 24th World University Games July 2-12 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Forget the “girly girl” high heels. When Caitlin Pascarelli walked across stage this weekend to accept her diploma, she sported the oversized black boots to the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix mascot uniform that disguised her identity at countless university functions in recent years – and it was the first time since the Phoenix was born in 2000 that the student behind the beak has publicized her role at Commencement.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ men's tennis standout Damon Gooch, the first ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ tennis player to compete in the NCAA Division I singles championship, staged an upset win in the May 20 first-round match at College Station, Texas.