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Southern Oregon University Athletics. Photo Credit Southern Oregon University Grier Gatlin, SOU’s head coach for track and field and cross country, has a legacy in the making. Gatlin was a former student-athlete here at SOU. He was originally recruited as…
Image Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com Southern Oregon University Athletics This weekend was filled with fierce competition from our Raider athletics. Down below is a quick recap of all the events: Football Saturday The football team hosted Montana Tech. The Raiders started…
Vancouver, WA–The Southern Oregon Men’s Cross Country Team placed fourth and Women 15th overall at the NAIA National Cross Country meet in Vancouver, Washington. Leading the men at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Cross Country Course was junior Noah…
Ashland’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rose into the Red, Unhealthy Level and Purple, Very Unhealthy Level this week. A Red Level means “Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.” A…
For the first time during cross country head coach Grier Gatlin’s tenure at SOU, the Raider Men’s cross country team are the NAIA National Champions. Gatlin, who had previously coached at SOU from 1999-2005, again took over the helm of…
The flu bug proved to be too mountainous for the number two ranked Southern Oregon University Men’s Cross Country team. Three of SOU’s runners—including consistent 1st and 2nd runners Jared Hixon and Ray Schireman—came down with the flu overnight and…
In the latest installment of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Cross Country Top 25 poll, the men of Southern Oregon were the unanimous selection for the No.1 spot. This is the fifth straight week in which Southern Oregon…
“The ups will excite you, but coming back from the downs is what inspires others.” The motorcycle riding Southern Oregon alumnus left his mark in Ashland when in 2010 he lead the cross country team to their first national championship in…
Courtesy of Sports Information Desk KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There were no big surprises when the fields for the NAIA men’s and women’s cross country national championships were announced Monday, and that was a good thing for Southern Oregon. The…
The 2010 cross country season signaled Southern Oregon’s continued growth over a short span of just three years. Before the season had even begun, the Raiders were being billed as a top competitor. The cross country men started the season…