2025 Moravian University Women's Cross Country News

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Moravian Announces 2026 Award Winners at Fourth Annual All-Athlete Awards Show

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University honored its 2025-26 student-athletes with its Fourth Annual All-Athlete Awards Show in the Haupert Union Building Monday evening sponsored by the Greyhounds’ Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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244 Hounds Earn Dean’s Honors List Accolades for Fall 2025 Semester

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation had 244 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 Fall semester, and the Greyhound student-athletes posted a department-wide 3.31 GPA for the fall term with all 23 teams earning over a 3.0 GPA.

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Nine Greyhounds & Both Cross Country Teams Garner Academic Awards From USTFCCCA

NEW ORLEANS, La. --- Moravian University has had nine 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 2025 season.

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92 Greyhounds Named to 2025 Landmark Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference announced its 2025 Fall Academic Honor Roll selections today, with 804 student-athletes receiving recognition including 92 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.

Senior Tara Smurla comes to the finish line in the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country National Championship in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Photo by d3photography.com
Smurla Races in NCAA Division III National Championship

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- The Moravian University women’s cross country squad closed out the season with one runner at the 2025 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country National Championship at the Roger Milliken Center.

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Moravian Thanks More Than 2,100 Supporters During the Athletics Giving Challenge from November 10-16

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University Department of Athletics and Recreation says Thank You to more than 2,100 supporters that supported the Greyhounds’ 2025 Athletics Giving Challenge from November 10-16, 2025.

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Seven Moravian Student-Athletes Selected to 2025 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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Nine Hounds Earn 2025 NCAA Division III Cross Country Metro All-Region Honors

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Nine members of the Moravian University men’s and women’s cross country teams garnered 2025 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 2025 Metro Regional hosted by Rowan University on Saturday, November 15.

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Moravian’s Hefferan & Smurla to Compete in 2025 NCAA DIII Cross Country National Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Moravian University junior Gavin Hefferan and senior Tara Smurla) have qualified as individual competitors in the 2025 NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships being hosted by Converse University and OneSpartanburg, Inc. on the Roger Milliken Cross Country course at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The men’s race will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the women’s race at 11:00 a.m.

Tara Smurla for Sodexo Athlete of the Week
Smurla Honored as Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior Tara Smurla of the Moravian University’s women’s cross country team has been honored the Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance last week.

Senior Tara Smurla runs during the 2025 NCAA Division III Metro Regional Championship hosted by Rowan University at Gloucester County DREAM Park. Photo by Elliot Schott
Smurla Wins Second Straight NCAA Division III Metro Regional Title as Moravian Takes Third as a Team

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. --- The Moravian University women’s cross country team finished third of 25 teams in the 2025 NCAA Division III Metro Regional at Gloucester County DREAM Park hosted by Rowan University Saturday afternoon.

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Fourteen Greyhounds Earn Cross Country Landmark All-Conference Honors; Smurla & Baumann Garner Major Awards

TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian University cross country squads had a total of 14 runners earn 2025 Landmark All-Conference honors this past Saturday at the 2025 Landmark Conference Championships hosted by Drew University at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, N.J.

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Smurla Named Moravian Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior Tara Smurla from the Moravian University’s women’s cross country squad has been named the Sodexo Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance last week.

Moravian with the 2025 Landmark Conference Championship plaque at Oak Ridge Park. Photo courtesy of Drew University Athletic Communications
Greyhounds Capture First Landmark Conference Title Since 2013

CLARK, N.J. --- The Moravian University women’s cross country squad captured its first Landmark Conference Championship in over a decade as the Greyhounds won the 2025 title at Oak Ridge Park with Drew University as the host Saturday afternoon.

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Annual Moravian Athletics Giving Challenge Set for November 10-16, 2025

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian University Athletics is excited to announce the Athletics Giving Challenge will take place Monday, November 10 to Sunday, November 16, 2025.

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Smurla Honored as Landmark Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week

TOWSON, Md. --- Moravian University senior Tara Smurla has been honored as the Landmark Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance last week.