Lee University junior Harold Smith from Bradley Central High School was the Gulf South Conference men’s cross country runner of the week after his school-record 24:57 8-kilometer time that had him second among non-Division I participants last Saturday in the Greater Louisville Classic. Another Smith from Lee, Audrey, was the women’s honoree with a personal-best 5k time of 18:33 that likewise was second among non-Division I runners at Louisville. Teammate Amy Carpenter was the women’s freshman of the week with her 19:14.
Volleyball
* Elizabeth Dowd had 14 kills and 11 digs as Shorter University defeated Lee in GSC volleyball Thursday night in Rome, Ga. Silvia Sartori had 12 kills and Brooke Wilsman had 10 plus 11 digs for Lee (7-7, 3-6) in the 27-29, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18 win for Shorter (8-4, 6-3), while Sadie Johnson and Hillary Hoffpauir had 22 and 17 assists, Stephanie Hernandez made 25 digs and Erin Hill had 10 digs with six kills.
* Dalton State’s volleyball team led 2-1 but lost 3-2 (25-22, 17-25, 18-25, 25-14, 15-8) Thursday night at Life University in Marietta, Ga. Life is 12-7; DSC is 7-9.
* Birmingham-Southern improved to 15-2 by defeating Covenant 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-10) in NCAA Division III volleyball Wednesday, but Covenant’s Chelsea VanDyk had a .400 or better hitting percentage for the ninth time this season. She hit .440 with 15 kills, while Ginny Moore had 14 kills, 18 digs and three aces and Schuyler Moore had 41 assists and 15 digs for the Lady Scots (7-9). Hannah Stewart had 19 digs in defeat.
Soccer
* Dalton State lost 1-0 to Mobile in Southern States Athletic Conference men’s soccer Thursday. The only score came 48 seconds into the match, by the visitors’ Pierre Mangold. DSC had just moved to 19th in the NAIA poll; Mobile is receiving votes.
Softball
* UTC is scheduled to play its Blue-Gold intrasquad softball game today at 4 p.m. at Jim Frost Stadium, and admission is free. The Mocs will receive their 2015 Southern Conference championship rings afterward, and the RBI Club will provide a cookout for everyone attending. In case of rain, the ring presentation and cookout will be held at 6 in the team’s indoor practice facility at Warner Park.