This Week in Athletics: Panthers Prepare for Championship Week and Dig Pink Night

Orangeburg, S.C. – Claflin University Athletics heads into another important week of fall competition, with the cross-country teams preparing for the CIAA Championships and volleyball returning home for a special conference matchup. Last week, the Lady Panthers opened their schedule with a convincing road sweep over Johnson C. Smith before traveling to Ettrick, Virginia, for CIAA Roundup No. 2. Claflin went 1-5 during the three-day event, finishing the weekend with a record of 11-17 overall and 5-12 in conference play. The men’s and women’s cross-country teams also competed at the Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The men placed 29th,…