USA South Announces Cross Country Individual Awards
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The
USA South Athletic Conference has announced its Runner, Rookie and
Coach of the Year awards for men's and women's cross
country. For the women, Mary Baldwin College's Sophia
Stone was named Runner of the Year, Shenandoah University's
Dorothy Earner earned Rookie of the Year honors while her
coach, Andrew Marrocco captured Coach of the Year
accolades. On the men's side, Christopher Newport
University swept the honors as Runner and Rookie of the Year
accolades went to Ray Gamache and Brad Turner, respectfully, while
their coach Matthew Barreau was named Coach of the Year. Also,
the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of
one member from each competing school. All honors were
determined by votes from the cross country coach at each
institution.
Stone, a sophomore from Pacific Palisades, California, becomes
the first Mary Baldwin athlete to earn a USA South Player of the
Year honor. She was the top performer in four of the five
events she entered this fall. Stone set two school
records during the season, one at 5,000 meters and the other at
6,000 meters. She had a season-best time of 21:17 at the 6,000
meter Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury University
where she placed second out of 144 runners.
Additionally, Stone received four USA South Runner of the
Week honors this fall.
A freshman from Falls Church, Virginia, Earner played a key role in the Hornets' successful 2011 season. She ran a season-best time of 24:18 at the 5,920 meter Salisbury Invitational, placing 41st out of 139 runners. Earner collected USA South Rookie of the Week honors three times this fall.
Marrocco, currently in his sixth season at the helm
of Shenandoah's men's and women's cross country programs,
earns women's coach of the year honors for the third
consecutive season. The Hornet women are currently ranked
tenth in the South/Southeast region and placed first in two
events this fall.
Gamache, a junior from Burlington,
Vermont, earns runner of the year honors after
placing in the top-15 in each of the three races
he competed in this fall. His season-best performance was a time of
25:36 at the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury
University where he placed 15th out of 162 runners in the 8,000
meter event. Additionally, Gamache was named USA
South Runner of the Week three times this season.
A Williamsburg, Virginia freshman, Turner has
been an integral part of the Captains squad. His best
performance of the season came at the Don Cathcart Invitational
hosted by Salisbury University where he posted a
time of 27:02 on the 8,000 meter course to finish 41st out of
162 runners. Turner was named USA
South Rookie of the Week once
this fall.
Barreau is currently in his first season at the helm of Christopher Newport's men's and women's cross country programs. Both the men and women Captains are currently regionally ranked. The Captain men defeated Virginia Wesleyan in a season-opening dual meet while their best performance came at the Don Cathcart Invitational hosted by Salisbury University where the team placed fourth.
The remainder of the both the Men's and Women's All-Conference teams will be decided at the upcoming USA South Championships. On the men's side, the all-conference first team will consist of the top-seven finishers while the second team will consist of finishers eight-14. On the women's side, there will be three all-conference teams. First team all-conference will consist of the top-seven finishers, the next seven finishers will be named second team all-conference while the following seven finishers will earn third team all-conference accolades. The Conference Championship Meet will take place on Saturday, October 29 at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The women will run first at 10:00am, followed by the men at 11:00am.
| Women's Runner of the Year | Men's Runner of the Year |
Sophia Stone, Mary Baldwin |
Ray Gamache, Christopher Newport |
| Women's Rookie Runner of the Year | Men's Rookie Runner of the Year |
Dorothy Earner, Shenandoah |
Brad Turner, Christopher Newport |
| Women's Coach of the Year | Men's Coach of the Year |
Andrew Marrocco, Shenandoah |
Matthew Barreau, Christopher Newport |
|
Women's
All-Conference First Team |
Men's All-Conference First Team (Top-7 Finishers at Conference Meet) 1. Raymond Gamache - Christopher Newport - 26:09 2. Josiah Renton - Shenandoah - 26:21 3. William Kirk - Christopher Newport - 27:04 4. Corey Lofton - Christopher Newport - 27:06 5. Kyle Gutierrez - Shenandoah - 27:14 6. Christopher Clemons - Shenandoah - 27:20 7. Jake Garcia - Shenandoah - 27:26 |
| Women's All-Conference Second
Team (Finishers 8-14 at Conference Meet) 8. Morgan Youd - Meredith - 24:53 9. Dorothy Earner - Shenandoah - 25:10 10. Julie Machamer - Christopher Newport - 25:22 11. Caitlin Dorantich - Meredith - 26:00 12. Emily Hesse - Shenandoah - 26:30 13. Sarah Russell - Christopher Newport - 26:43 14. Katie Ballard - Methodist - 26:50 |
Men's All-Conference Second Team (Finishers 8-14 at Conference Meet) 8. Craig Cicero - Methodist - 27:28 9. Patrick Cunningham - Christopher Newport - 27:29 10. Aaron Zook - Christopher Newport - 27:33 11. Bradley Turner - Christopher Newport - 27:36 12. Timothy Robinson - Shenandoah - 27:37 13. Scott Teribury - Christopher Newport - 28:02 14. Christopher Lyford - Christopher Newport - 28:03 |
|
Women's
All-Conference Third Team |
Men's
All-Sportsmanship Team |
| Women's All-Sportsmanship Team Erika Weyner - Averett Julie Machamer - Christopher Newport Haley Runion - Ferrum Amanda Meinhardt - Greensboro Sophia Stone - Mary Baldwin Lara Pantlin - Meredith Kenesha Bigelow - Methodist Christina Hawes - Peace Emily Hesse - Shenandoah |
