USA South Announces Cross Country Individual Awards
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The
USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2012 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, Christopher Newport
University's Lydia Cromwell earned Rookie of the Year honors
while her coach, Matthew Barreau captured Coach of the Year
accolades. On the men's side, Christopher Newport
swept the honors as Runner and Rookie of the Year accolades went to
Ray Gamache and Josh Showalter, 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 junior from Pacific Palisades, California, earns her
second consecutive USA South Runner of the Year honor.
She was the top performer in three of the four events she
entered this fall. Stone set both school and meet
records at multiple events during the season. She had a
season-best time of 21:48 at the Gettysburg
Invitational where she placed first out of 394
runners. Additionally, Stone received three USA South
Runner of the Week honors this fall and will now
attempt to defend both her USA South and NCAA
Division-III South/Southeast Regional Meet titles.
A freshman from Round Hill, Virginia, Cromwell
played a key role in the Captains' successful 2012
season. She ran a season-best time of 23:01
at the 6,000 meter Willamette Invitational,
placing 29th out of 212 runners.
Cromwell collected USA South Runner of the Week honors
once and Rookie of the Week accolades twice this
fall.
Gamache, a senior from Burlington,
Vermont, earns USA South Runner of the Year honors for
the second consecutive season. He competed in just two races during
the regular season but fared well in both. He won the
CNU/Virginia Wesleyan Opener in a time of 27:39 and placed 13th out
of 170 runners at the Willamette Invitational in a time
of 25:38 which was the fastest 8,000 meter time in the Conference
this season. Additionally, Gamache was named USA
South Runner of the Week twice this season and will now
attempt to defend his USA South Meet Championship from a year
ago.
A Leesburg, Virginia freshman, Showalter has
been an integral part of the Captains squad. His best performance
of the season came at the Willamette
Invitational where he posted a time of 26:41 on
the 8,000 meter course to finish 65th out of 170 runners.
Showalter was named USA South Runner
of the Week once and Rookie of the Week four times this
fall.
Barreau is currently in his second season at the helm of Christopher Newport's men's and women's cross country programs. He collected his second consecutive men's coach of the year honor and first on the women's side. Currently, Barreau has both the men and women Captains ranked in the South/Southeast Region. The Captain's hosted two events this fall as the women were victorious twice and the men once.
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 27 at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The men will run first at 11:00am, followed by the women at 12:00pm.
| 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 |
Lydia Cromwell, Christopher Newport |
Josh Showalter, Christopher Newport |
| Women's Coach of the Year | Men's Coach of the Year |
Matthew Barreau, Christopher Newport |
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 - 26:26.60 2. Donovan Lewin, Christopher Newport - 27:01.62 3. Joshua Showalter, Christopher Newport - 27:36.07 4. Michael Hoy, Christopher Newport - 27:57.80 5. Bradley Turner, Christopher Newport - 27:57.94 6. Daniel Austin, Christopher Newport - 28:28.38 7. Sydney Machokoto, Methodist - 28:47.86 |
| Women's All-Conference Second
Team (Finishers 8-14 at Conference Meet) 8. Eliza Eaton, Christopher Newport - 24:58.49 9. Deanna Corts, Christopher Newport - 25:00.44 10. Lydia Cromwell, Christopher Newport - 25:31.21 11. Emily Guillaume, Maryville - 25:33.15 12. Maggie Robinson, Meredith - 25:38.84 13. Allie Gallagher, Meredith - 26:04.64 14. Wendy Deptula, Mary Baldwin - 26:24.47 |
Men's All-Conference Second Team (Finishers 8-14 at Conference Meet) 8. Samuel Martin, Christopher Newport - 29:00.31 9. Scott Wright, Christopher Newport - 29:10.73 10. Travis Wilson, Maryville - 29:14.10 11. Brian Huffman, Christopher Newport - 29:25.44 12. Zachary Winne, Christopher Newport - 29:54.32 13. Chris Allen, Christopher Newport - 30:13.05 14. David Sturchio, Maryville - 30:18.64 |
|
Women's
All-Conference Third Team |
Men's
All-Sportsmanship Team |
|
Women's
All-Sportsmanship Team |
