June 22, 2009
Amherst's Tropiano, Bates' Alexander Garner CoSIDA Academic All-America
HADLEY, Mass. - Seniors Elise Tropiano (Plainview, N.Y.) of Amherst and Isabel Alexander (Harvard, Mass.) of Bates were chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as members of the Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-America College Division Second Team, it was announced on Friday.
March 4, 2009
Williams Men, Middlebury Women Named Cross Country Scholar Teams of the Year by USTFCCCA
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Williams has been named the 2008 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA Mens Cross Country Scholar Team of the Year, while Middlebury received the 2008 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA Womens Cross Country Scholar Team of the Year award, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced on Tuesday.
March 3, 2009
Amherst's Tropiano Named USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
NEW ORLEANS, La. Amherst College senior Elise Tropiano has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Womens NCAA Division III Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year, the Association announced on Thursday, Feb. 26. Tropiano was the top finisher at the 2008 NESCAC Championship and was the runner-up at the NCAA meet last fall.
November 26, 2008
Middlebury's Aldrich Named Women's Cross Country National Coach of the Year
NEW ORLEANS - Middleburys Terry Aldrich was named the womens USTFCCCA Division III Cross Country Coach of the Year following the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships. Aldrich led his Panthers to their fifth NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship with a convincing victory at Hanover College. Middlebury finished with 179 team points, 50-points better than the runner-up.
November 24, 2008
Cross Country Weekly Release #12
HADLEY, Mass. - Middlebury won its fifth NCAA Womens Cross Country Championship over the weekend at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. The Panthers placed first with a 179-point showing, 59 points ahead of second-place Calvin (237). Williams came in third with 240 points. Hamilton junior Peter Kosgei (Kapsabet, Kenya) took the mens individual title at the 2008 NCAA Mens Cross Country Championship. Kosgei, the two-time NESCAC Most Outstanding Performer, won his first national crown as he completed the 8-kilometer race in a course-record-setting time of 24:22.03.