UAA's Cross Country team racks up awards
by Kathleen McCoy |
Following Alaska Anchorage's first West Region title, the women's cross country team jumped up two slots for a program-best No. 3 ranking in the final U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, while head coach Michael Friess was awarded the women's West Region Coach of the Year accolades -- his first ever. Read the full press release.
Also, junior Marko Cheseto registered UAA's first men's West Region Athlete of the Year honor, announced by the USTFCCCA on Thursday, Nov. 12. Read a story about this honor in the Anchorage Daily News.
Additionally, seven Alaska Anchorage runners were among the 74 student-athletes named to the 2009 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country All-Academic Team. Read more here.
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