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WAC XC Championship
Men's Recap
The Utah Valley men took five of the top 10 individual spots to claim the men's team title with 25 points at the 2015 WAC Cross Country Championship at Lakeside Park Saturday morning.
Wolverine junior Jason Lynch claimed the men's individual title as he covered the 8K championship course in a time of 23:58.86. Teammates Chris Brower (fourth, 24:34.98), Tyson Lambert (fifth, 24:37.00), Logan Petty (sixth, 24:40.31) and Trac Norris (ninth, 24:50.90) also placed in the top 10.
Missouri-Kansas City came in second place with 47 points, followed by Seattle U in third with 91 points. NM State was fourth with 107 points, followed by Grand Canyon in fifth (132). UT Rio Grande Valley (sixth, 148) and Chicago State (seventh, 216) rounded out the teams.
First Team ALL-WAC
Jason Lynch, Utah Valley
Bryce Miller, Missouri-Kansas City
Jereme Santistevan, NM State
Chris Brower, Utah Valley
Tyson Lambert, Utah Valley
Logan Petty, Utah Valley
Samuel Proctor, Grand Canyon
Second Team ALL-WAC
Nathan Keown, Missouri-Kansas City
Trac Norris, Utah Valley
Nathan McLaughlin, Seattle U
Quinlan Moll, Missouri-Kansas City
Marcus Johnson, Missouri-Kansas City
Jose Wells, UT Rio Grande Valley
Kolton Sheldon, Missouri-Kansas City
Coach of the Year: Scott Houle, Utah Valley
Athlete of the Year: Jason Lynch, Utah Valley
Freshman of the Year: Marcus Johnson, Missouri-Kansas City
Women's Recap
The Utah Valley women took the top three individual spots to claim the women's team title with 34 points at the 2015 WAC Cross Country Championship at Lakeside Park Saturday.
Wolverine freshman Sam Heaton easily claimed the women's individual title, covering the 5K championship course in a time of 18:05.74. Teammates McKayla Morgan and Harley Murray followed in second and third place with times of 18:14.55 and 18:15.88, respectively.
Missouri-Kansas City came in second place with 66 points, followed by Seattle U in third with 66 points. NM State was fourth with 98 points, followed by Grand Canyon (105) and UT Rio Grande Valley (199). CSU Bakersfield (seventh, 199) and Chicago State (eighth, 242) rounded out the teams.
First Team ALL-WAC
Sam Heaton, Utah Valley
McKayla Morgan, Utah Valley
Harley Murray, Utah Valley
Sarah Fogarty, Missouri-Kansas City
Cristina Amberg, NM State
Olivia Stein, Seattle U
Tabitha Griffith, Missouri-Kansas City
Second Team ALL-WAC
Elena Smith, Seattle U
Teresa Sova, UT Rio Grande Valley
Chandler Carreon, Missouri-Kansas City
Emily Wilkinson, Grand Canyon
Lila Rice, Seattle U
Jasmine Nesbitt, Utah Valley
Cassandra Amberg, NM State
Coach of the Year: Scott Houle, Utah Valley
Athlete of the Year: Sam Heaton, Utah Valley
Freshman of the Year: Sam Heaton, Utah Valley
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2015 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country on Friday, Nov. 13. WAC teams will be represented in four locations. USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
November 13, 2015
Great Lakes: Madison, Wis. (University of Wisconsin)
Mid-Atlantic: Princeton, N.J. (Princeton)
Midwest: Lawrence, Kan. (Kansas)
Mountain: Albuquerque, N.M (University of New Mexico)
Northeast: Boston, Mass. (Boston College)
South: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (University of Alabama)
South Central: College Station, Texas (Texas A&M)
Southeast: Charlottesville, Va. (University of Virginia)
West: Seattle (University of Washington)