All-American XC = All-American track?

All-American XC = All-American track?

May 14, 2014 by Isaac Wood
All-American XC = All-American track?

Does being an All-American in Cross make you an All-American on the Track?


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Does running well in the fall directly translate to running well in the spring? We took a look at the 40 All-American men and women from cross country and wanted to see how they were doing this outdoor season.

The tables below list the top-40 athletes from the NCAA Cross Country Championships and and what each individual has run this season for either 10k (men) or 5k (women). There are some instances where an individual has yet to run that event this spring, so we just put their best mark in the next closest event instead.

PL ATHLETE SCHOOL Best Mark
PL ATHLETE SCHOOL Best Mark
01 Ed Cheserek Oregon 28:51.97   01 Abbey D'Agostino Dartmouth 15:30.93
02 Kennedy Kithuka Texas Tech 27:41.73   02 Emma Bates Boise State 15:33.42
03 Maksim Korolev Harvard 29:36.96   03 Kate Avery Iona 15:27.90
04 Futsum Zienasellassie NAU 13:52.43   04 Aisling Cuffe Stanford 15:11.13
05 Jim Rosa Stanford 29:00.13   05 Emily Lipari Villanova 4:20.35
06 Stanley Kebenei Arkansas 29:33.58   06 Colleen Quigley Florida State 9:56.96
07 Andrew Colley NC State 13:46.73   07 Emily Sisson Providence 15:33.16
08 Ben Saarel Colorado 13:48.97   08 Shelby Houlihan Arizona State 4:13.56
09 Patrick Tiernan Villanova 13:56.01   09 Shalaya Kipp Colorado 9:39.12 3kSt
10 Luke Caldwell New Mexico 28:59.63   10 Kelsey Santisteban California 15:52.94
11 Ryan Dohner Texas  N/A   11 Elaina Balouris W&M 15:46.92
12 Trent Lusignan SD St. 29:55.69   12 Sammy Silva New Mexico 4:21.41
13 Scott Fauble Portland 28:43.70   13 Cally Macumber Kentucky 16:07.21
14 Will Geoghegan Dartmouth N/A   14 Rachel Sorna Cornell 9:43.48 3kSt
15 Craig Lutz Texas  14:09.41   15 Elvin Kibet Arizona  32:40.22
16 Tom Farrell OK St. 13:22.27   16 Jessica Tonn Stanford 15:32.26
17 Morgan Pearson Colorado 13:38.92   17 Liv Westphal Boston Col. 16:32.41
18 Kyle King Virginia 8:48.47 3kSt   18 Charlotte Arter New Mexico 4:18.56
19 Anthony Rotich UTEP 8:30.54 3kSt   19 Juli Accurso Ohio 15:59.12
20 Aaron Nelson Washington 28:44.65   20 Teghan Henderson Chattanooga 16:13.03
21 Tylor Thatcher BYU 28:57.05   21 Juliet Bottorff Duke 32:25.69
22 Mason Ferlic Michigan 8:47.91 3kSt   22 Nicci Corbin Arizona   9:58.02 3k
23 Blake Theroux Colorado 13:57.62   23 Monika Juodeskaite OK St. 16:00.32
24 Mohamed Hrezi Iowa State 28:51.88   24 Barbara Strehler Virginia  16:29.71
25 Matt McElroy NAU 28:51.55   25 Annie LeHardy UNC 16:06.83
26 Soufiane  Bouchikhi EKU 13:45.92   26 Mara Olson Butler 15:47.14
27 Sam McEntee Villanova 3:43.33   27 Laura Nagel Providence 15:58.33
28 Brian Shrader NAU 13:49.26   28 Dominique Scott Arkansas 15:42.42
29 Tyler Byrne Louisville 29:30.62   29 Marielle Hall Texas 15:19.26
30 Nico Composto Columbia 29:56.54   30 Erin Finn Michigan  15:26.08
31 Shadrack Kipchirchir OK St. 27:36.79   31 Dana Giordano Dartmouth 15:53.96
32 John Mascari Indiana St. 29:10.32   32 Crystal Nelson Iowa State 15:49.90
33 Malachy Schrobilgen Wisconsin 13:51.56   33 Agata Strausa Florida  4:12.54
34 Caleb Rhynard Michigan St. 13:49.60   34 Megan Curham Princeton 33:24.79
35 Martin Grady Notre Dame N/A   35 Emma-Lisa Murphy Wisconsin 16:27.25
36 Jared Ward BYU 28:37.36   36 Joanna Thompson NC State 33:24.61
37 Matt McClintock Purdue 29:09.57   37 Bethanie Brown Iowa State 16:09.17
38 Daniel Clorley Iona 13:57.60   38 Courtney Frerichs UMKC N/A
39 Pierce Murphy Colorado 13:48.74   39 Sarah Collins Providence 15:31.03
40 Ty McCormack Auburn 28:45.23   40 Katie Borchers Ohio State 4:26.48