PAC-12 ANNOUNCES CROSS COUNTRY HONORS

Arizona’s Lalang Named Men’s Athlete and Newcomer of the Year

Oregon’s Hasay Named Women’s Athlete of the Year

ASU’s Houlihan Named Women’s Newcomer of the Year

UW’s Metcalf and Colorado’s Wetmore Names Coaches of the Year
 

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Conference of!ce announced today the Pac-12 men’s and women’s cross country awards and, for the second-consecutive year, a Wildcat has swept the individual men’s cross country honors. ARIZONA’s  Lawi Lalang was voted the Pac-12 Men’s Athlete of the Year and the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. On the women’s side, OREGON’s  Jordan Hasay repeats as the Pac-12 Women’s Athlete of the Year and ARIZONA STATE’s Shelby Houlihan was selected the Pac-12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year. The league coaches also selected COLORADO’s Mark Wetmore the Pac-12 Men’s Coach of the Year and WASHINGTON’s Greg Metcalf the Pac-12 Women’s Coach of the Year.
 

A freshman from Eldoret, Kenya, Lawi Lalang is only the second runner in the history of the Conference to win both major honors in the same season. The  !rst was Stephen Sambu, a Wildcat on last year’s squad. Lalang was undefeated this fall, winning the inaugural Pac-12 Championships, NCAA West Regional and the NCAA Championships. He ran the fastest time at the Pac-12 Championships since the race was re-contested in 1969, crossing the  !nish line with a time of 22:37, eight seconds ahead of the secondplace  !nisher. He became the Conference’s  !rst individual national champion since 2008, running in a time of 28:44, 13 seconds ahead of the second-place runner. Lalang was recently named the United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Men’s Athlete of the Year. The Conference has named a Men’s Athlete of the Year every year since 1975 and the newcomer award was established in 1999.
 

Hailing from Arroyo Grande, Calif., Jordan Hasay is the Conference’s Women’s Athlete of the Year for the second-consecutive year. Placing third at the Pac-12 Championships, she went on to win the NCAA West Regional with a time of 19:44, her second-straight 

win at the event. She nearly brought home top honors at the NCAA Championships, but was edged out by just .4 seconds to place second at the national meet with a time of 19:41.6. Hasay was the league’s 2009 Newcomer of the Year. She is the !rst Duck to win Women’s Athlete of the Year in back-to-back seasons and the second claim the honor twice. Hasay was also recently named the USTFCCCA West Region Women’s Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year.
 

A freshman from Sioux City, Iowa,  Shelby Houlihan is the second Sun Devil, and !rst since 2006, to be voted the league’s Newcomer of the Year, which was !rst selected in 1999. She was the top-!nishing freshman at the Pac-12 Championships (8th) and the 

NCAA West Regional Championships (12th). In addition, she was the eighth-best freshman !nisher at the NCAA Championships. Houlihan paced the Sun Devils in each of her !ve competitions during the 2011 campaign.
 

In his  !rst season coaching in the Pac-12, Mark Wetmore’s Buffaloes won the Conference Championship crown, edging Stanford by seven points. His squad went on to place second at the NCAA Mountain Regional race, then came in third at the NCAA Championships. In his 18th year in Boulder, he has guided the Buffs to NCAA Championships in 2000 (women’s), 2001 (men’s), 2004 (men’s and women’s) and 2006 (men’s). Also the head coach of the women’s team, CU claimed the women’s Pac-12 Championship, as well.
 

Washington’s  Greg Metcalf is the league’s Women’s Coach of the Year for the third time in the last four years. The Huskies were ranked as high as No. 2 in the USTFCCCA national coaches poll this year. UW placed second at the Pac-12 Championships but Huskies sophomore Katie Flood was the individual winner by eight seconds. Washington nearly won the national championship in Terre Haute, Ind., coming in second place behind Georgetown by a mere eight points. He had three runners place in the top 10 and five scorers in the top 15. In his 10th year at the UW helm, he was named the USTFCCCA West Region Coach of the Year for fourstraight years.

MEN’S ALL-PAC-12

First Team

Chris Derrick, Sr., Stanford

Lawi Lalang, Fr., Arizona

Richard Medina, Jr., Colorado

Luke Puskedra, Sr., Oregon

Jake Riley, RS-Sr., Stanford

Parker Stinson, So., Oregon

Andy Wacker, Sr., Colorado

Second Team

Joe Bosshard, Jr., Colorado

Brendan Gregg, RS-Sr., Stanford

Collin Jarvis, Jr., California

Andrew Kimpel, Jr., Washington State

Kent Morikawa, RS-Sr., UCLA

Erik Olson, So., Stanford

Christian Thompson, Sr., Colorado

Athlete of the Year

Lawi Lalang, Fr., Arizona

Newcomer of the Year

Lawi Lalang, Fr., Arizona

Coach of the Year

Mark Wetmore, Colorado

WOMEN’S ALL-PAC-12

First Team

Jennifer Bergman, Jr., Arizona

Emma Coburn, Sr., Colorado

Katie Flood, So., Washington

Jordan Hasay, Jr., Oregon

Shalaya Kipp, So., Colorado

Kathy Kroeger, Jr., Stanford

Stephanie Marcy, RS-Sr., Stanford

Second Team

Christine Babcock, Sr., Washington

Rachel Baptista, Fr., Colorado

Lara Darco, Sr., Colorado

Shelby Houlihan, Fr., Arizona State

Elvin Kibet, So., Arizona

Amanda Mergaert, Jr., Utah

Jessica Tonn, So., Stanford

Athlete of the Year

Jordan Hasay, Jr., Oregon

Newcomer of the Year

Shelby Houlihan, Fr., Arizona State

Coach of the Year

Greg Metcalf, Washington

* - All-Conference teams determined by order of !nish at the Pac-12 Championships.

 

PREVIOUS PAC-12 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AWARD WINNERS

Year Athlete of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year

2011 Lawi Lalang, ARIZ Lawi Lalang, ARIZ Mark Wetmore, COLO

2010 Stephen Sambu, ARIZ Stephen Sambu, ARIZ Jason Dunn, STAN

2009 Chris Derrick, STAN Miles Unterreiner, STAN Jason Dunn, STAN

2008 Galen Rupp, ORE Luke Puskedra, ORE Vin Lananna, ORE

2007 Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, ORE A.J. Acosta, ORE Vin Lananna, ORE

2006 Galen Rupp, ORE Diego Mercado, ORE Vin Lananna, ORE

2005 Robert Cheseret, ARIZ Mark Matusak, CAL Peter Tegen, STAN

2004 Robert Cheseret, ARIZ Mohamed Trafeh, ARIZ Andrew Gerard, STAN

2003 Ryan Hall, STAN Robert Cheseret, ARIZ Andrew Gerard, STAN

2002 Grant Robison, STAN Neil Davis, STAN Vin Lananna, STAN

2001 Donald Sage, STAN J.J. Duke, ASU Vin Lananna, STAN

2000 Jonathon Riley, STAN Donald Sage, STAN Vin Lananna, STAN

1999 Steve Fein, ORE Jason Hartmann, ORE Dave Murray, ARIZ

1998 Abdi Abdirahman, ARIZ  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1997 Meb. Ke"ezighi, UCLA  Vin Lananna, STAN

1996 Meb. Ke"ezighi, UCLA  Vin Lananna, STAN

1995 Karl Keska, ORE  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1994 Martin Keino, ARIZ  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1993 Josephat Kapkory, WSU  Mike Johnson, WASH

1992 Josephat Kapkory, WSU  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1991 Martin Keino, ARIZ  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1990 Marc Davis, ARIZ  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1989 Marc Davis, ARIZ  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1988 Brad Hudson, ORE  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1987 Matt Giusto, ARIZ  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1986 Aaron Ramirez, ARIZ  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1985 Marc Olesen, STAN  Brooks Johnson, STAN

1984 Tom Ansberry, ARIZ  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1983 Jim Hill, ORE  Dave Murray, ARIZ

1982 Jim Hill, ORE  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1981 Richard Tuwei, WSU  Bob Larsen, UCLA

1980 Ron Cornell, UCLA  Bob Larsen, UCLA

1979 Henry Rono, WSU  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1978 Alberto Salazar, ORE  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1977 Henry Rono, WSU  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1976 Henry Rono, WSU  Bill Dellinger, ORE

1975 Joshua Kimeto, WSU  John Chaplin, WSU

 

PREVIOUS PAC-12 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AWARD WINNERS

Year Athlete of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year

2011 Jordan Hasay, ORE Shelby Houlihan, ASU Greg Metcalf, WASH

2010 Jordan Hasay, ORE Katie Flood, WASH James Li, ARIZ

2009 Kendra Schaaf, WASH Jordan Hasay, ORE Greg Metcalf, WASH

2008 Kendra Schaaf, WASH Christine Babcock, WASH Greg Metcalf, WASH

2007 Arianna Lambie, STAN Alexandra Kosinski, ORE Peter Tegen, STAN

2006 Arianna Lambie, STAN Ali Kielty, ASU Peter Tegen, STAN

2005 Arianna Lambie, STAN Tori Tyler, WASH Peter Tegen, STAN

2004 Amy Hastings, ASU Teresa McWalters, STAN Dena Evans, STAN

2003 Sara Bei, STAN Arianna Lambie, STAN Dena Evans, STAN

2002 Alicia Craig, STAN Jessica Scalzo, ASU Vin Lananna, STAN

2001 Tara Chaplin, ARIZ Sara Bei, STAN Dave Murray, ARIZ

2000 Lisa Aguilera, ASU Victoria Chang, STAN Walt Drenth, ASU

1999 Erin Sullivan, STAN Erin Sullivan, STAN Walt Drenth, ASU

1998 Amy Skieresz, ARIZ  Beth Alford-Sullivan, STAN

1997 Amy Skieresz, ARIZ  Vin Lananna/Beth Alford-Sullivan, STAN

1996 Amy Skieresz, ARIZ  Vin Lananna/Beth Alford-Sullivan, STAN

1995 Amy Skieresz, ARIZ  Tom Heinonen, ORE

1994 Karen Hecox, UCLA  Vin Lananna, STAN

1993 Karen Hecox, UCLA  Vin Lananna, STAN

1992 Louise Watson, STAN  Mike Johnson, WASH

1991 Lisa Karnopp, ORE  Tom Heinonen, ORE

1990 Liz Wilson, ORE  Tom Heinonen, ORE

1989 Jennifer Robertson, WSU  Mike Johnson, WASH

1988 Penny Graves, ORE  Tom Heinenon, ORE

1987 Anette Hand, ORE  Tom Heinenon, ORE

1986 Penny Graves, ORE  Tom Heinenon, OR