PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 // PAC-12.ORG // 925.932.4411 For Immediate Release // Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Contact // Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]) PAC-12 ANNOUNCES CROSS COUNTRY HONORS Arizona’s Lalang Named Men’s Athlete of the Year Oregon’s Hasay Named Women’s Athlete of the Year Oregon’s Woodward, Stanford’s Hatton Named Women’s Newcomers of the Year Oregon’s Johnson and Colorado’s Wetmore Named Coaches of the Year WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The Conference of!ce announced today the Pac-12 men’s and women’s cross country awards. For the second-consecutive year, ARIZONA’s Lawi Lalang and OREGON’s Jordan Hasay were named the Pac-12 Men’s and Women’s Ath- letes of the Year. OREGON’s Trevor Dunbar was selected the Pac-12 Men’s Newcomer/Freshman of the Year, and UO’s Allie Woodward and STANFORD’s Cayla Hatton were voted Pac-12 Co-Newcomer/Freshmen of the Year. Pac-12 Coach of the Year hon- ors went to COLORADO’s Mark Wetmore on the men’s side, and UO’s Robert Johnson on the women’s side. Oregon senior Jordan Hasay (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) is the third athlete to win the honor in three-consecutive years since the Confer- ence began sponsoring women’s sports in 1986. Hasay led the Ducks to their !rst Pac-12 title since 1995, crossing the !nish line in second place overall. Hasay went on to claim the NCAA West Region crown for the third-consecutive year and placed third, just .7 seconds behind the winner, at the NCAA Championships as UO took top honors at both competitions. Hasay was also named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) Paci!c Region Women’s Athlete of the Year. For the !rst time in the history of the award (since 1999), co-recipients were selected for the Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year. Freshman Cayla Hatton (Andover, Mass.) is the !rst Cardinal to earn the honor since 2004, while redshirt freshman Allie Woodward (Green Bay, Wis.) is the !rst Duck to earn the distinction since teammate Jordan Hasay was a freshman four years ago. Hatton placed 22nd and was one of !ve scorers for the Cardinal who placed third at the Pac-12 Championships. She went on to place !fth overall at the NCAA West Regional. She was the third Cardinal to cross the !nish line at the NCAA Championships, help- ing Stanford to a third-place !nish, the team’s highest !nish since 2005-07. Woodward was a key element to Oregon’s title runs at the Pac-12, NCAA West Regional and NCAA Championships. She scored at all three meets as the second or third Duck to cross the !nish line. She was !fth overall !nisher at the Pac-12 Championships, then placed seventh at the regional meet. She !nished the season with a top-35 showing at NCAA’s and standing atop the team podium. First-year head coach Robert Johnson led his Ducks women’s squad to a Pac-12, NCAA West Region and a NCAA title this year, ending long droughts at each of the meets. The league and region titles are the team’s !rst since 1995 and the NCAA Championship is the program’s !rst since 1987. Johnson is the !rst Oregon head coach to win the award since 1995, the same year the Ducks last won a Conference crown. He was also named the USTFCCCA National and West Region Women’s Coach of the Year. Arizona sophomore Lawi Lalang (Eldoret, Kenya) is the !rst male athlete to earn the honor in back-to-back years since Arizona’s Robert Cheseret won it in 2004 and 2005. Lalang won his second-consecutive Pac-12 title with a time of 22:49, edging out team- mate senior Stephen Sambu by just one second. He went on to post a decisive win at the NCAA West Region meet for his second- straight win at the event, !nishing ahead of the rest of the !eld by more than 30 seconds. He saw his two-year undefeated streak come to an end, however, at the NCAA Championships, but still placed third overall. He was also named the USTFCCCA West Re- gion Male Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year. Senior Trevor Dunbar (Kodiak, Alaska) comes to the Pac-12 after transferring from the University of Portland. Dunbar was Oregon’s top !nisher at the Pac-12 Championships, NCAA West Regional and NCAA Championships. Dunbar was third in the individual race, All-Pac-12 Teams Announced Page 2 helping UO to a third-place !nish at the league meet. He went on to place third overall at the NCAA West Regional, helping the Ducks earn an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships where UO was 20th overall. Colorado’s Mark Wetmore wins the Pac-12 Men’s Coach of the Year honor for the second-straight year after leading the Buffs to a second-consecutive Pac-12 title with a commanding lead over second-place Stanford. Colorado had three runners !nish in the top 10, while the !ve scoring runners !nished in the top 15, and all crossed the !nish line in the top 20. The Buffs would post the larg- est margin of victory (33 points) at the league championship since 2003. The Buffs went on to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships where they placed third in the team competition for the second-straight year. Following are the men’s and women’s All-Pac-12 teams. The top seven !nishers at the Pac-12 Championships are named to the !rst team. The eighth through 14th !nishers at the Conference Championships are placed on the second team. Athletes names are listed below are in alphabetical order. All-Pac-12 Teams Announced Page 3 2011 PAC-12 CROSS COUNTRY HONORS MEN’S ALL-PAC-12 WOMEN’S ALL-PAC-12 First Team First Team Trevor Dunbar, Sr., Oregon Jennifer Bergman, Sr., Arizona Lawi Lalang, So., Arizona Jordan Hasay, Sr., Oregon Joe Rosa, So., Stanford Elvin Kibet, Jr., Arizona Stephen Sambu, Sr., Arizona Kathy Kroeger, Sr., Stanford Parker Stinson, Jr., Oregon Amanda Mergaert, Sr., Utah Blake Theroux, So., Colorado Alexi Pappas, RS-Sr., Oregon Lane Werley, So., UCLA Allie Woodward, RS-Fr., Oregon Second Team Second Team Hugh Dowdy, So., Colorado Aisling Cuffe, So., Stanford Nick Happe, Sr., Arizona State Lindsay Flanagan, Sr., Washington Jake Hurysz, So., Colorado Megan Goethals, Jr., Washington Benjamin Johnson, Sr., Stanford Shelby Houlihan, So., Arizona State Martin Medina, Sr., Colorado Shalaya Kipp, Jr., Colorado Pierce Murphy, RS-Fr., Colorado Kelsey Sanisteban, So., California Aric VanHalen, Sr., Colorado Jessica Tonn, Jr., Stanford Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year Lawi Lalang, So., Arizona Jordan Hasay, Sr., Oregon Newcomer of the Year Newcomer of the Year Trevor Dunbar, Sr., Oregon Cayla Hatton, Fr., Stanford Allie Woodward, RS-Fr., Oregon Coach of the Year Mark Wetmore, Colorado Coach of the Year Robert Johnson, Oregon * - All-Conference teams determined by order of finish at the Pac-12 Championships. - more - All-Pac-12 Teams Announced Page 4 PREVIOUS PAC-12 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AWARD WINNERS Year Athlete of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year 2012 Lawi Lalang, ARIZ Trevor Dunbar, ORE Mark Wetmore, COLO 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 - more - All-Pac-12 Teams Announced Page 5 PREVIOUS PAC-12 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AWARD WINNERS Year Athlete of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year 2012 Jordan Hasay, ORE Cayla Hatton, STAN Robert Johnson, ORE Allie Woodward, ORE 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