2010 Championship Page

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BOONE, N.C. - The Appalachian State men and the Samford women defended their team titles in the 2010 Southern Conference Cross Country Championship at Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., on Saturday.

The Appalachian State men were led by sophomore Will Raby and had five runner in the top fifteen to claim the conference title for the sixth consecutive year with 55 points.  Appalachian State, the preseason favorites to win the conference, placed four runners on the second-team all-conference team, which included Raby, Brandon Hudgins, Alex Taylor and Sean Soderman. 

UNCG men finished in second place with 66 points.  The Spartans were led by junior Joey Thompson, who finished second overall.

Emmanuel Kirwa from Chattanooga won his third-straight men's individual title with a time of 24:29.40 on the 8K course.

The Samford women claimed the second consecutive conference title with 71 points after placing two runners in the top five.  The Bulldogs, who were tabbed as preseason favorites, were led by sophomore Lauren D'Alessio, who finished in second place and earned first-team all-conference honors.  Senior Hillary Neal also earned first-team honors after finishing in third place.  Senior Ina Ables earned second-team all-conference, and Claire Grogan claimed all-freshman honors for the Bulldogs.

The Appalachian State women came in second place with 74 points.  The Mountaineers were led by Amy Neilson who finished sixth overall.

UNCG's Ashley Schnell won the women's individual title with a time of 17:39.98 on the 5K course.  The Spartans finished third overall with 87 points.

Men's Coach of the Year went to Appalachian State's Mike Curcio after winning his sixth straight SoCon championship.  Chattanooga's Emmanuel Kirwa won his third straight Runner of the Year honors, and the Freshman of the Year award went to Chattanooga's Lucas Cotter.

On the women's side, Samford's Rod Tiffin won his second straight Coach of the Year honor after leading the Bulldogs to the conference title for the second time in three years of competition in the Southern Conference.  UNCG's Ashley Schnell was awarded the SoCon Runner of the Year, while College of Charleston's Dena O'Brien took the Freshman of the Year honors.

Full results from the championship can be viewed by clicking the above links.

The 2011 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships will be held in Charleston, S.C. on October 29, 2011.

Team Scores - Men

1.  Appalachian State                55

2.  UNCG                                  66

3.  Chattanooga                          74

4.  Davidson                             100

5.  Furman                                118

6.  Elon                                     153

7.  Western Carolina                  180

8.  College of Charleston           197

9.  Samford                              236

10. The Citadel                          278

11. Wofford                              292

Team Scores - Women

1.  Samford                              71

2.  Appalachian State                74

3.  UNCG                                  87

4.  Chattanooga                          123

5.  Elon                                     135

6.  Furman                                144

7.  College of Charleston           149

8.  Davidson                             161

9.  Western Carolina                  202

10. Wofford                              274

11. The Citadel                          319

12. Georgia Southern                 357

All-SoCon First Team - Men

1.  Emmanuel Kirwa - Senior - Chattanooga

2.  Joey Thompson - Junior - UNCG

3.  Ryan Hopkins - Junior - Davidson

4.  Chris Berry - Junior - Chattanooga

5.  Mike Koech - Junior - UNCG

6.  Charles McGoogan - Senior - Furman

7.  Josey Weaver - Junior - Western Carolina

All-SoCon First Team - Women

1.  Ashley Schnell - Junior - UNCG

2.  Lauren D'Alessio - Sophomore - Samford

3.  Hillary Neal - Senior - Samford

4.  Shaina Sumney - Sophomore - UNCG

5.  Dena O'Brien - Freshman - College of Charleston  

6.  Amy Neilson - Senior - Appalachian State

7.  Anneli Uys - Senior - Chattanooga

All-SoCon Second Team - Men

8.  Will Raby - Sophomore - Appalachian State

9.  Brandon Hudgins - Senior - Appalachian State

10.  Demetrios Pagonis - Sophomore - Davidson

11.  Alex Taylor - Sophomore - Appalachian State

12.  Sean Soderman - Junior - Appalachian State

13.  AJ Savoia - Senior - UNCG

14.  Lucas Cotter - Freshman - Chattanooga

All-SoCon Second Team - Women

8.  Brittney Caudle - Sophomore - Appalachian State

9.  Ina Ables - Senior - Samford

10.  Morgan Turner - Sophomore - Western Carolina

11.  Kristen Wolfe - Junior - College of Charleston

12.  Brooke Mosteller - Junior - Furman

13.  Heather Conarroe - Senior - Davidson

14.  Dani Reese - Senior - Appalachian State

All-SoCon Freshman Team - Men

14.  Lucas Cotter - Chattanooga

21.  Nick Schneider - Elon

28.  Andrew Nelson - College of Charleston

34.  Layton Dorsett - Samford

35.  Grayam Sailor-Tynes - Davidson

37.  Ben Perron - Elon

39.  Kenny Hinman - UNCG

All-SoCon Freshman Team - Women

5.  Dena O'Brien - College of Charleston  

22.  Allyson Oram - Elon  

26.  Destine Kirkman - Appalachian State

27.  Jackie Madden - Elon  

30.  Danielle McKee - The Citadel

40.  Catherine Burton - Furman

42.  Claire Grogan - Samford  

Coach of the Year - Men

Mike Curcio - Appalachian State

Coach of the Year - Women

Rod Tiffin - Samford

Runner of the Year - Men

Emmanuel Kirwa - Chattanooga

Runner of the Year - Women

Ashley Schnell - UNCG

Freshman of the Year - Men

Lucas Cotter - Chattanooga

Freshman of the Year - Women

Dena O'Brien - College of Charleston