Complete Men's and Women's Results (pdf)
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Women's Results (html)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNCG men and women won the team titles in the 2011 Southern Conference Cross Country Championship at the Trophy Lakes course in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday.
UNCG’s Paul Chelimo led from the start of the race as he claimed the individual men’s title on the 8K course, finishing in a time of 23:11.56. Chelimo was 19 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Davidson’s Ryan Hopkins. UNCG’s Joey Thompson and Paul Katam finished third and fourth, respectively, while Chattanooga’s Chris Berry rounds out the top five finishers on the men’s side.
The Spartans men finished with 26 points. The Davidson men finished in second place with 73 points. This is the first time in six seasons that Appalachian State did not win the men’s team title.
The Spartan women finished with 35 points, followed by Furman with 80 points overall.
UNCG’s Ashley Schnell defended her title as she won the individual women’s title on the 5K course, finishing in a time of 16:33.10, which set the new course record at Trophy Lakes by 20 seconds.
UNCG’s Linh Nguyen won the Coach of the Year honor. Chelimo won the men’s Runner of the Year honor, and the men’s Freshman of the Year award went to UNCG’s Paul Katam following his fourth place finish.
UNCG’s Ashley Schnell was awarded the SoCon Women’s Runner of the Year, while Davidson’s Sarah Paddon was honored as the women’s Freshman of the Year.
Full results from the championship can be viewed by clicking the above links.
Team Scores – Men
1. UNCG 26
2. Davidson 73
3. Furman 82
4. Appalachian State 91
5. Chattanooga 103
6. Western Carolina 166
T6. Elon 166
8. College of Charleston 205
9. The Citadel 260
10. Wofford 279
11. Samford 288
Team Scores – Women
1. UNCG 35
2. Furman 80
3. Elon 111
4. Appalachian State 117
5. College of Charleston 141
6. Western Carolina 143
7. Samford 145
8. Davidson 178
9. Wofford 242
10. Georgia Southern 244
11. Chattanooga 295
12. The Citadel 329
All-SoCon First Team – Men
1. Paul Chelimo—UNCG
2. Ryan Hopkins—Davidson
3. Joey Thompson—UNCG
4. Paul Katam—UNCG
5. Chris Berry—Chattanooga
6. Lucas Cotter—Chattanooga
7. Abraham Kemboi—UNCG
All-SoCon First Team – Women
1. Ashley Schnell—UNCG
2. Lauren D’Alessio—Samford
3. Dena O’Brien—College of Charleston
4. Erin Barker—Furman
5. Chelsea Sumney—UNCG
6. Kerry Harman—UNCG
7. Shaina Sumney—UNCG
All-SoCon Second Team – Men
8. Alex Taylor—Appalachian State
9. Will Raby—Appalachian State
10. Luis Vargas—Elon
11. Mike Koech—UNCG
12. Tripp Hurt—Furman
13. Chris Caldwell—Furman
14. Mark Cole--Chattanooga
All-SoCon Second Team – Women
8. Brooke Mosteller—Furman
9. Allyson Oram—Elon
10. Mara Smith—Western Carolina
11. Amanda Hamilton—Appalachian State
12. Sarah Paddon—Davidson
13. Hannah Orders—Appalachian State
14. Morgan Denecke—Elon
T14. Sinead Haughey—Furman
All-SoCon Freshman Team – Men
4. Paul Katam—UNCG
10. Luis Vargas—Elon
12. Tripp Hurt—Furman
25. Sean Magee—Elon
31. Travis Alfaro—Western Carolina
37. Whitner Chase—Davidson
40. Henry Falotico--Davidson
All-SoCon Freshman Team – Women
12. Sarah Paddon—Davidson
T14. Sinead Haughey—Furman
21. Haylee Dawe—Elon
22. Rebecca Greenwall-Georgia Southern
24. Hayley McMahon—College of Charleston
27. Erin Osment—Davidson
29. Alissa Williams—Wofford
Coach of the Year – Men
Linh Nguyen —UNCG
Coach of the Year – Women
Linh Nguyen —UNCG
Runner of the Year – Men
Paul Chelimo--UNCG
Runner of the Year – Women
Ashley Schnell – UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Men
Paul Katam-UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Women
Sarah Paddon—Davidson