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OFFICIAL RESULTS: WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY // MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
TIFFIN, Ohio – The Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the team titles at the 2014 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships held on Saturday (Nov. 8) at the Seneca Hills Golf Course in Tiffin, Ohio.
The opening event of the day was the GLIAC Women’s Cross Country Championship race, which was won by GVSU with a team score of 21 outdistancing second-place Hillsdale by 40 points (21-61). The Lakers claimed their 14th straight conference title after placing four runners in the top-five, led by sophomore Kendra Foley with a time of 20:31.8. She was also named “Runner of the Year.” Overall, the Lakers placed six competitors in the race on the All-GLIAC First and Second Teams.
“Freshman of the Year” accolades went to Hillsdale’s Hannah McIntyre, who placed seventh with a time of 21:02.8 and Jerry Baltes of Grand Valley was named “Coach of the Year.”
The Grand Valley State Men’s Cross Country team claimed its 13th straight GLIAC Championship with a total of 33 points, 34 points ahead of second-place Malone University. Ashland University’s Nick Hall claimed the top-spot after completing the course 23:58.9, and also took home GLIAC “Runner of the Year” honors. Grand Valley State’s Wuoi Mach was named “Freshman of the Year.”
The top ten finishers earned 2014 All-GLIAC First Team honors, while finishers 11 thru 20 are recognized on the All-GLIAC Second Team.
| 2014 GLIAC Cross Country Award Winners | |
| Women's Runner of the Year | School |
| Kendra Foley | Grand Valley State |
| Men's Runner of the Year | School |
| Nick Hall | Ashland |
| Women's Freshman of the Year | School |
| Hannah McIntyre | Hillsdale |
| Men's Freshman of the Year | School |
| Wuoi Mach | Grand Valley State |
| 2014 GLIAC Women's Cross Country Team Results |
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| Place | School | Points |
| 1 | Grand Valley State | 21 |
| 2 | Hillsdale | 61 |
| 3 | Wayne State | 79 |
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 111 |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley | 135 |
| 6 | Malone | 142 |
| 7 | Ashland | 201 |
| 8 | Ferris State | 239 |
| 9 | Findlay | 291 |
| 10 | Michigan Tech | 293 |
| 11 | Ohio Dominican | 298 |
| 12 | Tiffin | 322 |
| 13 | Walsh | 338 |
| 14 | Northwood | 398 |
| 15 | Lake Superior State | 451 |
| 2014 GLIAC Men's Cross Country Team Results |
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| Place | School | Points |
| 1 | Grand Valley State | 33 |
| 2 | Malone | 67 |
| 3 | Ashland | 68 |
| 4 | Hillsdale | 105 |
| 5 | Michigan Tech | 155 |
| 6 | Wayne State | 178 |
| 7 | Ferris State | 195 |
| 8 | Saginaw Valley | 214 |
| 9 | Walsh | 245 |
| 10 | Tiffin | 247 |
| 11 | Findlay | 334 |
| 12 | Lake Superior State | 347 |
| 13 | Ohio Dominican | 372 |
| 14 | Northwood | 398 |
| Place | 2014 All-GLIAC Women's First Team | School | Time |
| 1 | Kendra Foley | Grand Valley State | 20:31.8 |
| 2 | Allyson Winchester | Grand Valley State | 20:43.1 |
| 3 | Jessica Janecke | Grand Valley State | 20:44.5 |
| 4 | Hannah Osborn | Grand Valley State | 20:46.4 |
| 5 | Emily Oren | Hillsdale | 20:52.4 |
| 6 | Kristina Galat | Hillsdale | 20:53.6 |
| 7 | Hannah McIntyre (Freshman of the Year) | Hillsdale | 21:02.8 |
| 8 | Hannah Campbell | Malone | 21:10.3 |
| 9 | Chelsea Johnson | Wayne State | 21:10.7 |
| 10 | Kameron Burmeister | Northern Michigan | 21:11.3 |
| Place | 2014 All-GLIAC Women's Second Team | School | Time |
| 11 | Jordan Chester | Grand Valley State | 21:16.1 |
| 12 | Emily Short | Saginaw Valley | 21:16.5 |
| 13 | Kayla Balfour | Wayne State | 21:16.8 |
| 14 | Lauren Gagnon | Wayne State | 21:17.4 |
| 15 | Brittany Johnson | Wayne State | 21:24.0 |
| 16 | Deedra Irwin | Michigan Tech | 21:26.1 |
| 17 | Sarah Meek | Malone | 21:30.6 |
| 18 | Megan Edic | Northern Michigan | 21:32.9 |
| 19 | Amy Creutz | Grand Valley State | 21:35.7 |
| 20 | Molly Oren | Hillsdale | 21:37.1 |
| Place | 2014 All-GLIAC Men's First Team | School | Time |
| 1 | Nick Hall | Ashland | 23:58.9 |
| 2 | Alan Peterson | Grand Valley State | 24:01.2 |
| 3 | Andrew Trusty | Malone | 24:03.1 |
| 4 | Chris May | Grand Valley State | 24:06.8 |
| 5 | Brian Baum | Ashland | 24:09.0 |
| 6 | Ryan Roush | Malone | 24:09.9 |
| 7 | Bryce Bradley | Grand Valley State | 24:11.9 |
| 8 | Chad Cini | Grand Valley State | 24:13.7 |
| 9 | Joey Southgate | Saginaw Valley State | 24:14.7 |
| 10 | Joshua Mirth | Hillsdale | 24:15.0 |
| Place | 2014 All-GLIAC Men's Second Team | School | Time |
| 11 | Luke Hickman | Hillsdale | 24:18.3 |
| 12 | Brady Selner | Grand Valley State | 24:19.9 |
| 13 | Jordan McKelley | Malone | 24:21.8 |
| 14 | Eddie Komph | Wayne State | 24:26.9 |
| 15 | David Knack | Ashland | 24:29.4 |
| 16 | Sean Pengelly | Michigan Tech | 24:30.1 |
| 17 | Wuoi Mach (Freshman of the Year) | Grand Valley State | 24:40.1 |
| 18 | Nate Orndorf | Grand Valley State | 24:43.9 |
| 19 | Isaac Potes | Ashland | 24:47.3 |
| 20 | Andrew Harper | Ferris State | 24:48.8 |
