GRAND VALLEY STATE SWEEPS 2015 GLIAC CROSS COUNTRY TITLES; WOMEN 15 STRAIGHT, MEN 14 CONSECUTIVE
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BAY CITY, Mich. -- The 2015 GLIAC Cross Country Championships take place this Saturday, October 24th at Kensington Metropark in Milford, Michigan. Grand Valley State earned its 15th consecutive women's conference titles, while the GVSU raised its 14th straight league title. In the women's race, Hillsdale senior Emily Oren picked up GLIAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors after crossing the line in 21:11.1 for the victory. On the men's side, Tiffin junior James Ngandu collected GLIAC Athlete of the Year accolades with a time of 24:06.8.
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RESULTS
| 2015 GLIAC Cross Country Championships - Major Awards | ||
| Award | Name | School |
| Women's Athlete of the Year | Emily Oren | Hillsdale |
| Women's Freshman of the Year | Gina Patterson | Grand Valley St. |
| Women's Coach of the Year | Jerry Baltes | Grand Valley St. |
| Men's Athlete of the Year | James Ngandu | Tiffin |
| Men's Freshman of the Year | Zach Panning | Grand Valley St. |
| Men's Coach of the Year | Jerry Baltes | Grand Valley St. |
| 2015 GLIAC Cross Country Championships -- Team Results | ||||||
| Men's Standings | Women's Standings | |||||
| Place | School | Points | Place | School | Points | |
| 1. | Grand Valley St. | 24 | 1. | Grand Valley State | 30 | |
| 2. | Malone | 100 | 2. | Hillsdale | 38 | |
| 3. | Saginaw Valley St. | 116 | 3. | Northern Michigan | 69 | |
| 4. | Ashland | 131 | 4. | Malone | 131 | |
| 5. | Michigan Tech | 156 | 5. | Ashland | 159 | |
| 6. | Walsh | 157 | 6. | Saginaw Valley | 167 | |
| 7. | Ferris State | 168 | 7. | Ferris State | 184 | |
| 8. | Hillsdale | 179 | 8. | Michigan Tech | 246 | |
| 9. | Lake Erie | 221 | 9. | Findlay | 276 | |
| 10. | Wayne State | 297 | 10. | Walsh | 301 | |
| 11. | Findlay | 336 | 11. | Wayne State | 330 | |
| 12. | Tiffin | 352 | 12. | Northwood | 359 | |
| 13. | Lake Superior State | 364 | 13. | Ohio Dominican | 363 | |
| 14. | Ohio Dominican | 393 | 14. | Tiffin | 364 | |
| 15. | Northwood | 415 | 15. | Lake Superior State | 396 | |
| 16. | Lake Erie | 473 | ||||
| 2015 GLIAC Men's Cross Country Championships -- Individual Results | ||||||||
| First Team All-GLIAC | Second Team All-GLIAC | |||||||
| Place | Name | School | Time | Place | Name | Team | Time | |
| 1. | James Ngandu | Tiffin | 24:06.8 | 11. | Mitchell Wilkins | Grand Valley St. | 24:58.8 | |
| 2. | Zach Panning | Grand Valley St. | 24:07.0 | 12. | Nate Boyer | Malone | 25:00.0 | |
| 3. | Wuoi Mach | Grand Valley St. | 24:31.9 | 14. | Trevor Holowaty | Ferris State | 25:00.7 | |
| 4. | Chris May | Grand Valley St. | 24:39.4 | 15. | Jason Saliga | Michigan Tech | 25:01.2 | |
| 5. | David Knack | Ashland | 24:44.0 | 16. | Logan Hammer | Ferris State | 25:01.8 | |
| 6. | Joey Southgate | Saginaw Valley St. | 24:44.2 | 17. | Naimbai Njerakey | Walsh | 25:04.6 | |
| 7. | Bryce Bradley | Grand Valley St. | 24:46.9 | 18. | Luis Carbajal | Malone | 25:06.3 | |
| 8. | Brady Selner | Grand Valley St. | 24:47.4 | 19. | Joseph Newcomb | Hillsdale | 25:07.0 | |
| 9. | Chad Cini | Grand Valley St. | 24:48.0 | 20. | Anthony Wondaal | Hillsdale | 25:07.3 | |
| 10. | Ryan Roush | Malone | 24:50.2 | 21. | Tom Goforth | Saginaw Valley St. | 25:10.5 | |
NOTE: Only top seven individuals from each team are eligible for All-GLIAC Awards. Trevor Sharnas from Grand Valley St. finished in 13th place with a time of 25:00.5 as the eighth individual finisher from GVSU.
| 2015 GLIAC Women's Cross Country Championships -- Individual Results | ||||||||
| First Team All-GLIAC | Second Team All-GLIAC | |||||||
| Place | Name | Team | Time | Place | Name | Team | Time | |
| 1. | Emily Oren | Hillsdale | 21:11.1 | 11. | Sophie McDonald | Northern Michigan | 22:30.6 | |
| 2. | Gina Patterson | Grand Valley St. | 21:18.8 | 12. | Alison Work | Grand Valley St. | 22:31.8 | |
| 3. | Kendra Foley | Grand Valley St. | 21:25.9 | 13. | Megan Edic | Northern Michigan | 22:33.9 | |
| 4. | Kristina Galat | Hillsdale | 21:35.6 | 14. | Kelly Haubert | Grand Valley St. | 22:36.2 | |
| 5. | Jordan Chester | Grand Valley St. | 21:43.9 | 15. | Vivian Hett | Northern Michigan | 22:38.0 | |
| 6. | Hannah McIntyre | Hillsdale | 21:43.9 | 16. | Jenna Klynstra | Grand Valley St. | 22:38.4 | |
| 7. | Hannah Campbell | Malone | 21:50.2 | 17. | Brittany Johnson | Saginaw Valley St. | 22:40.5 | |
| 8. | Jessica Janecke | Grand Valley St. | 21:52.4 | 18. | Allysen Eads | Hillsdale | 22:44.2 | |
| 9. | Molly Oren | Hillsdale | 22:05.1 | 19. | Allison Dorr | Saginaw Valley St. | 22:44.3 | |
| 10. | Kameron Burmeister | Northern Michigan | 22:19.6 | 20. | Caroline Brisbois | Northern Michigan | 22:47.4 |
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