Women's Cross Country Prizes Distributed
12/6/2011 3:10:11 PM
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Christy Cazzola has been named the 2011 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year, while UW-Eau Claire’s Dan Schwamberger has been selected the Coach of the Year based on voting conducted by the league coaches.
A junior from Kaukauna, Wis., Cazzola claimed the honor for the second straight season. She secured the WIAC individual title for the second consecutive year with a time of 21:27.2 on the 6,000-meter course to become the first back-to-back champion since former Titan Liz Woodworth in 2003 and 2004. Cazzola was also victorious at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional with a time of 21:31.1.
She secured All-America recognition for the second consecutive season with a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship, finishing with a time of 20:57.70.
Schwamberger completed his fifth season in charge of the Blugolds and piloted the squad to its fifth consecutive conference championship. UW-Eau Claire also posted a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional and took 17th at the NCAA Division III championship. He won the award for a league-record fifth straight year.
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