SAINTS SWEEP UCAA HONORS IN CROSS COUNTRY

Dec. 2: St. Lawrence University's men's and women's cross country teams swept the honors in voting by the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association coaches as each team had the UCAA Runner of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Men's coach John Newman was named men's Coach of the Year after leading his team to its ninth straight conference championship. The Saints won the conference title with 20 points and went on to finish second in the NYSCTC Championship and fourth in the NCAA Regional Qualifier.

Sophomore Jon French was named the UCAA Runner of the Year after a strong season which was capped by a run in the NCAA Division III Championships as an individual qualifier. French was second overall in the UCAA championship and the top UCAA runner in the NYSCTC Championship and the NCAA qualifier.
Rookie Blake Davis was the UCAA Rookie of the Year. Davis was second among all first-year runners and first among UCAA rookies at both the NYSCTC championships and the NCAA regional qualifier. He was sixth overall and the second rookie at the UCAA conference championship meet, trailing only teammate and classmate John Gaudette.

The Saints had seven runners earn All UCAA honors based on finish in the championship race. Andy Dana and Jonah Freedman joined French, Davis and Gaudette on the first team while Aaron Ladd and Sam Perry were named to the second team.