St. Scholastica dominates UMAC Women's Cross Country Awards
ST. PAUL – Following Saturday’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women’s Cross Country Championship, the league awarded all conference honors to the top 12 individual finishers.
The College of St. Scholastica dominated the all-conference list landing seven individuals in the top 12, including senior Chelsea Johnson who was the first runner to cross the finish line in the women’s 6K race. Johnson finished with a time of 21:33.7. The Saints also were named 2013 UMAC Women’s Cross Country Champions on Saturday, finishing with a team total of 20 points.
Bethany Lutheran College and the University of Minnesota Morris each had two individuals named to the all-conference list while North Central University had runner earn the honor.
Saints head coach Steve Pfingsten was selected as the 2013 UMAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year following Saturday’s championship race and the program’s 13
th consecutive UMAC title.
Martin Luther College won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches to recognize the team who best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season, including the championship event. The following student-athletes received individual sportsmanship honors:
Bre Perlwitz, Bethany Lutheran College
Alecia Johnson, Crown College
Hannah Hackbarth, Martin Luther College
Rachel Hovland, North Central University
Erica Zocher, Northland College
Julie Bonham, University of Minnesota Morris
Samantha Wong, University of Northwestern
2013 UMAC All-Conference Recipients:
Chelsea Johnson, College of St. Scholastica
Andrea Mogren, College of St. Scholastica
Lauren Farquhar, Bethany Lutheran College
Liz Braml, College of St. Scholastica
Amanda Peters, University of Minnesota Morris
Jordan Johnson, College of St. Scholastica
Nikki Roach, College of St. Scholastica
Taylor Gibson, College of St. Schoalstica
Molly Burgstahler, College of St. Scholastica
Annalise Schroeder, North Central University
Megan Sauer, Bethany Lutheran College
Laura Borkenhagen, University of Minnesota Morris