The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Murphy and Roth Pace Akron at MAC Cross Country Championships
October 31 | Cross Country
Follow Zips Track & Field and Cross Country on Twitter (@ZipsTFCC) and Facebook
MEN'S RESULTS (PDF) | WOMEN'S RESULTS (PDF) | PHOTO GALLERY | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
CANTON, Ohio - The University of Akron men's cross country team turned in a second-place performance, while the Zips' women's squad placed 11th at the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Akron on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Canton GlenOak High School.
Akron garnered 70 points in the men's race to finish behind defending champion Eastern Michigan (26 points), who captured its 20th overall cross country conference championship.
Taking home its first-ever women's championship was Eastern Michigan (55 points).
Junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) was the Zips' top finisher in the men's race crossing the line in 24:32.86 to place fourth.
Senior Kyle Cochrun (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) came in just under three seconds later in a time of 24:35.46 to garner a seventh-place showing.
Murphy earned first-team All-MAC accolades for the second straight year, while Cochrun collected first-team honors for the initial time with their performances.
In his first conference championship, freshman Joe Rossetti (Stow, Ohio) captured a 16th-place finish coming across the line in 25:21.12 en route to being named MAC Freshman of the Year.
Rounding out the scoring members of the Akron squad was junior Dan Zupan (Berea, Ohio) and senior Aaron Howkins (Stow, Ohio), who registered times of 25:31.88 (20th) and 25:36.92 (25th).
Completing the Zips' efforts was sophomores Garrett Crichlow (Twinsburg, Ohio) and Eric McCabe (Hilliard, Ohio), freshman Jeremiah Fitzgerald (Mantua, Ohio) and senior Trevor Norris (Avon Lake, Ohio), posting marks of 25:56.36 (36th), 26:28.42 (56th), 26:51.25 (65th) and 27:19.91 (73rd), respectively.
Senior Jillian Roth (North Canton, Ohio) led the efforts of the Akron women's team crossing the line in 22:18.7, good for a 36th-place performance.
Redshirt sophomore Sarah Kupniewski (Erie, Pa.) was the Zips' next finisher placing 57th with a time of 22:59.10.
Junior Natalie Zidd (Hinckley, Ohio) recorded a time of 23:23.0 (73rd), while redshirt sophomore Alexandra Blair (Akron, Ohio) and freshman Cynthia Haas (Tallmadge, Ohio) rounded out Akron's scoring contingent crossing the line in 24:15.8 (93rd) and 24:23.1 (95th), respectively.
Redshirt junior Abbie Shea (Salem, Ohio) and redshirt sophomore Tara Snipes (Covington, Ohio) completed the Zips' efforts on the day with times of 25:20.6 (101st) and 25:35.5 (120nd).
Akron returns to action traveling to Madison, Wis., for the Great Lakes Regional Championships, Nov. 13.
FINAL MEN'S STANDINGS
1) Eastern Michigan (26 points)
2) Akron (70 points)
3) Miami (88 points)
4) Central Michigan (100 points)
5) Ohio (128 points)
6) Buffalo (150 points)
7) Bowling Green (189 points)
8) Kent State (202 points)
9) Toledo (227 points)
MAC Men's Coach of the Year
John Goodridge, Eastern Michigan
MAC Men's Freshman of the Year
Joe Rossetti, Akron
MAC Men's First-Team All-MAC
Nicholas Raymond, EMU
Willy Fink, EMU
Joseph Stewart, Miami
Clayton Murphy, Akron
Nate Ghena, EMU
Lahsene Bouchikhi, EMU
Kyle Cochrun, Akron
MAC Men's Second-Team All-MAC
Csaba Matko, EMU
Hlynur Andresson, EMU
Zackery McBride, Miami
Cameron Bruce, Buffalo
Abel Flores, EMU
Mitchell Lenneman, EMU
Silas DeKalita, CMU
FINAL WOMEN'S STANDINGS
1) Eastern Michigan (55 points)
2) Bowling Green (72 points)
3) Central Michigan (73 points)
4) Western Michigan (118 points)
5) Buffalo (134 points)
6) Miami (143 points)
7) Northern Illinois (147 points)
8) Ohio (177 points)
9) Toledo (220 points)
10) Kent State (271 points)
11) Akron (316 points)
12) Ball State (363 points)
MAC Women's Coach of the Year
Sue Parks, Eastern Michigan
MAC Women's Freshman of the Year
Rachel Walny, Bowling Green
MAC Women's First-Team All-MAC
Alsu Bogdanova, EMU
Kelsey Hildreth, NIU
Maria McDaniel, WMU
Jordann McDermitt, EMU
Rachel Walny, BG
Sofie Gallein, EMU
Kirsten Olling, CMU
MAC Women's Second-Team All-MAC
Ellen Isaac, Ohio
Laura Bess, Miami
Mackenzie McMillin, BG
Kelly Schubert, CMU
Rachel Slingluff, Kent State
Amy Shaw, Buffalo
Ericka Hubser, NIU
Players Mentioned
