All-Americans Announced in 2015 NCAA DII Cross Country

By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA

November 23, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Monday the 80 student-athletes who earned All-America honors by finishing among the top 40 at the 2015 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships men’s and women’s races.
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The Adams State women and Colorado Mines men both scored upset wins in the team races on Saturday in Joplin, Missouri, and both led their respective genders in total All-American selections.
Adams State dethroned three-time defending champion Grand Valley State, 83-97, as all five Grizzly scorers claimed All-America honors. Noel Prandoni was 10th and Jenna Thurman was 11th to lead the way for ASU.
GVSU, led by narrow individual runner-up Kendra Foley, and third-place Hillsdale were both led by four All-Americans, apiece.
Colorado Mines’ men won their first title in program history in a 100-127 victory over pre-meet co-favorite and three-time defending national champion Adams State. The Orediggers were powered by a race-best four All-Americans, led by the trio of Marty Andrie, Nathanael Williams and Dan Mahoney in 18th, 21st and 22nd, respectively.
Runner-up Adams State finished with two All-Americans – though they came within fractions of a second from also having four with the 41st and 42nd finishers.
Third-place Alaska Anchorage finished with three All-Americans, as did sixth-place Chico State.
The RMAC was the best represented conference for the men with total 12 selections, followed by the CCAA with five and both the PSAC and GLVC with four each.
Leading the conference race for the women was the GLIAC with nine, just edging out the RMAC with eight. The NSIC, led by individual winner Alexis Zeis of U-Mary, was next with five.
Only athletes that compete for USTFCCCA member institutions are eligible to earn All-America status.
National Athletes and Coaches of the Year will be announced Tuesday.

2015 USTFCCCA All-Americans: NCAA Division II Cross Country

MEN Student-Athlete Year Institution Valentin Pepiot SR Academy of Art Dominic Cabada SR Adams State Sydney Gidabuday FR Adams State Henry Cheseto SO Alaska Anchorage Edwin Kangogo SO Alaska Anchorage Dominik Notz SR Alaska Anchorage Leakey Kipkosgei FR American International Keegan Carda JR Augustana (S.D.) Glen Ellingson JR Augustana (S.D.) Chris Striegel SO Bellarmine Alec Baldwin SR Black Hills State Francisco Gomez SR Cal Poly Pomona Mark Huizar JR Cal Poly Pomona Benjamin Tuttle SR Cedarville Steven Martinez JR Chico State Kyle Medina SO Chico State William Reyes JR Chico State Marty Andrie SR Colorado Mines Grant Colligan FR Colorado Mines Dan Mahoney JR Colorado Mines Nathanael Williams JR Colorado Mines Marcelo Laguera FR CSU-Pueblo Derrick Williams SO CSU-Pueblo Elliott Martynkiewicz SR Edinboro Cory Keehn SR Fort Hays State Chad Cini SR Grand Valley State Zach Panning FR Grand Valley State Dylan Mountain SR Lock Haven Alex Griggs SR Mars Hill Nick Kadlec SR Metro State Vincent Kiprop FR Missouri Southern Collins Kurui FR New Mexico Highlands Austin McGinley SR Shippensburg Alfred Chelanga FR Shorter Jeremy Parsons SO Slippery Rock Johnnie Guy SR Southern Indiana Jake Dubnicka JR UW-Parkside Armando Torres SO UW-Parkside Geoffrey Kipchumba SO West Texas A&M Keifer Johnson JR Western State

WOMEN Student-Athlete Year Institution Kelsey Corbin SR Adams State Maura O’Brien JR Adams State Noel Prandoni FR Adams State Jenna Thurman JR Adams State Grace Tinkey JR Adams State Vicky Winslow SR Alabama-Huntsville Joyce Chelimo JR Alaska Anchorage Caroline Kurgat SO Alaska Anchorage Leah Seivert SO Augustana (S.D.) Eileen Stressling SO Azusa Pacific Sadie Gastelum JR Chico State Ann Miller SR Colorado Mines Kelsey Bruce SR Dallas Baptist Ida Narbuvoll FR Edinboro Jordan Chester SR Grand Valley State Kendra Foley JR Grand Valley State Jessica Janecke SR Grand Valley State Gina Patterson FR Grand Valley State Ewa Zaborowska SR Harding Kristina Galat SR Hillsdale Hannah McIntyre SO Hillsdale Emily Oren SR Hillsdale Molly Oren JR Hillsdale Amanda Farrough JR Lewis Hannah Campbell SO Malone Breanna Colbenson JR Minnesota Duluth Emilee Trost SO Minnesota Duluth Morgan Benesch JR Neb.-Kearney Sasha Hovind JR Northern State Catie Byrd SR Queens (N.C.) Colett Rampf SO Saint Leo Rebecca Bassett JR Simon Fraser Emily Roberts SO Southern Indiana Elizabeth Luckel SR Southwest Baptist Nicole Borofski JR Stonehill Alexis Zeis SO U-Mary Moriah Palmer JR UW-Parkside Alicja Konieczek SO Western State Georgia