2008 All-Mountain West Conference Cross Country Teams Announced
BYU's Ed Eyestone and New Mexico's Joe Franklin named Coaches of the Year
Nov. 1, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -
Wyoming senior Mark Korir and BYU junior Angela Wagner were named Men's and Women's Athletes of the Year, respectively, to lead the 2008 All-Mountain West Conference Cross Country teams. BYU's Ed Eyestone was named Men's Coach of the Year, while New Mexico's Joe Franklin earned Women's Coach of the Year honors.
Korir became the first Wyoming runner to win Male Athlete of the Year accolades. Wagner, meanwhile, improved on a fourth-place finish at the 2007 MWC Championship to win her first Female Athlete of the Year award and the ninth by a Cougar runner in the 10-year history of the Mountain West.
Wyoming also had the Freshman of the Year winner on the men's side with Ryan Griesbach taking the honor, while the women's Freshman of the Year award went to Lacey Oeding of New Mexico.
Following is a complete list of the men's and women's All-MWC teams:
Men's Cross Country All-MWC First Team
Name
School
Mark Korir
Wyoming
Festus Kigen
TCU
Stephan Shay
BYU
Kyle Perry
BYU
Jacob Kirwa
New Mexico
Dan Hinckley
BYU
Sean Houseworth
Air Force
Men's Cross Country All-MWC Second Team
Name
School
Matt Williams
Air Force
Rory Fraser
New Mexico
Mat Ashton
New Mexico
Jacob Gustafsson
BYU
Nate Ogden
BYU
Richard Nelson
BYU
Zach Nordahl
Air Force
Men's Athlete of the Year: Mark Korir, Wyoming
Men's Freshman of the Year: Ryan Griesbach, Wyoming
Men's Coach of the Year: Ed Eyestone, BYU
Women's Cross Country All-MWC First Team
Name
School
Angela Wagner
BYU
Lacey Oeding
New Mexico
Carolyn Boosey
New Mexico
Alyssa Abbott
Utah
Anna Sperry
BYU
Katy Andrews
BYU
Nicky Archer
New Mexico
Women's Cross Country All-MWC Second Team
Name
School
Leslie Luna
New Mexico
Stacy Slight
BYU
Ellie Rastall
Colorado State
Michelle Corrigan
New Mexico
Cecily Lemmon
BYU
Chelsea DiGrazia
Utah
Jennifer Shearer
UNLV
Women's Athlete of the Year: Angela Wagner, BYU
Women's Freshman of the Year: Lacey Oeding, New Mexico
Women's Coach of the Year: Joe Franklin, New Mexico
