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 |
