Cross Country
Top Newcomer
Kelsey Fraser• She started out the season by winning the Queen of the Mountain award for winning the Cross Country Time Trial in the pre-season
• She teamed up with Zsanett to place third in her first collegiate meet at the Wake Forest Relays
• She was the only freshman to make the trip to Griak
• Ran 4th for the Panthers at the Blue Ridge Open
• Only freshman to run at the NCAA Regional Meet
Anthony Berkis• Teamed with Josh Morgan to place third at the Wake Forest Relays
• Placed 4th overall in the Big South Preview Meet
• Ran 5th for the team at Griak
• Ran 3rd for the team at the Blue Ridge Open
• Finished 9th at the Big South Conference Championships to earn All-Conference Honors
• Awarded Big South Freshman of the Year
• Placed 3rd at the Pack Invitational
Most Improved
Emily Webb• Her freshman year, she ran 20:05 at the Blue Ridge Invitational, and this year she cut 38 seconds off that time to run 19:27 on the same course• She also cut 52 seconds from her first 6k at Griak to her 6k at the NCAA SE Regional Meet, running 23:10 to finish
• She went from not running regionals her freshman year, to running 3rd on the team at regionals this year
Cole Atkins• He was 5th on the team in the first meet at Wake
• He quickly moved to 2nd on the team at Griak & the Blue Ridge Open
• He cut 45 seconds from his 8k time from Liberty on 9/22 to Griak on 9/28
• After a bout with a staff infection, he returned to the team to run 2nd again for the Panthers at the NCAA SE Regional
Most Outstanding
Zsanett Kis
• She won the Big South Preview
• She was 9th overall at the Blue Ridge Open
• She won the Big South Cross Championship, earning All-Conference Honors and . . .
• She was named the Big South Runner of the Year
Jesse Cherry• Earned King of the Mountain Title for winning the pre-season Time Trial
• Had the second fastest splits at the Wake Forest Relays
• Ran only two seconds slower at Griak this year than at Notre Dame last year, and Griak is a significantly harder course
• Finished 8th overall at the Blue Ridge Open
• Finished 3rd overall at the Big South Conference Meet to earn All-Conference honors
Track & Field
Top Newcomer
Manika Gamble• She won the 55 m hurdles in her first attempt at this event at the Boone meet in January
• She ended her indoor season by breaking the school record in the 400 meters, running 55.93.
• She was voted Big South Freshman of the Year for scoring the most points at the indoor conference championship of any freshman
• She finished 2nd in the 60 m hurdles and 4th in the 400 meters, and 5th in the 1600 meter relay at the Big South Indoor Championships
• She qualified for the NCAA East Regional in her first attempt at the 400m hurdles, running 60.7 and breaking the school record.
• She continued to break the school record in the 400 hurdles with her best time coming this weekend at the Vertklasse, 59.66
• She is on the school record setting Distance Medley Relay and 3200 meter Relay
• She won the Big South Conference Championships in the 400 hurdles and was the runner-up in the 100 hurdles
• She finished 11th overall at the Penn Relays in the 400 hurdles
Anthony Berkis• Anthony won the mile at the Carolina Classic in 4:19.46 and came back to run 1:56.67 in the 800 that day
• He won the mile again at the Carolina Invitational in 4:14.16
• He was voted Big South Freshman of the Year for placing second in the 3,000 and anchoring the Men’s DMR before coming back to place 4th in the mile in 4:14.82. He also made the All-Conference team
• He finished 2nd in the 1500 at the Wake Forest Open running 3:51.69 (a pr)
• He qualified for the NCAA Regional meet in the his first attempt collegiately at the 3k steeple
• He also broke the school record in this event as well as the DMR and 3200 meter relay
• He placed 2nd at the Big South Outdoor Championship in the steeple to earn all-Conference honors
• And then he ran a big pr in the 1500 at the Vertklasse running 3:48.65.
Most Improved
Shauna Marsh• She went from not scoring in the conference meet in 2008 to winning the 1500 meters this season• She cut 9 seconds from her 1500 pr to run 4:38.54, and she split 2:13.4 in the 3200 meter relay (2:18.29 was her best 800 coming into the season)
Jesse Cherry• He cut 90 seconds from his 10k pr this season
• He cut 37 seconds from his outdoor 5k pr
• He cut at least 37 seconds from his indoor 5k pr
• He cut 25 seconds from his indoor 3k pr
• He went from winning no Big South Championships to winning three this year
Most Outstanding
Manika Gamble• Her 59.33 ranks her 11th best freshman in the country in the 400 meter hurdles
Jesse Cherry
• In addition to his improvements, he is currently ranked 33rd in the NCAA because of his 28:59.16 in the 10k
• He also earned the Regional Qualifier in the men’s 5k, running 14:07.25 at the Vertklasse
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