BEHREND'S CRISSMAN NAMED WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Penn State Behrend freshman Riley Crissman has been tabbed as the 2016 AMCC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Penn State Behrend freshman Riley Crissman has been tabbed as the 2016 AMCC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year. Crissman led the Lions to an AMCC conference title, as she was the first Behrend runner, and third overall, to cross the finish line. The rookie led Behrend to four overall victories this year while finishing first for the Lions in every race except the first. She finished first overall in the Houghton Invitational with her best time of the season (19:12.30). Crissman holds the second fastest 6k time in the conference this season, when she finished in 23:24.20 at the Inter-Regional Boarder Clash.
Newcomer of the Year honors goes to Franciscan University freshman Grace Galligan. Galligan was the individual medalist at the AMCC championship meet, crossing the 6K finish line in 25:11.00. She was the fastest newcomer at the conference championship meet and also holds the third-fastest 6K time in the conference this season.
Behrend head coach Greg Cooper has been named the AMCC women's cross country coach of the year for the second straight year, and fifth time of his career. Cooper guided the Lions to back-to-back conference titles, including four in the past five years.
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