New England Small College Athletic Conference

• Amherst won its first NESCAC Men’s Cross Country title by placing three runners among the top-five finishers. Joining Hussein on the All-NESCAC First Team were junior Cosmo Brossy and sophomore Clark Ricciardelli. Brossy earns All-NESCAC honors for the second straight season after being a Second Team selection last year. Ricciardelli collects his first All-NESCAC honor.

• The Connecticut College duo of junior Scott Mason and sophomore Danny Aschale finished 2-3, respectively. Mason edged out his teammate by six seconds. Aschale was an All-NESCAC Second Team honoree last fall.

• Bates senior Zach Magin’s sixth-place finish led the Bobcats to third place in the team standings, the best conference finish for the program since 2011. Magin picks up All-NESCAC honors for the first time.

• Junior Harrison Knowlton of Middlebury rounded out the top seven finishers and earned All-NESCAC honors for the first time in his career. Fellow Panther Matt D’Aquila was the top first-year runner in the men's race and grabbed Rookie of the Year honors, as well as a spot on the All-NESCAC Second Team. He is the first Middlebury runner to earn the honor.

• Steve Rubin was selected as the NESCAC Men's Coach of the Year in his first season with the Mammoths. It marks the second straight season an Amherst coach has been recognized with the award.

• Roberts helped Amherst sweep the individual titles at the NESCAC Championships and earned Most Outstanding Performer honors from the women's race. She is the seventh Mammoth to earn the honor overall.

• Williams captured its third straight NESCAC title and 16th overall on the strength of three runners in the top-14. The Ephs were led by senior Victoria Kingham. The 2014 Rookie of the Year, finished as the runner-up and earned her fourth All-NESCAC honor with a spot on the First Team this year. Kingham was a First Team honoree in 2015 and garnered a spot on the Second Team in 2014 and 2016.

• The Tufts duo of senior Brittany Bowman and junior Natalie Bettez repeated as First Team honorees, finishing 5-6, respectively, to lead the Jumbos to a third-place finish.

• Colby senior Caitlin Lawlor, an All-NESCAC Second Team selection last season, finished third overall this year to move up to the First Team and earn her second conference honor.

• Junior Katherine MacCary led the Panthers to runner-up honors in the team standings. She was the first Middlebury runner across the finish line, placing seventh to round out the All-NESCAC First Team honorees.

• Senior Katherine Cook led Bates to a fourth-place finish as she placed fourth overall to earn her second consecutive All-NESCAC honor. She was a Second Team honoree last fall. The Bobcats have finished among the top four teams four times in the last six years. Teammate Abby Hamilton was the first rookie to cross the finish line in the women’s race to earn Rookie of the Year honors. She is the first Bobcat to garner the award.

• Williams head coach Peter Farwell was named the NESCAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. He earns the award for the sixth time in the 17 years he has been at the helm of the women’s program. He most recently won the award in 2012.

Men's All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NESCAC Name Institution Year Hometown Danny Aschale Connecticut College So. Cambridge, Mass. Cosmo Brossy Amherst Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Mohamed Hussein Amherst Sr. Hargeisa, Somaliland Harrison Knowlton Middlebury Jr. Turner, Maine Zach Magin Bates Sr. West Hartford, Conn. Scott Mason Connecticut College Jr. Wyndmoor, Pa. Clark Ricciardelli Amherst So. Hingham, Mass.         Second Team All-NESCAC Name Institution Year Hometown Ascencion Aispuro Middlebury Sr. Maywood, Calif. Matt D'Aquila Middlebury Fy. Wynnewood, Pa. Peter DeWeirdt Hamilton Sr. Winnetka, Ill. Ace McAlister Trinity So. Great Barrington, Mass. Tucker Meijer Amherst Jr. Mountain View, Calif. Liam Simpson Williams Sr. Cape Elizabeth, Maine Kristian Sogaard Amhest Jr. Ridgefield, Conn.

Most Outstanding Performer Mohamed Hussein, Amherst Rookie of the Year Matt D'Aquila, Middlebury Coach of the Year Steve Rubin, Amherst

Women's All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NESCAC Name Institution Year Hometown Katherine Cook Bates Sr. South Burlington, Vt. Natalie Bettez Tufts Jr. Bolton, Mass. Brittany Bowman Tufts Sr. New York, N.Y. Victoria Kingham Williams Sr. New York, N.Y. Caitlin Lawlor Colby Sr. Concord, Mass. Katherine MacCray Middlebury Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Nicky Roberts Amherst Sr. North Reading, Mass.         Second Team All-NESCAC Name Institution Year Hometown Olivia Barnett Tufts Jr. Watertown, Conn. Ayden Eickhoff Bates Jr. Corvallis, Mont. Anna Harleen Williams Sr. Ross, Calif. Sarah Kelley Bowdoin Sr. Winnetka, Ill. Olivia Lamarche Bates So. Lynnfield, Mass. Abigail Nadler Middlebury Jr. Chicago, Ill. Audrey Rustad Williams So. Boise, Idaho

Most Outstanding Performer Nicky Roberts, Amherst Rookie of the Year Abby Hamilton, Bates Coach of the Year Peter Farwell, Williams