HADLEY, Mass. – Seniors Elias Lindgren of Williams and Mary Kate McGranahan of Amherst are the NESCAC Most Outstanding Performers following the 2022 NESCAC Cross Country Championships hosted by Hamilton College on October 29. The annual honor is given to the individuals who finished first at the conference championship.

Lindgren, the 2018 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, took home the men's title with a winning time of 23:25.8, 25 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Lindgren is the third different Eph to claim the men's title in four years and is the fifth athlete from Williams to garner the Most Outstanding Performer honor. Lindgren, who also picked up his third straight All-NESCAC First Team honor, helped the Ephs claim their 20th NESCAC title and seventh crown in the last nine years.

McGranahan won the women's title with a time of 21:15.3 and is the first Mammoth to finish in first place since Nicky Roberts in 2017. McGranahan earned her second consecutive All-NESCAC honor with a spot on the first team and helped the Mammoths posts their best finish since 2007. McGranahan is the eighth Amherst runner to garner the Most Outstanding Performer honor.

First-years Amokrane Aouchiche of Tufts and Elizabeth Holcombe of Bates were honored as the NESCAC Men's and Women's Rookies of the Year, respectively. Aouchiche finished 25th overall (25:10.3) in his first conference championship race and is the fourth Jumbo to collect NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors. Holcombe earned All-NESCAC First Team honors with a seventh-place finish and time of 21:59.6. The rookie helped Bates finish third overall in the team standings. Holcombe is the second Bobcat to earn the NESCAC Rookie of the Year honor, joining Abby Hamilton in 2017.

Colby's Jared Beers was named the NESCAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year, while Peter Farwell of Williams was the NESCAC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, as voted by their peers. Beers earns the NESCAC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year accolade for the third time in his career. He was also voted the NESCAC Men's Coach of the Year in 2013 and 2014. Beers guided the Mules to a runner-up finish and the team's best showing since 2014. Farwell earns his seventh NESCAC Women's Coach of the Year award and is the only Eph coach to garner the honor since its inception in 2000. The Ephs won their 19th NESCAC title and sixth in seven seasons and the Williams men's and women's teams swept the NESCAC crowns for the third consecutive year.

Below are the All-NESCAC Teams. The top seven finishers are recognized as All-NESCAC First Team and runners in places 8-14 are All-NESCAC Second Team honorees.

2022 Men's Cross Country All-NESCAC Team
Most Outstanding Performer: Elias Lindgren, Williams
Rookie of the Year: Amokrane Aouchiche, Tufts
Coach of the Year: Jared Beers, Colby

All-NESCAC First Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
1.    Elias Lindgren, Williams	23:25.8	2021 1st Team, 2019 1st Team, 2018 ROY
2.    Tyler Morris, Colby	23:51.1	2021 1st Team, 2019 ROY, 2019 2nd Team
3.    Matt Carter, Conn. College	24:00.9	2021 2nd Team
4.    John Lucey, Williams	24:11.9	2021 2nd Team
5.    Alec Gironda, Middlebury	24:17.6	2021 2nd Team
6.    Jeffrey Love, Conn. College	24:25.0	2021 1st Team, 2019 2nd Team
7.    Grahm Tuohy Gaydos, Williams	24:27.0	2021 First Team, 2021 ROY
All-NESCAC Second Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
8.    Zander Kessler, Middlebury	24:28.7	2021 1st Team
9.    George Brady, Hamilton	24:28.9
10.   Travis Martin, Trinity	24:35.7
11.   Walter Wagude, Tufts	24:38.7	2021 2nd Team
12.  Ben Mellor, Colby	24:39.0
13.  Eli Boesch Dining, Bates	24:39.0
14.  Charles Namiot, Williams	24:41.3

2022 Women's Cross Country All-NESCAC Team
Most Outstanding Performer: Mary Kate McGranahan, Amherst
Rookie of the Year: Elizabeth Holcombe, Bates
Coach of the Year: Peter Farwell, Williams

All-NESCAC First Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
1.    Mary Kate McGranahan, Amherst	23:25.8	2021 2nd Team
2.    Genna Girard, Williams	21:31.3	2021 ROY, 2021 1st Team
3.    Jillian Richardson, Bates	21:33.5	2021 1st Team. 2019 2nd Team
4.    Molly Fitzgibbons, Williams	21:47.2
5.    Ella Ball, Williams	21:49.9	2021 2nd Team
6.    Leila Trummel, Bowdoin	21:57.7	2021 2nd Team
7.    Elizabeth Holcombe. Bates	21:59.6
All-NESCAC Second Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
8.    Alexandra Bettez, Williams	22:05.0
9.    Sophia Wolmer, Amherst	22:05.6
10.   Allison Lounsbury, Amherst	22:06.6
11.   Stephanie Ager, Wesleyan	22:06.7
12.  Frieda Kickliter, Bates	22:08.1
13.  Julia Curran, Conn. College	22:09.8
14.  Julia Schor, Amherst	22:12.5