HADLEY, Mass. – Charles Namiot of Williams and Audrey MacLean of Middlebury are the NESCAC Most Outstanding Performers following the 2024 NESCAC Cross Country Championships hosted by Bowdoin College on November 2. The annual honor is given to the individuals who finished first at the conference championships.
 
Namiot, who also earned his third consecutive All-NESCAC accolade with a spot on the First Team, took home the men's title with a winning time of 24:40.9, nearly 11 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Namiot is the third straight Eph to claim the men's title and fifth in six years. The senior is the seventh athlete from Williams to garner the Most Outstanding Performer honor. Namiot helped the Ephs claim their fifth straight NESCAC title and 22nd overall.

MacLean won the women's title with a time of 20:21.5, the fastest 6k time at the NESCAC Championships since 2012. The sophomore is the first Middlebury runner to garner the Most Outstanding Performer honor since 2016 (Abigail Nadler) and the fourth Panther since 2000. MacLean, last year's NESCAC Rookie of the Year, also earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team for the second year in a row.

First-years Keiyu Mamiya of Williams and Keira Rogan of Hamilton were honored as the NESCAC Men's and Women's Rookies of the Year, respectively. Mamiya finished 24th overall (25:21.8) and is the ninth Eph to collect NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors. Rogan was the NESCAC Runner-Up by 1.68 seconds which earned her a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team with her second-place time of 20:22.9. Rogan is the first Hamilton runner to earn the NESCAC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year Honor.

The Williams men's and women's coaching staffs (Dusty Lopez, Stephanie Mauer, Mike Blair, and Barb Grossov) were voted as the Coaching Staffs of the Year by their peers. It marked the first time since 2000 that the same institution was honored with the award.

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.
NESCAC Men's Most Outstanding Performer: Charles Namiot, Williams
NESCAC Men's Rookie of the Year: Keiyu Mamiya, Williams
NESCAC Men's Coaching Staff of the Year: Williams

All-NESCAC First Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
1. Charles Namiot, Williams	24:40.9	2023 1st Team, 2022 2nd Team
2. Will Goddard, Bowdoin	24:51.1	2023 1st Team
3. Matt Scardigno, Conn. College	24:52.0
4. Harrison Dow, Amherst	24:53.0	2023 ROY, 2023 2nd Team
5. Benjamin Hughes, Middlebury	24:58.7
6. Ziggy Goddard, Middlebury	24:58.9	2023 2nd Team
7. Nick Edwards-Levin, Amherst	24:59.0	2023 2nd Team
All-NESCAC Second Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
8. Drew Donahue, Middlebury	24:59.0	2021 1st Team
9. Ryan Hardiman, Williams	25:02.0
10. Luke Brennan, Tufts	25:02.4
11. Amokrane Aouchiche, Tufts	25:02.6	2022 ROY
12. Liam Calhoun, Wesleyan	25:03.0
13. Alexander Badami, Hamilton	25:04.1
14. Calvin Cummings, Tufts	25:07.0

 
NESCAC Women's Most Outstanding Performer: Audrey MacLean, Middlebury
NESCAC Women's Rookie of the Year: Keira Rogan, Hamilton
NESCAC Women's Coaching Staff of the Year: Williams

All-NESCAC First Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
1. Audrey MacLean, Middlebury	20:21.2	2023 ROY, 2023 1st Team
2. Keira Rogan, Hamilton	20:22.9
3. Stephanie Ager, Wesleyan	20:48.6	2023 1st Team, 2022 2nd Team
4. Kate Tuttle, Williams	20:49.1
5. Tamar Byl-Brann, Williams	20:50.5
6. Kate Swann, Williams	20:53.5
7. Flora Biro, Amherst	21:09.0
All-NESCAC Second Team
Place, Name, Institution	Time	Previous Honors
8. Grace McDonough, Conn. College	21:13.3
9. Lily Yampolsky, Williams	21:14.6
10. Sylvan Wood, Amherst	21:15.4	2023 1st Team
11. Jordan Liss-Riordan, Williams	21.17.5
12. Elizabeth Donahue, Tufts	21:20.0
13. Bea Parr, Middlebury	21:20.1	2023 1st Team, 2021 1st Team
14. Nora Johnson, Williams	21:25.7	2023 2nd Team