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Cross Country Holds Award Banquet

The Drake University cross country and track team held an awards banquet Tuesday night to honor the team's top student-athletes for their athletic and academic accomplishments. The team also honored 13 seniors for their contributions to the program.

Mary Young was honored as Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments running sprints and hurdles. Sophomore Kundai Maguranyanga was named the men's Athlete of the Year after being named MVC Freshman of the Year in the 2018 outdoor season.

John Freeman and Olivia Rogers were awarded for holding the top grade point averages in the cross country program, and Victoria Coombe and Josh Yeager were recognized for their academic achievement on the track team.