Ducks Collect XC All-Conference Honors

EUGENE, Ore. – On the heels of standout performances at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships, the Oregon cross country team has collected five all-conference accolades as announced Thursday afternoon by the league office. Caleb Brown is the Pac-12 Men's Freshman of the Year with additional honors for Cooper Teare, Aaron Bienenfeld, Alessia Zarbo and Aneta Konieczek.

Brown is the third UO runner in the past five seasons to win top freshman honors, along with Teare and Charlie Hunter who went back-to-back in 2017 and 2018, respectively. The Shelby, Ohio, native finished 24th overall at the Pac-12 Championships and was fourth in the UO lineup.

Teare was the Pac-12 runner-up for the second time in his…