Toledo, Ohio - Junior Athena Welsh was voted Division I Female Runner of the Year, freshman Claire Steigerwald was voted Division I Freshman Female Runner of the Year, and head coach Linh Nguyen was voted Division I Women's Coach of the Year by the Ohio collegiate cross country coaches, it was announced today.
"We had a strong cross country season in the fall and it's nice that the coaches in Ohio recognized that fact," said Nguyen. "The team worked hard and really put together a season that they can be proud of, and these awards just reinforce it.