MAC Championships @ Akron
Bruce, Shaw Named All-MAC Second Team at MAC Championships
10/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
CANTON, OH - The UB men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2015 MAC Championships on Sunday. On the course at Canton GlenOak Community Park, Amy Shaw and Cameron Bruce each earned All-MAC Second Team, respectively. Bruce finished in 11th place with a time of 25:01.5. Shaw ran the 6 k course in a time of 21:37.2, which was fast enough for a 13th place.
Both athletes paced their respective teams throughout the race. The men finished in sixth place with 150 points. In the women's race, Buffalo raced to a fifth-place finish with 134 team points.
This year's team finish was only one spot short of their program-best finish of fourth place, which they achieved in 2004, and comes after finishing fifth place at MAC Championships the last three years. Overall, the Bulls had two top-20 finishers and five of their runners finished in the top 50. Corinne Birchard complemented Shaw's team-best finish with a time of 21:57.7 for a 19th-place finish. Chardae Henry, Melinda Wheeler, and Meagan Hopkins rounded on UB's team score by finishing in 35th, 42nd, and 46th, respectively. The team's top-five runners finished less than apart from each other.
On the men's side, Bruce led UB with his a career-best 11th-place finish and improves on finishing in 20th at last year's MAC Championships. Adam Hunt impressed with his top-30 finish and second-best team time of 25:46.6. Tyler Scheving ran closely behind Hunt to finish in 32nd and only four seconds slower. Justin Van Epps and Derek Palafox round out the Bulls' top-five finishers with 39th and 43rd place finishes. They ran the 8 k course with times of 25:58.7 and 26:04.7, respectively.
The Bulls will next compete at the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Friday, November 13. Unlike MAC Championships that allow teams to take their top-nine runners, teams can only bring their top-seven runners to NCAA Regionals.
The MAC announced Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and All-MAC First and Second Team honors at the conclusion of Saturday's event. Below is the winners of those awards with UB student-athletes in bold.
Men's Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 26
2.Akron 70
3. Miami (Ohio) 88
4. Central Michigan 100
5. Ohio University 128
6. Buffalo 150
7. Bowling Green 189
8. Kent State 202
9. Toledo 227
Women's Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 55
2. Bowling Green 72
3. Central Michigan 73
4. Western Michigan 118
5. Buffalo 134
6. Miami (Ohio) 143
7. Northern Illinois 147
8. Ohio University 177
9. Toledo 220
10. Kent State 271
11. Akron 316
12. Ball State 363
MAC Men's Coach of the Year
Eastern Michigan
MAC Men's Freshman of the Year
Joe Rossetti, Akron
MAC Men's First-Team All-MAC
Nicholas Raymond, EMU
Willy Fink, EMU
Joseph Stewart, Miami
Clayton Murphy, Akron
Nate Ghena, CMU
Lahsene Bouchikhi, EMU
Kyle Cochrun, Akron
MAC Men's Second-Team All-MAC
Csaba Matko, EMU
Hlynur Andresson, EMU
Zackery McBride, Miami
Cameron Bruce, Buffalo
Abel Flores, EMU
Mitchell Lenneman, EMU
Silas DeKalita, CMU
MAC Women's Coach of the Year
Eastern Michigan
MAC Women's Freshman of the Year
Rachel Walny, Bowling Green
MAC Men's First-Team All-MAC
Alsu Bogdanova, EMU
Kelsey Hildreth, NIU
Maria McDaniel, WMU
Jordann McDermitt, EMU
Rachel Walny, BG
Sofie Gallein, EMU
Kirsten Olling, CMU
MAC Men's Second-Team All-MAC
Ellen Isaac, Ohio
Laura Bess, Miami
Mackenzie McMillin, BG
Kelly Schubert, CMU
Rachel Slingluff, Kent State
Amy Shaw, Buffalo
Ericka Hubser, NIU
