FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MANSFIELD, Mass. - Franklin Pierce sophomore Wondu Summa has been named the 2023 NE10 Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year; the eighth runner in conference history, and third straight, to capture the award multiple times. Adelphi senior Katherine Marsh has been named the 2023 NE10 Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Marsh is the first Panther to receive the honor.
Marsh made history this fall, finishing 1-2 at the NE10 Championship with her twin sister Isabel. The pair flipped at this past weekend's NCAA East Regional race, both qualifying for the NCAA Division II National Championship. Marsh's 21:38.1 time at the NE10's was the fifth fastest finish in championship race history. Summa also qualified for the national final after claiming the NE10 and East Regional titles.
Southern Connecticut State's Jeremy Rivera was named Rookie of the Year for the men while Saint Michael's Tess Drury was voted for the women. Rivera, a redshirt from Colchester, Conn., finished fourth at the NE10 Championship and helped guide the Owls to their second straight conference title. Drury, who also received votes for Athlete of the Year, capped an incredible debut season by taking third at the NE10's. Her 21:56.6 was the ninth best finish since the NE10 final moved to a 6k race in 2014. Like Marsh, Drury qualified for the NCAA Division II championship race.
Adelphi's Katie Rees, a former Panther's student-athlete and assistant before becoming head coach in 2010, was voted by her peers as women's Coach of the Year for the first time in her career. The Panthers finished second at the NE10 Championship race, nine points behind Southern Connecticut, giving the league it's closest race since 2017. Speaking of the Owls, John Wallin was voted Coach of the Year on the men's side for the second consecutive season and third time overall (2018, 2022).
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Men's Athlete of the Year
Wondu Summa, Franklin Pierce
Men's Rookie of the Year
Jeremy Rivera, Southern Connecticut
Women's Athlete of the Year
Katherine Marsh, Adelphi
Women's Rookie of the Year
Tess Drury, Saint Michael's
Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year
John Wallin, Southern Connecticut
Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year
Katie Rees, Adelphi
NE10 All-Conference First Team
Katherine Marsh, Adelphi
Isabel Marsh, Adelphi
Tess Drury, Saint Michael's
Kelsey Seamans, SNHU
Caitlin Burmester, Bentley
Briana Greco, Southern Connecticut State
Fran Peterson, Saint Michael's
Wondu Summa, Franklin Pierce
Jonathan Volpe, Southern Connecticut State
Sadadine Adam, American International
Jeremy Rivera, Southern Connecticut State
Owen Gagne, Southern Connecticut State
Sam Capobianco, Bentley
Ryan Outerbridge, Franklin Pierce
NE10 All-Conference Second Team
Sumaira Mayan, Adelphi
Courtney Henchcliffe, Southern Connecticut State
Megan Whitnell, Southern Connecticut State
Nora Conway, Saint Anselm
Peyton Dauphinais, Southern Connecticut State
Corrina Obernesser, SNHU
Kaitlyn O'Rourke, SNHU
Noah Taracena, Saint Michael's
William Lamburn, Southern Connecticut
Mohammed Abunar, New Haven
Sean Barkasy, Southern Connecticut State
Carter Sylvester, SNHU
Evan Clark, Assumption
Joseph Carroll, Assumption
NE10 All-Conference Third Team
Ava O'Donnell, Saint Anselm
Kennedy Holsapple, Saint Michael's
Emilie Noreika, Southern Connecticut State
Kendyl Vermette, American International
Jane Harrington, Saint Anselm
Meghan Sheline, Franklin Pierce
Lillie Kaempfe, American International
Ted Darrah, Franklin Pierce
Sophonias Dires, Southern Connecticut State
Luca Cazzaniga, Southern Connecticut State
Jake Orfano, Adelphi
Andrew Scanio, Saint Michael's
William Brown, New Haven
Angel Mendo Alonso, Franklin Pierce
*Voting for postseason major awards was conducted by the NE10 cross country coaches. All-conference honors were awarded based on finish at the NE10 Championship.
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