SAN FRANCISCO -- Stanford Aisling Cuffe was named Pac-12 Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, earning the award for the second time.
Cuffe has now swept all three of Pac-12 cross-country’s top honors – winning the individual championship race and earning the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, in addition to Athlete of the Year honors.
Cuffe also was among five Stanford runners, among men and women, named to the All-Pac-12 teams. Cuffe and Sean McGorty, the Pac-12 men’s runner-up, were first-team selections. Grant Fisher and Joe Rosa are on the men’s second team and Vanessa Fraser is on the women’s second team.
Cuffe is among six Cardinal runners to earn the honor, and it’s the ninth time the honor has gone to Stanford overall. However, Cuffe captured the award in 2013 when she won the Pac-12 title. While the all-conference teams are based on place at the Pac-12 Championships, there is some subjectivity in choosing the Athlete of the Year.
Previous Stanford winners were Arianna Lambie from 2005-07, Sara Bei (2003), Alicia Craig (2002), Erin Sullivan (1999), and Louise Watson (1992).
Cuffe, a native of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., won the Pac-12 championship on Oct. 30, in Colfax, Washington.
McGorty was runner-up to Pac-12 Men’s Athlete of the Year Edward Cheserek of Oregon in the conference meet. Rosa was eighth and Fisher 11th. In the women’s race, Fraser was 12th. Only the top 14 are honored, with the top seven earning first-team honors.
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2015 PAC-12 CROSS COUNTRY HONORS
MEN’S ALL-PAC-12
First Team
Edward Cheserek, Jr., Oregon
John Dressel, Fr., Colorado
Sean McGorty, Jr., Stanford
Ammar Moussa, Sr., Colorado
Pierce Murphy, Sr., Colorado
Lane Werley, Sr., UCLA
Izaic Yorks, Sr., Washington
Second Team
Grant Fisher, Fr., Stanford
Travis Neuman, So., Oregon
Morgan Pearson, Sr., Colorado
Joe Rosa, Sr., Stanford
Chris Walden, Sr., California
John Whelan, Jr., Washington State
Michael Williams, So., Washington State
Men's Athlete of the Year
Edward Cheserek, Jr., Oregon
Men's Freshman of the Year
John Dressel, Colorado
Men's Coach of the Year
Mark Wetmore, Colorado
WOMEN’S ALL-PAC-12
First Team
Kaitlyn Brenner, So., Colorado
Alli Cash, So., Oregon
Erin Clark, Jr., Colorado
Aisling Cuffe, Sr., Stanford
Maddie Meyers, Sr., Washington
Waverly Neer, Sr., Oregon
Melanie Nun, So., Colorado
Second Team
Maddie Alm, Sr., Colorado
Frida Berge, So., Oregon
Vanessa Fraser, So., Stanford
Molly Grabill, Sr., Oregon
Carolina Johnson, Fr., UCLA
Hannah McInturff, So., Utah
Marissa Williams, Fr., California
Women'ss Athlete of the Year
Aisling Cuffe, Sr., Stanford
Women's Freshman of the Year
Carolina Johnson, UCLA
Women's Coach of the Year
Mark Wetmore, Colorado
* - All-Conference teams determined by order of finish at the Pac-12 Championships.