As
the cross country season continues into championship mode, we’d like to offer some
hearty congrats to our friends and peers around the country for their great successes
in the fall of 2021:
--Marist
Running Alum Mike Melfi (Class of 1999) led the Mighty Oaks of SUNY-ESF to
national championships on Friday. Both the men and women won the USCAA small
school titles, and Mike won national coach of the year for both genders. Mike
(and his assistant coach, Todd Halbig) have built a mighty program up there in
Syracuse. Highly neat!
--Former
assistant coach Erica Maker, now in her fourth year as head coach of her alma
mater (St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN) led her team to its first MIAC (conference)
title since 2010 and earned MIAC Coach of the Year honors. And her team earned
an at-large bid to the NCAA D3 Championships next weekend. We knew what a great
coach Erica was when she was here. She’s validating that out there. Nicely
done, Erica and team!
--Our
friends and neighbors across town at Vassar College earned their first at-large
bid to the NCAA D3 Championships in men’s cross country. Congrats to head coach
James McCowan and his Brewers for earning the bid to nationals.
Great
stuff all around!
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