The University Athletic Association has announced its 30th Anniversary Men's Cross Country Team. Forty-six student-athletes earned the honor, including at least two runners from each institution.
The team consists of each student-athlete who finished as Individual Champion or accumulated five or more points in his career, with two points awarded for All-Association first-team recognition, and one point for second-team honors.
Among those honored are repeat Cross Country Individual Champion honorees Andrew Evans (1996-97) of University of Rochester, Tim Julien (1998-99) of Washington University, Tom Haxton (2002-03) of University of Chicago, and Michael Burnstein (2010-11) of Washington.
Evans is one of 10 Rochester runners to make the 30th Anniversary Team, the most of any school. Five different Yellowjackets earned Individual Champion honors in the six years before Evans won back-to-back titles. Joe Mello (1990), Jim Dunlop (1991), Christian Reed (1992), Jason Hart (1994), and Todd Reeser (1995) all captured Individual Champion honors.
Evans was the only student-athlete to earn first-team All-Association honors in four consecutive years. Jeff Calabrese of Emory University and Julien each received first-team accolades three times and second-team honors once.
Aaron Holley, Rusty Nelson, and Robert Olson (Brandeis); Brian Harvey (Carnegie Mellon University); Hany Abdallah, Dylan Karten, and Jesse Schneider (NYU); Haxton and Patrick Sullivan (Chicago); Hart, Reed, and Anthony Kerr (Rochester); and Brennan Bonner of Washington all ran to first-team honors in three consecutive seasons.
In 30 years, 29 UAA teams have finished in the top-10 at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship. NYU (2007) and Rochester (1991) won national championships. The Yellowjackets finished no lower than eighth in nine consecutive NCAA championships from 1988-1996. Brandeis has recorded four top-10 finishes, including two fourth-place finishes. Washington has recorded a top-10 finish in seven of the past eight NCAA championships. In addition to its national title, NYU has also finished second (2006), fourth (2009), and 10th (2010) at the NCAA championship.
University Athletic Association
30th Anniversary Men's Cross Country Team
Hany Abdallah, NYU
Brennan Bonner, Washington
Michael Burnstein, Washington
Jeff Calabrese, Emory
Adam Carlson, Emory
Josh Clark, Washington
Steve Cullen, CWRU
George Degen, Carnegie Mellon
James Dunlop, Rochester
Andrew Evans, Rochester
Matthew Finnerty, CWRU
Matthew Griego, Brandeis
Phil Hagedorn, Emory
Mark Harrington, Brandeis
Jason Hart, Rochester
Brian Harvey, Carnegie Mellon
Tom Haxton, Chicago
Matt Hoelle, Washington
Aaron Holley, Brandeis
Dana Irrer, Carnegie Mellon
Aaron Johnston-Peck, CWRU
Tim Julien, Washington
Dylan Karten, NYU
Anthony Kerr, Rochester
Jim Langer, Carnegie Mellon
David Laub, Emory
Patrick MacDonald, Washington
Zach Maher, NYU
Joseph Mello, Rochester
Rusty Nelson, Brandeis
David O'Gara, Washington
Robert Olson, Brandeis
Drew Padgett, Washington
Christian Reed, Rochester
Todd Reeser, Rochester
Christopher Rizz, Rochester
Jesse Schneider, NYU
Kevin Sparks, Washington
Mark Stevens, Rochester
Patrick Sullivan, Chicago
Dave Supp, Carnegie Mellon
Matt Turlip, NYU
Timothy Voloshen, Rochester
Billy Whitmore, Chicago
Ryan Williams, NYU
Vincent Zarrillo, NYU