2011-12 Northern Athletics Conference Cross Country Headlines

February 16, 2012
NAC Has 7 Cross Country Teams Honored With USTFCCCA All-Academic Award
Seven Northern Athletics Conference men's and women's cross country teams were among the 318 in NCAA Division III to earn 2011 All-Academic status from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

November 19, 2011
Williams Sets School Record at NCAA Championships
Williams placed 40th out of approximately 280 of the country's best runners in a time of 24:52.6 at the Lake Breeze Golf Course.

November 18, 2011
Williams Earns All-Region, Prepares For Nationals
Edgewood College junior Josh Williams earned his second career all-region award from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association earlier this week. Williams placed 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in Rock Island, Ill. last Saturday, which qualified him for this weekend's national championships.

November 12, 2011
Williams returns to NCAA Championships
Williams achieved the highest ever finish by an Eagle runner in a regional, placing 12th overall and leading Edgewood to a 20th place finish.

October 29, 2011
Falcon men repeat at NAC Championship, Williams captures first individual title
Concordia Wisconsin won the 2011 NAC Men's Cross Country Championship and Edgewood's Josh Williams took the individual title.

October 29, 2011
Schommer repeats, Falcons win 3rd-straight women's championship
WLC's Katie Schommer won the individual title for the second-straight year, and CUW won the team title for third-straight time at the 2011 NAC Women's Cross Country Championship.

October 24, 2011
Talavera, McBee earn weekly XC honors
Alverno's Marci Talavera and Concordia Chicago's Ethan McBee were named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's and Men's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of October 17-23.

October 17, 2011
Williams, Cerrato named top weekly runners
Edgewood's Josh Williams and Rockford's Genesis Cerrato were named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of October 10-16.

October 11, 2011
Edgewood runners garner weekly awards
Edgewood's Grant Michesh and Annie Propson were named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of October 3-9.

October 3, 2011
Williams, Schumacher claim weekly XC awards
Jordan Williams of Marian and Alyssa Schumacher of Wisconsin Lutheran were named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of September 26-October 2.

September 26, 2011
Cerrato and Izzo named top weekly runners
Genesis Cerrato of Rockford and Rob Izzo of Aurora were named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's and Men's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of September 19-25.

September 19, 2011
Cerrato and Schmitt named XC weekly award winners
Rockford's Genesis Cerrato and Aurora's Drew Schmitt were named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's and Men's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of September 12-18.

September 12, 2011
AU runners claim weekly honors
Aurora runners Drew Schmitt and Briana Deckard were named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of September 5-11.

September 9, 2011
Edgewood sponsors Hy-Vee IronKids Madison Triathlon
Edgewood College student-athletes will be providing support and volunteers for the first Hy-Vee IronKids Madison Triathlon on Saturday, September 10.

September 6, 2011
Spartan runners named weekly award winners
Aurora's Drew Schmitt and Anna Perkowski were named the Northern Athletics Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Student-Athletes of the Week for events of August 29-September 4, the first award of the season.