2023 C2C Men's and Women's Cross Country Awards Announced
The 2023 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Men's and Women's Cross Country awards have been announced. The following are this year's honorees, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
MEN'S RUNNER OF THE YEAR: Eric Jackson, UC Santa Cruz
Jackson headlined the individual awards for the third straight year after earning All-American honors. He won the C2C title for the third time with a program record effort (24:05.8). The senior placed eighth at the NCAA West Regional to lead the Banana Slugs before finishing 40th at the national championships.
MEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Camden Jaureguy, UC Santa Cruz
Jaureguy earned second team All-C2C honors with a ninth-place finish at the conference championships. At the USF Invitational, ran the second fastest time ever by a Banana Slug at Golden Gate Park (25:42).
MEN'S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Sam Bodmer, Salisbury
Bodmer, a biology major and chemistry minor on a pre-medicine track, earned scholar-athlete recognition for the second consecutive year. He claimed second team All-C2C recognition finishing 14th at the C2C championships.
MEN'S COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR: David Klech, UC Santa Cruz
Klech earned coach of the year acclaim for the third straight year. He led the Banana Slugs to the C2C Championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional.
WOMEN'S RUNNER OF THE YEAR: Helena Janku, UC Santa Cruz
Janku topped the individual awards after winning the C2C title (21:55.5) and finishing ninth at the NCAA West Regional. She led the Banana Slugs to a second consecutive NCAA team appearance. Janku placed 113th at the national championships.
WOMEN'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Elena Stanciu, UC Santa Cruz
Stanciu finished runner-up at the C2C Championships to earn first team All-C2C honors. She placed 43rd at the West Regional and 229th at the NCAA Championships.
WOMEN'S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Hanna Hekkanen, UC Santa Cruz
Hekkanen, a plant science and agroecology major, earned first team All-C2C distinction finishing third at the conference championships. She picked up All-West Region Honors for the first time in her career placing 34th and finished 196th at the national championships.
WOMEN'S COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR: David Klech, UC Santa Cruz
Klech captured coach of the year honors for the third consecutive year. He guided the Banana Slugs to the C2C Championship with a perfect team score of 15 points and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional. UCSC, who earned an at-large selection, finished 31st at the NCAA Championships.
In addition to the postseason awards, all-conference honors were awarded at the conference meet:
2023 C2C Men's Cross Country Championships -- 8K Results | ||||||||
First Team All-C2C | Second Team All-C2C | |||||||
Place | Name | School | Time | Place | Name | Team | Time | |
1 | Eric Jackson | UC Santa Cruz | 24:05.8 | 9. | Camden Jaureguy | UC Santa Cruz | 25:33.0 | |
2 | Casey Orton | UC Santa Cruz | 24:19.6 | 10 | Holden Spencer | UC Santa Cruz | 25:34.2 | |
3 | Raymond Ingersoll | UC Santa Cruz | 25:07.8 | 11 | Camden Hebert | UC Santa Cruz | 25:43.9 | |
4 | Daniel Ferrante | Christopher Newport | 25:13.4 | 12 | Nick Sciole | UC Santa Cruz | 25:47.7 | |
5 | Luke Holland | UC Santa Cruz | 25:14.1 | 13 | Luke Hawkins | Christopher Newport | 25:53.1 | |
6 | Eric Anderson | UC Santa Cruz | 25:16.4 | 14 | Sam Bodmer | Salisbury | 26:01.7 | |
7 | Austen Cave | Salisbury | 25:21.8 | 15 | Dylan Cronin | UC Santa Cruz | 26:02.6 | |
8 | Matt Grossi | Salisbury | 25:27.4 | 16 | Evan Young | Christopher Newport | 26:07.1 |
2023 C2C Women's Cross Country Championships -- 6K Results | ||||||||
First Team All-C2C | Second Team All-C2C | |||||||
Place | Name | Team | Time | Place | Name | Team | Time | |
1 | Helena Janku | UC Santa Cruz | 21:55.5 | 9 | Faith Dyogi | UC Santa Cruz | 22:54.6 | |
2 | Elena Stanciu | UC Santa Cruz | 22:19.9 | 10 | Maddy Rawlings | Christopher Newport | 22:55.4 | |
3 | Hanna Hekkanen | UC Santa Cruz | 22:23.5 | 11 | Luna Centeno | UC Santa Cruz | 22:58.4 | |
4 | Riley Martel-Phillips | UC Santa Cruz | 22:30.3 | 12 | Christina Sancho-Spore | Pratt Institute | 23:03.3 | |
5 | Kenzie Seymour | UC Santa Cruz | 22:36.2 | 13 | Courtney Mudd | Christopher Newport | 23:09.3 | |
6 | Cheryl Chuang | UC Santa Cruz | 22:43.5 | 14 | Andrea Gallardo | UC Santa Cruz | 23:14.4 | |
7 | Frieda Cedillo | UC Santa Cruz | 22:45.1 | 15 | Emma Wirz | UC Santa Cruz | 23:15.9 | |
8 | Anna Bodmer | Salisbury | 22:51.0 | 16 | Julia Kapp | Christopher Newport | 23:19.2 |