Edwards Named Women's Regional Athlete of the Year
11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior/sophomore Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba./Divine Vincent Massey) of the University of Michigan women's cross country team has been named the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Athlete of the Year for women's cross country by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Edwards was named Regional Athlete of the Year after winning the NCAA Great Lakes Regional individual title with a time of 20:50.91 last Saturday (Nov. 11). She was able to finish nearly ten seconds faster than the next competitor. The race marked the first victory of her collegiate career.
Just two weeks earlier, Edwards placed ninth at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29) and earned her second All-Big Ten second team citation in as many years.
The No. 10-ranked Wolverines travel to the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 20 in Terre Haute, Ind., to vie for a national championship. The 6,000-meter women's meet at will be held at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course, located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center, and begins at Noon.
Contact: Tim Trunzo (734) 763-4423
Edwards was named Regional Athlete of the Year after winning the NCAA Great Lakes Regional individual title with a time of 20:50.91 last Saturday (Nov. 11). She was able to finish nearly ten seconds faster than the next competitor. The race marked the first victory of her collegiate career.
Just two weeks earlier, Edwards placed ninth at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29) and earned her second All-Big Ten second team citation in as many years.
The No. 10-ranked Wolverines travel to the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 20 in Terre Haute, Ind., to vie for a national championship. The 6,000-meter women's meet at will be held at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course, located at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center, and begins at Noon.
Contact: Tim Trunzo (734) 763-4423
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