October 21, 2011 – TUSKEGEE, AL – The Flying Maroon Tigers flew away from the competition, to take their third consecutive SIAC cross country championship.
Morehouse, winners of 16 of the last 17 conference championships, scored 20 points, and finished well ahead of Benedict College (77 pts.) and Fort Valley (101 pts.).
Maroon Tigers grabbed six of the top seven spots, for a commanding win in the 8K race, held in Tuskegee, AL.
Michael Vinson finished second overall and first for Morehouse. The senior from Macon, GA, ran the course, in a time of 28:38.53.
Teammate Kasahun Neselu followed close behind, in the third overall position. The sophomore from Decatur, GA, finished in 28:57.38.
Morehouse newcomer Nicholas Hall grabbed fourth, in 20:02.06.
Freshman Shinaola Agbede, the three-time SIAC Runner of the Week, finished in the fifth spot, with a time of 29:08.95.
In the final scoring spot for the Tigers, freshman Michael Wooten, covered the course in 29:18.78.
Blake Bufford (#11, 30:12.68) and Nolan Schnepf (#19, 31:18.81) finished well ahead of 50 other runners in the 11-team race.
In other honors and awards handed out at the championship meet, Coach Willie H. Hill was named the regular-season East Division Coach of the Year and the post-season Coach of the Year.
Morehouse received the All Academic Team Award and three Maroon Tigers – Blake Bufford, Kasahun Neselu and Terrance White – were named to the individual All Academic Team.
On the women's side: Clark Atlanta won its second title in three years, beating out Albany State and Kentucky State. CAU head coach Pamela Page was named Coach of the Year.
For complete results, visit www.thesiac.com.
2011 SIAC Men's Cross Country All-Academic Team
Name Class Major GPA Institution
Hadrien Choukroun SR. Psychology 3.88 Benedict College
Aaron Coleman SO. Political Science 3.75 Fort Valley State
Charles Logan SO. Chemistry 3.71 Lane College
Terrance White JR. Physics 3.69 Morehouse College
Aaron Shepard SR. Biochemistry 3.60 Claflin University
Blake Bufford SO. Biology 3.56 Morehouse College
Kasahun Neselu SO. Biology 3.54 Morehouse College
Championship Meet Honors and Awards:
SIAC Men's Champion: Morehouse College
SIAC Men's MVP: Dickson Toroitich, Benedict College
SIAC Men's Coach of the Year: Willie Hill, Morehouse College
Regular Season Honors and Awards:
East Division
Men's Team of the Year: Morehouse College
Men's Runner of the Year: Dickson Toroitich, Benedict College
Men's Coach of the Year: Willie Hill, Morehouse College
West Division
Men's Team of the Year: Stillman College
Men's Runner of the Year: Curtis Morgan, Stillman College
Men's Coach of the Year: Pierre Goode, Stillman College
Men's All-Academic Team Award: Morehouse College
