Flanagan Repeats as Big Ten Coach of the Year

EUGENE, Ore. – For a second-consecutive season, Shalane Flanagan has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Women of Oregon to the league's cross country title last week in East Lansing, Mich.

The UO women swept the top-three spots and placed their top six inside the top nine overall in route to scoring 18 points, a new low tally at the Big Ten Championships. The previous meet scoring record of 22 points was set by Wisconsin in 1985.

Freshman Diana Cherotich won the individual title followed by UO teammates Juliet Cherubet and Silan Ayyildiz in second and third places, respectively. Dalia Frias, in her first cross country season since 2022, finished fifth while Mia Barnett was seventh to mirror her finish from a season ago and Anika Thompson crossed in a conference career-best ninth place.

Individually, Evan Bishop and Ali Ince were recognized as the Ducks' Sportsmanship Award honorees in cross country. The student-athletes chosen by each school are individual who have set themselves apart through hard work, sportsmanship and honorable behavior.

In the Nov. 4 release of the USTFCCCA national coaches poll, the Women of Oregon held on to their spot as the No. 4 team in the country. Oregon is one of five teams with both teams inside the top 10 with the Men of Oregon checking in at a season-high No. 7, up three spots following a title of their own at the Big Ten Championships.

The Big Ten will announce the Athlete and Freshman of the Year following the NCAA Championships.

2025 Big Ten Cross Country Awards & Postseason Honors
Women's Coach of the Year
Shalane Flanagan, Oregon

Men's Coach of the Year
Aaron Simoneau, Michigan State

Women's All-Big Ten
First Team
Diana Cherotich, Oregon
Juliet Cherubet, Oregon
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon
Florence Caron, Penn State
Dalia Frias, Oregon
Rachel Forsyth, Michigan State
Mia Barnett, Oregon
Charlotte Costich, Penn State
Anika Thompson, Oregon
Rose Coats, Maryland

Second Team
Chloe Foerster, Washington
Ada Rand, Penn State
Ava Earl, Northwestern
Ava Critini, Northwestern
Maeve Stiles, Washington
Berlyn Shutz, Nebraska
Maddy Whitman, Northwestern
Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska
Abby DeVeau, Washington
Aniya Mosley, Ohio State

All-Freshman Team
Diana Cherotich, Oregon
Abby DeVeau, Washington
Sara Mlodik, Wisconsin
Ava Jarrell, Indiana
Alexandra Joyce, Nebraska

Men's All-Big Ten
First Team
Abdel Laadjel, Oregon
Riley Hough, Michigan State
Thomas Westphal, Michigan State
Evan Bishop, Oregon
Jamar Distel, Washington
Aiden Smith, Oregon
Douglas Buckeridge, Purdue
Christian de Vaal, Wisconsin
Matan Ivri, Wisconsin
Liam Newhart, Wisconsin

Second Team
Nathan Lopez, Michigan
Benjamin Balazs, Oregon
Connor Burns, Oregon
Trent McFarland, Michigan
Luke Venhuizen, Michigan
Michael Hegarty, Michigan State
Simeon Birnbaum, Oregon
Nathan Walker, Purdue
Tayson Echohawk, Oregon
Jack Meier, Oregon

All-Freshman Team
Thomas Westphal, Michigan State
Jack Meier, Oregon
Andreas Dybdahl, UCLA
Everett Capelle, UCLA
Aloysius Franzen, Minnesota

Oregon's postseason continues Friday, Nov. 14, with the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif. The top-two teams in each race automatically advance to the national meet (Nov. 22) in Columbia, Mo.

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