McCabe and Naukot Earn Big 12 Conference Major Awards – West Virginia University Athletics

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Ceili McCabe and freshman Joy Naukot of the West Virginia University cross country team were named the Big 12 Women’s Runner of the Year and Women’s Newcomer of the Year, respectively, as announced by the league on Thursday afternoon.

McCabe has been named the league’s women’s runner of the year for the third time in her career, after earning the Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year title in 2019.

The senior earned the accolade after finishing first at the Big 12 Championships on Nov. 1 in Waco, Texas, with a personal- and program-best time of 19:02.60. The first-place finish marked the third conference title for McCabe during her career.

McCabe went on to claim her third NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships title on Nov. 15 in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native broke a 14-year-old course record at the Blue and White Courses, running the women’s 6k in 19:11.2. McCabe’s first-place finish helped the Mountaineers claim the Mid-Atlantic Regional title for the first time since 2008.

The senior concluded her collegiate cross country career at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Madison, Wisconsin, where she claimed sixth place with a time of 19:41.2. With the finish, McCabe earned her ninth First Team All-America honor and became the fourth Mountaineer in program history to earn three All-America cross country accolades. Additionally, she aided in capturing West Virginia’s NCAA Championship runner-up spot, which was the highest finish in program history.

Naukot earns the Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year award after finishing as the fastest freshman at the Big 12 Championship on Nov. 1. Naukot crossed the finish line in third place, becoming the fastest freshman in program history to run the women’s 6k with a time of 19:18.09.

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The Kapenguria, Kenya, native went on to clinch a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on Nov. 15 and was the first freshman to cross the finish line with a time of 19:49.4. With the placement, she earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors.

The freshman rounded out her rookie season at the NCAA Championships on Nov.,23, earning a 17th-place finish with a time of 19:50.3. Naukot was the fourth freshman to cross the championship finish line and earned her first career First Team All-America honor.

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