Union cross country claims men's, women's titles; Clardy, Bett named top runners

JACKSON, Tenn. - 10/31/2009 - The Union University men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed first in their respective TranSouth Conference meets on Saturday. The women and men took the top position out of five teams competing in the races that were held on the campus of Union.

Union also claimed the top spots individually in each race with Hannah Clardy finishing first on the women’s side and Alex Bett taking first in the men’s race. With their wins, both Clardy and Bett were named TranSouth Runners of the Year. Union’s Carrie Moore was named the women’s Newcomer of the Year, while Union head coach Gary Johnson was named Coach of the Year on the men’s and women’s side.

The two titles for Union on Saturday marked the seventh straight women’s championship and the sixth straight for the men (2009 TranSouth Championship Meet Results).

Union was well represented on the all-conference teams. The top seven runners from each race earned all-conference honors. Union boasted five of the seven women’s runner, including Clardy, Moore, Kayla Hauss, Lilli Harmon and Carissa Wilson. Union’s men earned three spots on the men’s all-conference team, including Bett, Zach Covington and Drake Ott.

Up next for Union will be the NAIA Qualifying Meet on November 6, as both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs look to return the cross country national championships.

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TRANSOUTH WOMEN’S HONORS

• Runner of the Year: Hannah Clardy, Union University
• Newcomer of the Year: Carrie Moore, Union University
• Coach of the Year: Gary Johnson, Union University

TRANSOUTH WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

• Hannah Clardy, Union University
• Tuesdae Rowland, Blue Mountain College
• Carrie Moore, Union University
• Magan Wilburn, Blue Mountain College
• Kayla Hauss, Union University
• Lilli Harmon, Union University
• Carissa Wilson, Union University

TRANSOUTH MEN’S HONORS

• Runner of the Year: Alex Bett, Union University
• Newcomer of the Year: Bethuel Boinett, Bethel University
• Coach of the Year: Gary Johnson, Union University

TRANSOUTH MEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

• Alex Bett, Union University
• Zach Covington, Union University
• Bethuel Boinett, Bethel University
• Drake Ott, Union University
• Austin Epting, Blue Mountain College
• Nelphat Bor, Bethel University
• Beau Palmer, Lyon College

TRANSOUTH SCHOLAR ATHLETES

• BETHEL UNIVERSITY: Anna Martin, Mallory Blankenship
• Nelphat Bor, Bethuel Boinett, Ryan Niewenhuis, Ron Plemons, Bill Robertson
• BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
• Tuesdae Rowland, Christian Russell
• Kreig Sartin, Nathan Young
• FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY
• Hannah Leach, Brianna Steffy
• Joseph McKenzie
• LYON COLLEGE
• Emily Sexton, Lauren Fause, Monica Fuller, Anelisa Wood
• Michael McQueen, Beau Palmer, Jeffrey Casteen
• UNION UNIVERSITY
• Hannah Clardy, Hannah Staggs, Carissa Wilson, Kayla Hauss, Carrie Moore
• Seth Covington, Joel Wellum, Zach Covington, Alex Bett

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