Big South Announces 2010-19 Women's Cross Country All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) -- The Big South Conference announced today the 2010-19 Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The league’s All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the Conference’s founding in 1983.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total. The 2010-19 Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order and features 12 runners and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Runner Name, School - Notables
Lize Botha, Campbell - 4-time All-Conference
Keaton Case, High Point - 3-time All-Conference
Jacy Christiansen, Liberty - Big South Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Zoe Geis, High Point - 4-time All-Conference
Famke Heinst, High Point - 3-time Big South Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Sarah Heisner, UNC Asheville - 3-time All-Conference
Jennifer Klugh, Liberty - 3-time Big South Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Michaela Louw, Campbell - 3-time All-Conference
Joan Maritim, Campbell - Big South Champion, 2-time All-Conference
Letitia Saayman, Coastal Carolina - 2-time Big South Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Jeanne Stroud, Winthrop - 3-time All-Conference
Kyla Van Graan, Coastal Carolina - 3-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School - Notables
Remy Tamer, High Point - 3 Big South Championships, 3-time Coach of the Year
Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1986-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.