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Shanahan, Siebert Earn A-10 Cross Country All-Rookie
12/8/2021 11:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Freshman Jay Shanahan and Charlie Siebert were named to the Men's Cross Country A-10 All-Rookie Teams, announced by the conference Wednesday.Â
""Charlie and Jay had a great freshman year of XC," Director of Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Renny Waldron said. "They are high character, gritty guys who are willing to put in the work it takes to get better. They have a great career ahead of them here at Davidson."
Siebert was named the Men's A10 Rookie Performer of the Week in October after recording a personal best at the Royals Cross Country Challenge, completing the 8k race in 24:24.2. He finished in 19th place out of 337 runners. At the All Ohio Open Race, Seibert finished sixth overall, contributing to a second place team finish.Â
Shanahan finished in 14th place at that race, and set two personal bests this season. One was at the A10 Cross Country Championships, finishing the 8k course in 25:52.3 and the other was in his collegiate debut, completing the 6k at the Elon Opener in 18:49.7.Â
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Fans can connect directly with Davidson Cross Country and Track on Twitter (@DavidsonXC_TF) and Instagram (@davidson_xctf).Â
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""Charlie and Jay had a great freshman year of XC," Director of Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Renny Waldron said. "They are high character, gritty guys who are willing to put in the work it takes to get better. They have a great career ahead of them here at Davidson."
Siebert was named the Men's A10 Rookie Performer of the Week in October after recording a personal best at the Royals Cross Country Challenge, completing the 8k race in 24:24.2. He finished in 19th place out of 337 runners. At the All Ohio Open Race, Seibert finished sixth overall, contributing to a second place team finish.Â
Shanahan finished in 14th place at that race, and set two personal bests this season. One was at the A10 Cross Country Championships, finishing the 8k course in 25:52.3 and the other was in his collegiate debut, completing the 6k at the Elon Opener in 18:49.7.Â
SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can connect directly with Davidson Cross Country and Track on Twitter (@DavidsonXC_TF) and Instagram (@davidson_xctf).Â
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