Allegheny College Athletics - Five named to All-NCAC team

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Women's Cross Country

Mia Symoniak was selected by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Allegheny Female Student-Athlete of the Year. An All-NCAC performer in Cross Country and both Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, she was chosen over five other nominees for the award.

Symoniak had a decorated year as the Allegheny women's top distance runner. During the cross country season, she placed ninth among 91 runners at the NCAC Championships to earn All-NCAC Second Team status. Symoniak finished 25th of 311 finishers at the Mideast Region Regional, claiming All-Region status.

Other in-season accolades included one stint as NCAC Runner of the Week after Symoniak took fifth out of 193 participants at Calvin's Knight Invitational. She was also honored as an Allegheny Athlete of the Week once and was the SAAC Female Student-Athlete of the Month in January.

During the indoor track campaign, Symoniak won the 5,000-meter run at the NCAC Championships while setting a new Allegheny and conference record (17:19.82). She also won the 5,000 individual race at the NCAC Relays and was first in the 3,000 at Mount Union's Jim Wuske Invitational. In her trip to Nationals, Symoniak finished 12th in the 5K.

During the outdoor season, Symoniak established her dominance in the 5,000 with another NCAC title. She also garnered NCAC Distance Runner of the Week honors after placing third in the 10,000 at Bucknell's Bison Classic. Symoniak was also an Allegheny Athlete of the Week.

Chris Marker

Men's Cross Country

Chris Marker was selected by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as the Allegheny Male Student-Athlete of the Year. An All-American performer in Cross Country, he was chosen over three other nominees for the award.

Marker, a junior, began his 2009-10 school year in fine fashion, claiming placing second at the NCAC Cross Country Championships, first at the Mideast Regional and 14th at the Division III Championships.

He was named to the All-NCAC First Team for finishing as runner-up among 109 finishers at the conference meet. At Regionals, he became Allegheny's first-ever individual region champion, placing ahead of 313 other runners, while the team won its first Mideast Region crown. At Nationals, the Gators took third place.

Marker was strong throughout the cross country season, placing first among 245 runners at Oberlin's Inter-Regional Rumble and second of 200 at Calvin's Knight Invitational. He was twice named Allegheny Athlete of the Week and once was an NCAC Runner of the Week after his performance at Calvin. The SAAC honored him twice as its Male Student-Athlete of the Month in September and October.

For the second consecutive year, Marker won the 5,000-meter run at both the NCAC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field championship events. He set a new Gator record in the 5K when recording a time of 14:24.08 at Hillsdale's Gina Relays.

After winning the 5,000 at Washington and Lee's Carnival, he was honored as the NCAC Distance Runner of the Week. In April, the SAAC recognized him with his third Male Student-Athlete of the Month award.

Five named to All-NCAC team

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5/6/2009 3:45:56 PM

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MEADVILLE, Pa. - Five members of the Allegheny College softball squad were named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) team, announced on Wednesday afternoon. Two were selected to the first team and a pair landed on the second team, while one was given honorable mention.

Infielders Maggie Bodenlos and Bessie Artino were both named to the first team. Artino was only one of two freshman chosen to the first team and also nabbed Newcomer of the Year.

Shortstop Rachel Ryan and catcher Marci Potuzko were named to the second team. Outfielder Katie Wills was an honorable mention.

Bodenlos, who was a second-team choice in 2008, led the conference in runs scored (42), while ranking second in hits (56) and home runs (7). In conference games only, she hit. 440 and scored 14 runs while driving in 10. Bodenlos not only led the team in hits, but she also went 15-for-18 on stolen bases.

Artino recorded the fourth best batting average (.458) and tied for second in hits (22) in conference play alone. Overall, she was second on the team in RBIs (35), and third in hits (47) and doubles (10). Artino's debut campaign was highlighted by a 4-for-4 showing with three home runs and five RBIs in a 7-0 win over Oberlin on April 1. At first base, she recorded a .985 fielding percentage and committed only five errors.

Ryan is making her fourth appearance on the All-NCAC team. The senior cranked out 51 hits, 40 RBIs and 13 doubles in starting all 42 games. She tallied 32 runs and tied for second on the team with six home runs. Ryan recorded the most walks (19), including a conference-leading eight in NCAC play.

Potuzko earned her second all-conference honor after being named to the first team and Newcomer of the Year last season. The sophomore played in every game for the Gators, averaging .336 and collecting 45 hits. Her 34 RBIs was good for third on the team and the 12 doubles ranked second.

In 14 conference games, Wills recorded a batting average of .432 to go along with six RBIs. She belted 39 hits on 95 at-bats in 32 appearances. Wills went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored to help Allegheny defeat Denison in the NCAC playoffs. In 2007, Wills was named to the All-NCAC Second Team.

The Gators finished the season 24-18 overall and advanced to their third straight NCAC Championships.

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