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UB Women's Cross Country Announces Awards

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's cross country squad announced its team awards for the 2007 season. Head coach Vicki Mitchell made the following presentations: Nicole Soblosky (Colonie, NY/Colonie) was selected as the Top Newcomer; Jessica Schultz (Rochester, NY/Eastridge) earned the Most Improved Player Award for the second consecutive season; Susan Beatty (Holley, NY/Holley) received the Coaches’ Award; and Mary Veith (Derby, NY/Lake Shore) was named Most Outstanding for the second consecutive season.

Nicole Soblosky

The Top Newcomer Award is presented to the individual student-athlete who distinguishes herself as the most talented new player on the team or the individual who accomplishes the greatest achievements as a first-year player. Soblosky, a transfer from Iona, raced in all seven meets for the Bulls in 2007. She made her presence known at the season-opening meet, Akron's Tommy Evans Invitational, when she placed 10th overall and was UB's top finisher. She also had a fourth-place finish among 191 runners at the Bowling Green Falcon Invitational, posting her fastest 5K time of the season (18:02.67). She finished fifth at the UB Invitational. Soblosky just missed earning All-Mid-American Conference honors as she finished 15th at the league meet in 18:16.8. The top 14 finishers earn All-MAC awards.

Jessica Schultz

The Most Improved Player Award is presented to the student-athlete who has made the greatest stride or improvement in her performance from the previous season or from the beginning of the season to the end of the season. Schultz raced in five events with her fastest 5K showing coming in the Falcon Invitational in 19:38.44 as she finished 60th among 191 entrants. She also had a top 6K time of 23:19.15 at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships.

Susan Beatty

The Coaches’ Award is selected by the head coach and is given to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the team virtues as defined by the head coach. The recipient is one who stands out in dedication, commitment, unselfishness and enthusiasm towards helping the team improve. Beatty competed in all seven races for UB. She had a top 5K time of 19:53.24 at the Falcon Invitational on October 13 and finished with a best 6K time of 24:41 at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University on September 28.

Mary Veith

The Most Outstanding Award is given to the student-athlete who makes the most significant contribution to the accomplishments of the team through her skills and leadership. Veith earned All-MAC honors for the second straight season with her third-place finish among 104 runners representing all 12 MAC women’s programs at the league championships. Veith turned in a 5K time of 17:48.6, just three seconds off her personal-best mark set two weeks before at the Falcon Invitational. Veith competed in six meets for the Bulls with top six finishes in four. In the classroom, she was honored with a spot on the Academic All-MAC cross country team for the second straight year.

The Bulls finished 10th of 12 schools at the MAC Championships in Mt. Pleasant, MI. UB also placed 18th of 36 squads at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships in Boston.