Northeastern & Stony Brook Highlight CAA Men’s Cross Country Postseason Awards
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 7, 2023) – Northeastern junior
Benjamin Godish was named CAA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year, and Stony Brook’s Collin Gilstrap and Andy Ronan earned the respective honors of CAA Rookie and Coach of the Year announced by the conference office on Thursday. The league's head coaches voted on the 2023 CAA Cross Country postseason awards.
Godish took the torch and ran with it, becoming the third straight Runner of the Year from Northeastern. The junior won the CAA Individual title (24:06.4) in October after claiming a victory at the ECAC/IC4A Championships, running a personal-best 23:55.7 in the 8K. Additionally, Godish was the lone CAA qualifier for the 2023 NCAA Championships on the men’s side. He ran to an All-Region finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship, placing seventh with a 10K PR of 29:51.7. In his NCAA Championship debut, Godish finished 123rd out of the top 255 competitors in the Nation.
Gilstrap was the top-finishing freshman at the CAA Championships, helping Stony Brook to its second consecutive conference title. The first-year runner was the fourth Seawolf to cross the line at the CAA Championships, scoring nine points with a top-10 finish. Gilstrap placed ninth overall in 24:37.4. He posted a season-best time of 24:19.1 in the 8K at the Paul Short Run and competed at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship, finishing 66th in his first-ever 10K (30:49.2). Gilstrap is the first CAA Rookie of the Year in Stony Brook program history.
Ronan collects his second CAA Coach of the Year honor in as many seasons after leading Stony Brook to back-to-back CAA Men’s Cross Country. Ronan guided the Seawolves to a league-high six All-CAA honors, including four finishers in the top 10. In addition, Ronan coached Stony Brook to a ninth-place team finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and Carlos Santos to All-Region honors.
The top 15 finishers from the 2022 CAA Championship meet earned All-CAA accolades. Those honorees are listed below in alphabetical order.
2023 CAA Men’s Cross Country All-CAA Honorees
Evan Brennan, Stony Brook
Patrick Cullen, Northeastern
Michael Fama, Stony Brook
Collin Gilstrap, Stony Brook
Benjamin Godish, Northeastern
Peyton Golden, William & Mary
Shane Henderson, Stony Brook
Nate Jennings, William & Mary
Declan McDonnell, Monmouth
Patrick Mullen, Northeastern
Patrick North, William & Mary
Carlos Santos, Stony Brook
Steven Struk, Stony Brook
Hayes Trapp, William & Mary
Zach Van Houten, Hofstra
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