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Men's Cross Country Wins Ninth Straight Conference Title

| By: Brianne Wigley | @briannewigley
Vincent Bett 2013 Sun Conference Runner of the Year

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – The NAIA No. 15 Embry-Riddle men's cross country team continues it's dominance of The Sun Conference on Saturday morning winning their ninth straight conference title in Hardeeville, S.C. Junior Vincent Bett garnered his first Runner of the Year honor, winning the meet.
 
Bett led the entire race finishing on top in 24:57.67. The rest of the Eagles ran in a tight pack all finishing in the top four. Alec Hernandez set a personal-record running a 25:08.08 to finish in second place overall. Freshman Paul McKenna placed third in 25:12.58. Senior Zachary Kraus set a personal-record with a fourth place finish in 25:14.68. Jamin Mays rounded out the Eagle scorers with an 18th place finish in 26:33.22.
 
The Blue and Gold finished in first place with 28 total points. Webber International finished in second with 61 points and SCAD Savannah placed in third with 69 total points. Southeastern (119) and Warner (158) placed fourth and fifth respectively.
 
Bett, Hernandez, McKenna and Kraus all earned All-Conference first team selections after finishing in spots one through four of the race. In addition to Bett winning Runner of the Year; McKenna was honored as Newcomer of the Year for having the top finish out of all newcomers.
 
Also competing for the Eagles was Jacob Dordick who finished 20th (26:38.20), Ryan Larson finished 22nd (26:43.69), Jose Diaz Jr. finished 27th (27:08.42), Matt Graves finished 39th (28:02.64) and Andrew Carosi finished 43rd (28:18.07).
 
The Blue and Gold now earns an automatic berth to the NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The 32-team event takes place on Nov. 23, 2013.

Following the completion of the meet, Academic All-Conference award winners were announced, with six Eagles earning the honor. Hernandez, Kraus, Larson, Dalton L'Heureux and Palmer Lintz were all named to the Academic All-Conference team. 

Kraus, a senior from New Milford, Conn., was named as the 2013 Cross Country Champion of Character award. He holds an above 3.8 GPA and serves as the teams captain. ERAU Head Coach Mike Rosolino says of the senior, "Zach is the proto-type for a student-athlete. As an athlete, he works hard to be the very best that he can be. Where he excels though is as a person.  He is true servant-leader who leads by example.  As our team captain he has kept the team tight knit and motivated all season. Zach truly cares about his team, campus and community.  He is the engine that drives our team."
 
ERAU Coach Mike Rosolino was named the 2013 men's cross country Coach of the Year. 


Individual Results
Team Results
The Sun Conference Championships
Eagle Team Finish Points Total Teams
1st 28 11
Individual Eagles Finish Time
Vincent Bett* 1st 24:57.67
Alec Hernandez* 2nd 25:08.08
Paul McKenna* 3rd 25:12.58
Zachary Kraus* 4th 25:14.68
Jamin Mays* 18th 26:33.22
Jacob Dordick      20th 26:38.20
Ryan Larson    22nd 26:43.69
Jose Diaz Jr. 27th 27:01.98
Matt Graves 39th 28:02.64
Andrew Carosi     43rd  28:18.07
*Scorers

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