University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Gillis Earns All-Louisiana Cross Country Honors
12/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Gillis
Earns All-Louisiana Cross Country Honors
Monday, Dec. 8, 2003
LAFAYETTE, La.- Ragin' Cajuns senior Natalie Gillis earned All-Louisiana honors by being named to the 2003 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Cross Country Team after leading the Lady Cajuns to a South Central Regional berth.
The
Prairieville, La., native led the Lady Cajuns in every race
she entered and placed in the top ten in four of her six
races this season.
Gillis captured her first career title by winning the Northwestern Invitational title with a time of 19.27.47 in the 5K race.
She earned Sun Belt Conference runner of the week honors after a third place finish at the LSU Invitational and finished the year by placing second at the Sun Belt Conference Championships and a 64th place finish at the South Central Regional Championships.
Gillis will conclude her senior year by competing as a distance runner on the Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field team which opens the Indoor season on Jan. 17 at the McNeese State Invitational in Lake Charles.
2003 LSWA All-Louisiana Men's
Cross Country Team
Jimmy Wiggins,
LSU, Jr., Covington, La.
Mike Gulotta,
Loyola, Sr., Chalmette, La.
Asbel Ngetich, SE Louisiana, So., Kapsabert, Kenya
Phillip Aagaard, Tulane, Jr., Linkoping, Sweden
Kris Gilmore, McNeese State, Sr., Beaumont, Texas
Noah Murgor, Northwestern State, Sr., Kasaret, Kenya
Runner of the Year:
Jimmy Wiggins,
LSU
Freshman of the
Year: Tyler Chapman, Tulane
2003 LSWA All-Louisiana Women's
Cross Country Team
Katie Denton,
LSU,
Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
Michelle Hymel,
LSU, So., LaPlace,
La.
Bessie Hatch,
Tulane, Fr., Ojai, Calif.
Natalie Gillis, Louisiana, Sr., Prairieville, La.
Natalie Sargent, Loyola, Jr., Tampa, Fla.
Helen Kibby, McNeese State, Jr., New Plymouth, New Zealand
Lisa Green, Tulane, Jr., Marietta, Ga.
Runner
of the Year:
Katie Denton,
LSU
Freshman of the Year: Bessie Hatch, Tulane
Coach of the Year: Al Seither, Loyola
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