Bowling Green State University Athletics
Culp, Ramirez Earn MVP Honors
December 08, 2003 | Men's Cross Country
Dec. 8, 2003
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Amber Culp and Edgar Ramirez picked up Most Valuable Runner honors as the Bowling Green State University cross country teams of coach Cami Wells held their annual Awards/Alumni Banquet on Sunday (Dec. 7). The event, which was sponsored by the BG Cross Country Alumni Association, was held at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Culp, a senior, earned the honor for the second consecutive season for the BGSU women's team. She was the Falcons' top finisher in all nine of BGSU's 2003 races, and in each of her final 15 collegiate races dating to early in the 2002 season. She set a school 6000-meter record in her final race, at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. The Ann Arbor, Mich., native was named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team in 2003.
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Culp and Kris Lachowski earned Captain's Awards for the women's and men's teams, respectively. Leslie Carden was named the Most Improved Runner for the BGSU women.
Bridget Dalic and Andrea Pollack shared the Most Valuable Freshman award for the women, while Edwin Cheruiyot earned the honor on the men's side.
BGSU CROSS COUNTRY
2003 HONORS
MEN'S TEAM Most Valuable Runner: Edgar Ramirez Team Captain: Kris Lachowski Most Valuable Freshman: Edwin Cheruiyot First-Year Letterwinners: Vivien Briard (Fr.), Edwin Cheriuyot (Fr.), Edgar Ramirez (Fr.), Jeff Wright (Fr.) Second-Year Letterwinners: Kris Lachowski (Jr.), Patrick Maynard (Jr.)WOMEN'S TEAM Most Valuable Runner: Amber Culp Team Captain: Amber Culp Most Valuable Freshman: Bridget Dalic, Andrea Pollack Most Improved: Leslie Carden First-Year Letterwinners: Leslie Carden (So.), Bridget Dalic (Fr.), Leighann Kramer (Sr.), Andrea Pollack (Fr.) Third-Year Letterwinners: Amber Culp (Sr.), Melissa Krueger (Jr.)
