Women's Cross Country Concludes Season with Annual Awards
12/14/2021 2:06:00 PM | Women's Cross Country, Cross Country
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The women's cross country team presented their annual team awards to conclude their 2021 season. Lehigh finished fifth at the Patriot League Championships and seventeenth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.Â
Senior Jade Sessions was presented Athlete of the Year, which is presented to the student-athlete who makes the most outstanding athletic contribution to the accomplishments of the team. Sessions had a phenomenal senior year for the Mountain Hawks, finishing in the top three for Lehigh in six of the seven meets this year. She was able to grab two first place finishes for Lehigh this season at the Paul Short Run and Patriot League Championships where she finished 26th and 98th overall, respectively.
Kara Bonner, a senior Journalism major, was given the team's Scholar-Athlete award. This award is presented to a student-athlete who best exemplifies the ideal of the scholar athlete. Bonner has a 3.62 GPA and is a four-time member of the Dean's List and Patriot League Honor Roll. She also is a four-time winner of the Faculty Athletics Council Award and was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2018.Â
Head coach Debbie Utesch presented senior Martina Sell the Coaches Award, which is awarded to an individual who made a significant contribution to the well-being of the team in terms of attitude, improvement or special leadership. Sell has had an impressive career for Lehigh over the past four years. In the 2020 season, she grabbed collegiate PR with a time of 21:30.1 at the Patriot League Championship where she finished fourth for Lehigh and 35th overall.   Â
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Senior Jade Sessions was presented Athlete of the Year, which is presented to the student-athlete who makes the most outstanding athletic contribution to the accomplishments of the team. Sessions had a phenomenal senior year for the Mountain Hawks, finishing in the top three for Lehigh in six of the seven meets this year. She was able to grab two first place finishes for Lehigh this season at the Paul Short Run and Patriot League Championships where she finished 26th and 98th overall, respectively.
Kara Bonner, a senior Journalism major, was given the team's Scholar-Athlete award. This award is presented to a student-athlete who best exemplifies the ideal of the scholar athlete. Bonner has a 3.62 GPA and is a four-time member of the Dean's List and Patriot League Honor Roll. She also is a four-time winner of the Faculty Athletics Council Award and was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2018.Â
Head coach Debbie Utesch presented senior Martina Sell the Coaches Award, which is awarded to an individual who made a significant contribution to the well-being of the team in terms of attitude, improvement or special leadership. Sell has had an impressive career for Lehigh over the past four years. In the 2020 season, she grabbed collegiate PR with a time of 21:30.1 at the Patriot League Championship where she finished fourth for Lehigh and 35th overall.   Â
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