UK Cross Country’s Kunc, Thomson Earn All-SEC Honors
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky cross country seniors Jacob Thomson and Katy Kunc earned All-Southeastern Conference Honors for the 2017 season.
The top-seven finishers at the SEC Championships earned first team honors, and the next seven earned second team honors.
Both Thomson and Kunc were named to the first team.
Thomson placed fifth at the SEC Championships, being named first team All-SEC in cross country for the third year in a row.
Kunc ran 20:13.20 at SECs to earn a second consecutive Southeastern Conference bronze medal.
All-SEC Cross Country Teams
Men’s First Team
Vincent Kiprop, Alabama
Gilbert Kigen, Alabama
Alfred Chelanga, Alabama
Alex George, Arkansas
Jacob Thomson, Kentucky
Jack Bruce, Arkansas
Cameron Griffith, Arkansas
Men’s Second Team
Sean Tobin, Ole Miss
Christian Farris, Texas A&M
Zach Long, Tennessee
Matt Young, Arkansas
Bryan Kamau, Georgia
Austen Dalquist, Arkansas
Derek Gutierrez, Ole Miss
Men’s All-Freshman Team
Matt Young, Arkansas
Parker Scott, Ole Miss
Waleed Suliman, Ole Miss
John Elrod, Tennessee
Alex Crigger, Tennessee
Eric Coston, LSU
Marshall Dillon, Florida
Women’s First Team
Karissa Schweizer, Missouri
Taylor Werner, Arkansas
Katy Kunc, Kentucky
Jessica Drop, Georgia
Samantha Drop, Georgia
Carina Viljoen, Arkansas
Therese Haiss, Arkansas
Women’s Second Team
Lauren Gregory, Arkansas
Shannon Fair, Mississippi State
Kelsie Warren, Texas A&M
Lisa Oed, Mississippi State
Nikki Hiltz, Arkansas
Ashton Endsley, Arkansas
Mckenzie Yanek, Alabama
Women’s All-Freshman Team
Lauren Gregory, Arkansas
Lisa Oed, Mississippi State
Ashton Endsley, Arkansas
Clio Ozanne-Jaques, Ole Miss
Niamh Schumacher, Tennessee
Joyce Kimeli, Auburn
Faith Bett, Auburn
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