Gall, Somogyi Top PacWest Honors

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — After sweeping the PacWest Conference Championships for the third-straight year, it came as no surprise that California Baptist University picked up some postseason honors Wednesday.

Head Coach Ben Gall was named both the Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, while Anett Somogyi picked up the PacWest Runner and Freshman of the Year awards.

Under Coach Gall, CBU's men have won an unprecedented six-consecutive PacWest titles, while the women have won four overall and three in a row.

Somogyi became the first Lancer to be named the conference's top runner and the third to be top freshman. She is also the first student-athlete to win both PacWest Runner and Freshman of the Year in the same season. She made her season debut at the Capitol Cross Challenge in Sacramento, finishing the 6K race in 16th place in a time of 21 minutes, 14.9 seconds.

Three weeks later, Somogyi won the PacWest Championship Individual Title in 23:08.40, 12 seconds ahead of the field. She was the first freshman and the first Lancer to win the conference championship meet.

CBU's women – who rank second in the West – will look to grab a top-six finish at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championship this weekend to move onto the NCAA Division II Championship as a team for the second year in a row. The Lancer men – who rank fifth in the region – need a top-five finish at the regional this weekend to advance as a team to the championship meet in St. Leo, Fla., on Nov. 19.

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