William & Mary sweeps CAA cross country scholar-athlete of the year awards
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Anderson, who was named Athlete of the Year on Tuesday, won her second consecutive individual CAA title this year, running the second-fastest time in conference history. A three-time All-American in track, she helped lead the Tribe to record-tying team finishes at the Southeast Regional and the ECAC Championships, finishing 17th and fifth, respectively, to earn all-region and All-East accolades. Anderson is the third Tribe runner to win back-to-back Scholar-Athlete awards, joining Ali Henderson '04 and Meghan Bishop '07.
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The CAA's Scholar-Athlete of the Year program began in 2002-03, and recognizes an outstanding athlete in 21 of the conference's 23 sports (excepting football, which began in 2007, and women's rowing, which began in 2009). As well, each year one male and one female athlete from the sport award-winners is selected as the overall Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Since the program's inception, William and Mary has won more Scholar-Athlete awards than any other school with 33 (UNCW is next, with 20), and has had two or more winners every year, a feat no other school can claim. Three Tribe men have been named as the overall Scholar-Athlete of the Year: basketball standout Adam Hess '04, harrier Keith Bechtol '07, and soccer player Ryan Overdevest '08.