Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
Team of Distinction, 2010 Men's & Women's Cross Country
2010 Men's & Women's Cross Country Team of Distinction
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 2010
When the 2010 Richmond men’s and women’s cross country teams made it a clean sweep at the Atlantic 10 championships, it marked the first time in program history that the Spiders were victorious on both the men's and women's side in the same year.
The women tallied 43 points to record their third A-10 title and second in the three years. Five Spider runners placed in the top 14 with seniors Nicol Traynor and Amy Van Alstine leading the way placing second (17:17) and fourth (17:33), respectively.
On the men's side, Richmond claimed its first A-10 Championship in school history finishing with 51 points as five runners finished in the top 22 including three in the top six. Fifth-year senior Andrew Benford led the way setting a course record with a time of 24:12. Teammate and fellow fifth-year senior Matt Llano placed third in a time of 24:23.
Steve Taylor and Lori Taylor were each named Coach of the Year. Traynor, Van Alstine, senior Julie Rechel, freshman Jill Prentice and senior Jenn Ennis earned All-Conference honors for the women.  Benford was named A10 Men’s Performer of the Year, and was joined by Llano and senior Tim Quinn on the All-Conference team.
The men's team earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA Championships while Amy Van Alstine competed as an individual at the women’s NCAA Championship.
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The women tallied 43 points to record their third A-10 title and second in the three years. Five Spider runners placed in the top 14 with seniors Nicol Traynor and Amy Van Alstine leading the way placing second (17:17) and fourth (17:33), respectively.
On the men's side, Richmond claimed its first A-10 Championship in school history finishing with 51 points as five runners finished in the top 22 including three in the top six. Fifth-year senior Andrew Benford led the way setting a course record with a time of 24:12. Teammate and fellow fifth-year senior Matt Llano placed third in a time of 24:23.
Steve Taylor and Lori Taylor were each named Coach of the Year. Traynor, Van Alstine, senior Julie Rechel, freshman Jill Prentice and senior Jenn Ennis earned All-Conference honors for the women.  Benford was named A10 Men’s Performer of the Year, and was joined by Llano and senior Tim Quinn on the All-Conference team.
The men's team earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA Championships while Amy Van Alstine competed as an individual at the women’s NCAA Championship.
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