2024 Big West Cross Country Awards | Video
With the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA cross country season, The Big West is proud to announce this year’s award winners.

For the second year in a row, The Big West Men’s Athlete of the Year goes to Cal Poly’s Davis Bove. The graduate student was the individual winner in the men’s 8K at The Big West Championship with a time of 23:51.3. Bove raced twice in the regular season, at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (6th/22:56.5) and Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (15th/23:08.6). The Franklin, Tenn. native placed 38th at the NCAA West Region Championship, completing the 10K course in 29:55.0. It is the 15th time, third consecutive, that a Mustang has wont the league’s top men’s honor. Bove becomes one of 10 runners to win multiple Big West Athlete of the Year awards.
 
Cal Poly’s Schuyler Gooley is the 2024 Big West Women’s Athlete of the Year. The senior was the individual champion in the women’s 6K at The Big West Championship, crossing the finish line in 19:47.7. Gooley competed in two meets during the regular season, at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (39th/20:36.9) and Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (5th/20:34.9). The Hopkinton, Mass. product was 30th (20:24.3) at the NCAA West Region Championship. Gooley is the sixth individual from Cal Poly to win the Women’s Athlete of the Year honor. 
 
Cal Poly’s Rory Catsimanes is the Men’s Freshman of the Year. Catsimanes was the top rookie at the championship, coming in sixth place with a time of 23:59.8 for all-conference status. The native of San Clemente, Calif. ran in three regular season races, including a win at the Waves Invite (17:32.5), and was 45th (29:59.9) at the NCAA West Region Championship. Catsimanes is the 11th Mustang to be named the league's best men’s freshman.
 
Lucy Milliner of Hawai‘i wins the Women’s Freshman of the Year honor. Milliner was the top rookie, ninth overall, at The Big West Championship, finishing the course in 20:24.2 to earn all-conference status. The Woodbury, England product had four top 10 finishes during the regular season at the Big Wave Invitational (2nd/18:28.6), UC Riverside Invitational (10th/20:15.2), Charles Bowles Invitational (2nd/17:09.8) and Bronco Invitational (9th/20:49.9). Milliner is the first Rainbow Wahine to earn any Big West major cross country award.
 
Cal Poly’s Ryan Vanhoy is the Men’s Coach of the Year. Vanhoy helmed the Mustangs to their 20th Big West title in program history, scoring a mere 22 points with five scorers in the top 10, led by Bove’s individual win. Cal Poly was the top team from the league at the NCAA West Region Championships, coming in eighth place with 235 points. It is Vanhoy’s third top coaching honor and 19th time that a Mustang head coach won the Men’s Coach of the Year.
 
Cal Poly’s Michelle Chewens is the Women’s Coach of the Year for the third straight year. Chewens led the Mustangs to their 10th Big West title in program history with four runners in the top 10, capped by an individual championship from Gooley, for a total of 33 points. Cal Poly had the best score out of teams in the league at the NCAA West Region Championships with 237 points and Tatiana Cornejo earned All-Region status by finishing in 25th place (20:14.6). It is the 10th time that Cal Poly has won the top coaching award.
 
All-Big West honors went to those that finished in the top 10 at The Big West Championships. Joining Bove and Catsimanes on the men’s all-conference team are Chris Caudillo (Cal Poly), Colton Swinth (Cal Poly), Ethan Brooks (UC Davis), Joshua Mendoza (UC Riverside), Talman Young (Cal State Fullerton), Muhammed Ahmed (UC Davis), Tony Chaez (Cal State Fullerton) and Michael Chambers (Cal Poly).
 
Joining Gooley and Milliner on the women’s all-conference team are Anna Vogtmann (UC Irvine), Maddie Kackley (UC Davis), Dani Barrett (UC Davis), Tatiana Cornejo (Cal Poly),  Sylvana Northrop (UC San Diego), Hana Catsimanes (Cal Poly), Sophia Nordenholz (Cal Poly) and Collette Lowengrub (UC Riverside).

2024 Big West Cross Country Awards
Men's Athlete of the Year: Davis Bove, Cal Poly Men's Freshman of the Year: Rory Catsimanes, Cal Poly Men's Coach of the Year: Ryan Vanhoy, Cal Poly Women's Athlete of the Year: Schuyler Gooley, Cal Poly Women's Freshman of the Year: Lucy Milliner, Hawai’i  Women's Coach of the Year: Michelle Chewens, Cal Poly
Men's All-Big West Team
Student-Athlete	Year	Institution	Hometown
Davis Bove	Gr.	Cal Poly	Franklin, Tenn.
Chris Caudillo	So.	Cal Poly	Clovis, Calif.
Colton Swinth	Sr.	Cal Poly	Santa Rosa, Calif.
Ethan Brooks	Jr.	UC Davis
Joshua Mendoza	Sr.	UC Riverside	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Rory Catismanes	Fr.	Cal Poly	San Clemente, Calif.
Talman Young	Sr.	Cal State Fullerton	Kitchener, Ontaro, Canada
Muhammed Ahmed	Jr.	UC Davis	Newark, Calif.
Tony Chavez	Sr.	Cal State Fullerton	Corona, Calif.
Michael Chambers	Jr.	Cal Poly	Carmichael, Calif.
Women's All-Big West Team
Student-Athlete	Year	Institution	Hometown
Schuyler Gooley	Sr.	Cal Poly	Hopkinton, Mass.
Anna Vogtmann	Sr.	UC Irvine	Folsom, Calif.
Maddie Kackley	Jr.	UC Davis	Salida, Calif.
Dani Barrett	Sr.	UC Davis	Santa Monica, Calif.
Tatiana Cornejo	Jr.	Cal Poly	Elk Grove, Calif.
Sylvana Northrop	Jr.	UC San Diego	Cupertino, Calif.
Hana Catsimanes	Sr.	Cal Poly	San Clemente, Calif.
Sophia Nordenholz	So.	Cal Poly	Albany, Calif.
Lucy Milliner	Fr.	Hawai'i	Woodbury, England
Collette Lowengrub	Sr.	UC Riverside	Irvine, Calif.