SBU Sports: Andy Ronan earns third consecutive CAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year honor

Stony Brook cross country head coach Andy Ronan has earned his third consecutive CAA Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year honor, as announced by the conference office on Dec. 12.

Ronan led the Seawolves to a third consecutive CAA Championship and a 13th place ranking in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Northeast Region this fall. The Seawolves captured the championship in the closest team finish in conference history, scoring 48 points to edge out second-place Northeastern (49 points) by a single point.

Stony Brook had five runners finish in the top 17, including three in the top eight. Henry Gartner (24:44.50) led the Seawolves with a fourth-place effort followed by Collin Gilstrap in fifth (24:48.3) and Steven Struk in eighth (25:02.50). Also scoring for SBU were Michael Hawkes (25:19.9) in 14th and Ethan Green (25:34.7) in 17th.

In Stony Brook’s three seasons as a member of the CAA, Ronan has produced 23 All-CAA Cross Country performers and helped the men’s squad capture the conference championship in all three years. Ronan has now been named conference coach of the year 12 times during his tenure on Long Island.