In his sixth season at the helm of Ole Miss Cross-Country, head coach Ryan Vanhoy was named the SEC Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Freshman Cade Bethmann was also recognized by the conference, earning the SEC Freshman of the Year award.
Vanhoy and Bethmann earned the awards after leading Ole Miss to its first-ever cross country or track conference championship, outlasting Arkansas 36-44 and snapping the Razorbacks’ eight-year run of dominance. In winning the SEC Championship, Ole Miss also broke through as the first team other than Arkansas or Alabama to win the cross country conference tournament since Tennessee in 1990.