Slippery Rock University's Pat Reagan and Edinboro University's Rachael Lanzel have been selected by the league coaches as the 2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Athletes of the Year in the sport of cross country.

Edinboro's Barry McLaughlin was named Rookie of the Year while Shippensburg's Abby Huber earned the honor for the women.

The men's Coach of the Year award honored Edinboro's Doug Watts while Bloomsburg's Karen Brandt was named the women's Coach of the Year.

Reagan, a junior from Masontown (Albert Gallatin HS), paced a Slippery Rock squad that returned to the NCAA Championship as a team for the first time since 1991.  Reagan was The Rock's top competitor at the national event, finishing 12th on the 10,000 meter course in a time of 30:37.  He finished second behind a teammate at the East Regional while earning a seventh place finish at the PSAC Championship.

Lanzel, a senior from St. Marys (St. Marys HS) earned her second consecutive Athlete of the Year award and concluded her career as one of the best runners in Edinboro history, finishing as a four-time All-PSAC selection and a three-time All-American, just the fourth female to do so as a Fighting Scot.  Lanzel was also named the 2007 East Region Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).  Lanzel finished 17th at the NCAA Championships after helping her squad to a second place finish at the East Regional where she took home the individual title.  Earlier in the year, she finished second in the PSAC Championships.  For her career, Lanzel has finished first or second in both the league and regional championships for the past two years while finishing in the top eight places each of her four years. 

Huber, (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), was the top freshman finisher at the East Regional with her 12th place showing.  Her time at the race was nearly a full minute faster than her previous best.  The rookie was the top Lady Raider finisher in all seven of the races she competed in, including a seventh-place showing at the PSAC Championships. 

McLaughlin, a freshman from Sharpsville (West Middlesex HS), was a consistent performer for the Fighting Scots in his rookie campaign.  He finished 10th at the PSAC Championship, then followed with a ninth place finish at the East Regional.  His consistency helped Edinboro to four first place finishes, including its first league championship since 2002 that snapped a string of four straight by Lock Haven. 

A fixture at Edinboro since 1969, Watts has produced numerous PSAC team and individual title winners.  This year's edition gathered its first conference crown since 2002, when the Fighting Scots won their last of 11 straight crowns and 18th in the past 19 years.  Edinboro also placed first at the East Regional and went on to finish 14th at the NCAA Championships. 

The honors for Brandt are her first in nine seasons at Bloomsburg.  She led her squad to its first PSAC conference crown along with its first ever East Regional title.  The Huskies went on to finish 15th out of 24 teams at the NCAA Championships.  Brandt was also named the East Region Coach of the Year by the USTFCCCA.