The Emory University men's cross country team has announced the program's award winners for the 2017 season.

Senior Shane Sullivan (Johns Creek, GA) was named the Most Outstanding Performer after turning in a solid campaign that saw him score for the Eagles in all seven of his competitions.  Sullivan closed the year with a flourish, ranking as the team's No. 1 runner in the last four races of the season including the NCAA South/Southeast Championships where he raced his way to all-region honors for the second straight year after placing eighth overall out of 222 competitors with a personal-best time of 24:37, with that mark ranking as the fourth-fastest time in program history. Prior to the NCAA Regionals, Sullivan came away with First Team All-University Athletic Association honors after a third-place finish at the conference meet. At the NCAA D-III Championships, he turned in an 8k time of 25:26 that slotted him 88^th overall out of 270 entries and that represented his second-best career performance.

Sophomore Marty Pimentel (Oak Park, IL) was tabbed as the Most Improved Runner after emerging as a key contributor, scoring in six of his seven races. He ranked among the team's top three finishers on five occasions and was the Eagles' top performer at the season-opening Georgia DIII Invitational and the JSU Foothills Invitational.  He established a pair of personal-bests during the year, the first coming at the Furman Classic and the other at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships where his 25:20 placed him 25^th overall and that enabled to garner all-region recognition.  At the NCAA Championships, he was the team's No. 3 runner.  

Junior Bennett Shaw (San Jose, CA) received the Coaches' Award, symbolic of dedication, leadership and inspiration.  Consistency was a trademark of Shaw's season, scoring in all seven of his meets.  He was among the team's top three runners in six competitions including the NCAA South/Southeast Championships when he turned in a personal-best time of 25:07 that placed 17^th overall out of 222 runners and that qualified him for all-region honors for the second straight season. Earlier in the year, he was named the Cross Country Athlete of the Week by the UAA after being the team's No. 1 finisher and 21^st out of 175 hopefuls at the Furman Classic.  

Freshman Matt Dillon (Poughquag, NY) was chosen as the Most Outstanding Newcomer. Dillon competed in seven races and scored three times. He was the team's final scorer at the UAA Championships and the Cowbell Classic (Pre-Nationals), and was among the contingent that took to the course at the NCAA South/Southeast Regionals and the NCAA D-III Championships.

Emory finished third at the UAA Championships and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the fifth straight season.