MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's cross country's Lucy Ramquist has been named the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year, while head coach Dan Schwamberger has been selected the Men's Cross Coach of the Year, based on voting conducted by the league coaches.

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Ramquist is the first individual in program history to receive the honor. She posted first-place finishes at the WIAC Championship and NCAA Division III Midwest Regional with times of 21:56.56 and 21:16.2, respectively. Ramquist capped her season with an eighth-place finish at the national championship to secure All-America accolades.

Schwamberger collected the coaching award for the second straight year after leading the Blugolds to the first national championship in program history. UW-Eau Claire also won the conference championship for the third time in school archives and the regional crown.