NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 5, 2018) -- Jefferson Women's Cross Country Head Coach Dave Thomas on Monday was named the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. Voting for the award was conducted by the league's 14 Directors of Athletic Communication.

Thomas earned the award after guiding the Rams to their fifth-consecutive conference championship back on Oct. 28, at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia. Under his guidance, Jefferson has developed not only into one of the top programs in the conference, but also in the region. Jefferson has claimed 10 of the last 11 CACC titles with Thomas at the helm.

The Rams turned in three first-place finishes this fall, including the Philadelphia Metropolitan Championship (Sept. 8), The Osprey Open (Oct. 22) and the CACCs.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.