Middlebury College athlete Margo Cramer (Seattle, Wash.) and assistant coach Nicole Wilkerson were recently honored by the USTFCCCA (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association). Cramer was named the New England Region female track athlete of the year, while Wilkerson was named the N.E. Region men's assistant coach of the year.

Cramer recorded the fourth-fastest time in NCAA Division III history in the 1,500 meters this season at 4:21.45. She also has the second-fastest time of the season in the 3,000 steeplechase. Cramer won both events at the 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships. At the NCAA's, she will compete in both the 800 and 1,500 meter races.

Wilkerson helped lead the squad to some solid results at NESCAC's. The Panthers went 1-4 in the 5,000 meters, first in the 10,000 meters, and first in the steeplechase. In NCAA rankings, the 10-year coach has athletes sitting first in the steeplechase, first in the 10,000 meters, sixth in the 5,000 meters, and 18th in the 1500 meters. She recently finished her first season as head coach of the cross country program.