WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Williams senior Edgar Kosgey (Eldoret River Valley, Kenya) and men’s cross country coach Peter Farwell were named the New England Region Athlete and Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year by the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Edgar Kosgey '10

Kosgey won his third consecutive NCAA New England Qualifier in leading the Ephs to their second consecutive New England championship at the University of Southern Maine and a berth in this weekend’s 32-team NCAA Championships.

Kosgey is the first male to win the NCAA New England Qualifier three times in a row since the race began in 1978.

Kosgey also took top honors in the Ephs’ Purple Valley Classic where he topped a field that included Division I, Division II and III teams. He also posted an impressive third at the All-New England (Divisions I, II & III) Championships held in Boston’s Franklin Park.

This week Kosgey was named the NESCAC Performer of the Week for the third time this season when he claimed the individual crown at the NCAA New England Qualifier.

Peter Farwell '73

Saturday at Baldwin-Wallace College outside of Cleveland, OH, Kosgey will attempt to repeat as an All-American and help the Ephs to a high team finish at the NCAA Championships.

Peter Farwell’s 30th year at the helm of the Ephs has been particularly rewarding due to “the focus of the senior class,” he said. “This class has been focused since their freshman year and they went 1-4 (for us) last week at regionals.”

Farwell’s Ephs won their 22nd consecutive Little Three title, won a fourth consecutive NESCAC title, a fifth straight ECAC title and second straight NCAA New England qualifier to advance to the NCAA Championships.

Recently Farwell was named the 2009 NESCAC Men's Coach of the Year, marking the third time in the last four years he has been voted the conference's top men's cross country coach.