CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Big South Conference announced the Big South Men's Cross-Country All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires on Wednesday morning (June 3). Patrick Crawford, Jeff Lacoste, and Jacob Smith were the High Point runners selected to the All-Decade Team. Crawford, Lacoste, and Smith were all members of the 2011 and 2012 teams.
Jacob Smith | Brockville, Ontario, Canada | 2009-2012
Smith posted a 10th place finish in his college debut at the Wake Forest relays. Named Big South Freshman of the Year. Earned Big South all-conference honors every year of his career. In 2011 he was High Point's first or second finisher in every meet he ran. His highest NCAA Southeast Regional finish came in 2011 when he placed 56th with a running a time of 31:36.9 in the 10K. He won the Big South Championship in his senior season in 2012.
Patrick Crawford| Kernersville, N.C. | 2011-2015
Crawford earned all-conference honors all four years of his career. After an impressive freshman season, he was named Big South Freshman of the year. His best NCAA South East Regional finish came as a freshman in 2010 as he finished 36th with a time of 31:40.10 in the 10K. Crawford was named Big South Runner of the Year his senior year after winning the Big South Championship in 2013.
Jeff Lacoste | Amherst, N.H. | 2016-2019
Lacoste won two races as a redshirt freshman. He earned USTFCCCA honors two times as a redshirt sophomore and as a redshirt junior. He earned all-conference honors all four years of his career. He was named Big South Runner of the Year after winning the Big South Championship in 2014. His 2014 Big South Title marked the third year in a row a High Point Panther had won the individual Big South Championship. Lacoste's best NCAA Southeast Regional finish came in 2014 when he finished 19th.
Men's Cross Country All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Men's Cross Country All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1984-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.
The selections were decided by the current Big South Hall of Fame Committee, Big South administrators, and a fan vote that counts for 20 percent of the overall total.
Hercules Tires Big South All-Decade Team Announcement Schedule
- June 1: Women's Cross Country
- June 3: Men's Cross Country
- June 3: Women's Soccer
- June 4: Men's Soccer
- June 5: Volleyball
- June 8: Football
- June 9: Women's Indoor Track & Field
- June 10: Men's Indoor Track & Field
- June 11: Women's Basketball
- June 12: Men's Basketball
- June 15: Women's Tennis
- June 16: Men's Tennis
- June 17: Women's Golf
- June 18: Men's Golf
- June 19: Women's Lacrosse
- June 22: Women's Outdoor Track & field
- June 23: Men's Outdoor Track & Field
- June 24: Softball
- June 25: Baseball
