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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW SOPride president reacts to Orlando shooting: 'It's a dark day' ... SOU graduates 1,000 in class of 2016 ... What We Know: Gay nightclub shooting deadliest on US soil ... SOPride president reacts to Orlando shooting: 'It's a dark day' ... SOU graduates 1,000 in class of 2016 ... What We Know: Gay nightclub shooting deadliest on US soil ... SOU runner Hixon named CCC Male Athlete of the Year Comment By SOU Sports Information DailyTidings.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:40 PM By SOU Sports Information Posted Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:40 PM » Social News Southern Oregon senior runner Jared Hixon completed a postseason awards sweep Thursday when he collected the most historically elusive one yet. The fifth-year Raider from Palmdale, Calif., was voted the Cascade Conference's 2015-16 Red Lion Male Athlete of the Year for all sports, the CCC office announced, becoming just the second Raider to take the award in conference history. Last week he was named the CCC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year, the week before that he became a national champion, and two weeks before that he was the men's runner of the meet at the CCC Championships for collecting a pair of titles. Hixon won the 1,500 meters at the NAIA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:52.73 after entering the race as the No. 7 seed. Eric Avila, who in 2014 became the first Raider to be named the CCC men's athlete of the year, was also a 1,500-meter champion that year to go with his indoor (distance medley relay) and cross country titles. Northwest Christian's Sierra Brown, a junior and Medford native, earned women's athlete-of-the-year honors after earning NAIA All-America hardware in cross country, the 1,500 meters and the 5K. Hixon is the 13th men's NAIA outdoor champion in SOU history. At the Cascade Conference Championships, he won both the 1,500 (3:53.76) and the 5K (14:30.42). He'd never before earned all-conference (top-three) honors at the meet, but he scored for the Raiders as they won titles in his sophomore (2012), junior (2014) and senior seasons. Counting the postseason, Hixon won each of his last five races. His 5K time at the CCC meet was also the fourth-fastest in school history. Hixon stamped the big finish on top of a year that started with disappointment: He placed sixth at the CCC Cross Country Championships – his third straight All-CCC finish, contributing to SOU's eighth straight championship – but his bid to become a cross country All-American for the second year in a row and lead second-ranked SOU to a title was spoiled by illness that kept him out of the NAIA Championship race. He'll leave Ashland with one of the most decorated résumés in Raider history, including four All-America accolades – two in the 1,500 (he placed fourth in 2014 before a redshirt season in 2015), one in cross country, and one with SOU's runner-up indoor distance medley relay team last year. His career personal bests were 3:51.13 in the 1,500 and 14:30.42 in the 5K. By SOU Sports Information DailyTidings.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Jun. 9, 2016 at 6:40 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501