CHENEY, Wash. -- The Northern Arizona men won their fourth-consecutive Big Sky Conference championship Saturday while the women's team won its 10th title since 1982 in a record-setting day in the Big Sky Conference.

The NAU men's team set a BSC record by winning its fourth consecutive team title. The men held the previous mark winning three consecutive titles on three separate occasions. The women also tied a conference record by scoring 19 points as a team. The Jacks held the previous mark, set at 19 in 1987.

Individual champions were freshman Ida Nillson of Northern Arizona and sophomore Henrik Ahnstrom. Nillsson ran the 5,000-meter course in 17 minutes, 29 seconds, while Ahnstrom completed the 8,000 meters in 24:56.80. It is only the fifth time in Big Sky Conference history that the same team earned both individual champions and the first time since 1998 for an individual and team sweep (NAU). Combined, the Lumberjacks finished nine runners with All-Big Sky performances (top-10 finish).

With the victories, Northern Arizona head coach Ron Mann won his 52nd conference title (men and women's cross country and track and field combined). The mark of 52 is the most won by any coach coaching any sport in the history of the Big Sky Conference.

"Winning this one was especially special," said Mann. "There were tremendous performances on both sides, and I was especially pleased with Nillsson winning as a freshman and Henrik’s performance. They were great, the teams were great, and it’s a tremendous accomplishment to score under 25 points at the conference meet. “

NAU cross country travels next to the NCAA Mountain Regionals in Provo, Utah, Saturday, Nov. 10.