FLUSHING, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's cross country senior Shawn Nemoto has been recognized by the the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) for the second time in his career as a Sportsmanship Award winner, announced Thursday by league officials in their release of its 2021 year-end awards.

Nemoto, a native of Floral Park, New York, was previously named the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award in 2018.  York has now generated a CUNYAC Men's Cross Country Sportsmanship selection in three-consecutive seasons.  He paced York at the 2021 CUNYAC Championships with a 21st place finish in 35:51.6 on the 8k course at Van Cortlandt Park.  Nemoto competed in four of six meets for the Cardinals in 2021, and has ran in 13 meets in three seasons at York.  

2021 CUNYAC Men's Cross Country All-Stars
Brian Guillermo (Hunter)
Shane Kimball (Brooklyn)
Kyle Harris (Hunter)
Daniel Sedgh (Baruch)
Jules Day (CCNY)
Adam Tarsia (CCNY)
Alexander Niyazov (Hunter)
Riley Walz (Baruch)
Crosve Lucero (Hunter)
Christian Montelibano (Brooklyn)
Samuel Grimmke (Baruch)
Roberto Novo (Hunter)
Christian Rasmussen (CCNY)
Jairo Reina (Baruch)
Azizjon Sharifov (Brooklyn)

Performer of the Year: Brian Guillermo (Hunter, Fr.)
Rookie of the Year: Riley Walz (Baruch, Fr.)
Coach of the Year: Walter Rodriguez (Hunter)
Sportsmanship Award: Shawn Nemoto (York, Sr.)
Sportsmanship Team: Samuel Grimmke (Baruch), Tim Wassif (Brooklyn), Adam Tarsia (CCNY), Roberto Novo (Hunter), Daryl Cheryl (John Jay), Ismael Barry (Lehman) 

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