NEW ORLEANS — Yhann Plummer earned Xavier University of Louisiana's fourth Louisiana Coach of the Year honor of the past month when he was cited Thursday on the All-Louisiana women's cross country team.
        The Louisiana Sports Writers Association sponsors the team, which is based on the fastest individual times during the season. A panel of college cross country publicists selects the four major awards. The team and major awards normally are announced in December, but cross country became a two-semester sport this time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
        Plummer won this LSWA award for the second time in his three seasons at XULA. In November Plummer won his third consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's team title in as many attempts and his third GCAC Coach of the Year award.
        The GCAC team title was the 14th in a row for the Gold Nuggets, and it occurred during a rebuilding season — freshmen Jalyn Jenkins and Reagan Collins finished 1-3 at the GCAC meet one year after seniors Taylor Price and Maliya Vaughan finished 1-2.
        On June 1 Pat Kendrick was announced as Louisiana Co-Coach of the Year in volleyball, and Alan Green shared the state coaching honor in men's and women's tennis May 28. The four state coaching awards in 2020-21 match a one-year high for XULA, which also accomplished that in 2008-09. XULA won 28 Louisiana Coach of the Year honors from the LSWA during the last 18 seasons.

2020 All-Louisiana Women's Cross Country Team
Katy-Ann McDonald, LSU
Sophie Daigle, Southeastern Louisiana
Anna Dohmen, New Orleans
Arina Kleshchukova, New Orleans
Julia Palin, LSU
Elsa Rijpstra, Nicholls
Shelby Spoor, LSU
Alicia Stamey, LSU

Runner of the Year:  Katy-Ann McDonald, LSU
Freshman of the Year:  Shelby Spoor, LSU
Newcomer of the Year:  Anna Dohmen, New Orleans
Coach of the Year:  Yhann Plummer, XULA

XULA's all-time list of LSWA Louisiana Coach of the Year awards
By year
2020-21:  4 — women's cross country (Yhann Plummer), women's tennis (Alan Green), volleyball (Pat Kendrick), men's tennis (Alan Green)
2018-19:  3 — women's basketball (Bo Browder), women's cross country (Yhann Plummer), volleyball (Pat Kendrick)
2017-18:  1 — volleyball (Pat Kendrick)
2016-17:  2 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses), women's track and field (Joseph Moses)
2014-15:  1 — women's track and field (Joseph Moses)
2013-14:  1 — men's cross country (Joseph Moses)
2012-13:  2 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses), women's tennis (Alan Green)
2011-12:  3 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses), volleyball (Christabell Hamilton), men's tennis (Alan Green)
2010-11:  1 — men's tennis (Alan Green)
2009-10:  1 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses)
2008-09:  4 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses), women's tennis (Alan Green), men's cross country (Joseph Moses), men's tennis (Alan Green)
2007-08:  1 — men's cross country (Joseph Moses)
2006-07:  2 — women's cross country (Joseph Moses), men's cross country (Joseph Moses)
2002-03:  2 — women's cross country (Steve Kalbaugh), men's cross country (Steve Kalbaugh)

By coach
12 — Joseph Moses
7 — Alan Green
3 — Pat Kendrick
2 — Steve Kalbaugh
2 — Yhann Plummer
1 — Bo Browder
1 — Christabell Hamilton