Gragg, McCain named All-Region by USTFCCCA
MHC to race for national title on December 4
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Mars Hill men's cross country runners Justin Gragg and Trey McCain were both were named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Southeast Region Team. The USTFCCCA recognized nearly 240 athletes that earned All-Region awards for cross country in Division II following this weekend's NCAA Regional Championships. Athletes of member schools that finished in the top 15 individually at one of the eight regional sites earned the honor.
In Charlotte, Gragg finished sixth, while McCain finished 13th out of 164 runners.
Mars Hill will run in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on December 4 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
The USTFCCCA will release the final regular-season national coaches' poll of the season in Division II in the coming days. In addition, regional athletes and coaches of the year will be named on Wednesday.
2010 USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country All-Region
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Athlete |
Institution |
Region |
Amos Sang |
Abilene Christian |
South Central |
Cleophas Tanui |
Abilene Christian |
South Central |
Romain Rybicki |
Abilene Christian |
South Central |
Luke Cragg |
Adams State |
Central |
Keegan Calmes |
Adams State |
Central |
Ryan McNiff |
Adams State |
Central |
Nathaniel Sellers |
Adams State |
Central |
Craig Huffer |
Adams State |
Central |
Edwin Cruz |
Adams State |
Central |
Brandon Birdsong |
Adams State |
Central |
Andrew Coelho |
Adelphi |
East |
Adam Clark |
Adelphi |
East |
Mark Temple |
Alabama-Huntsville |
South |
Samson Too |
Alabama-Huntsville |
South |
Marko Cheseto |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
Micah Chelimo |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
Jacob Parisien |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
William Ritekwiang |
Alaska Anchorage |
West |
Glarius Rop |
American International |
East |
Valentin Poncelet |
American International |
East |
Brock Weaver |
Ashland |
Midwest |
Travis Beniak |
Augustana (S.D.) |
Central |
Jordan Parayil |
Bellarmine |
Midwest |
Dickson Toroitich |
Benedict |
South |
Julius Korir |
Cameron |
South Central |
Laban Sialo |
Central Missouri |
South Central |
Brett Carter |
Central Missouri |
South Central |
Dalton Moberly |
Central Missouri |
South Central |
Isaac Chavez |
Chico State |
West |
Brent Handa |
Chico State |
West |
Joey Kochalacs |
Chico State |
West |
Anthony Costales |
Chico State |
West |
Nate Spears |
Christian Brothers |
South |
Fidelis Mutiso |
Clayton State |
Southeast |
Albert Mong'ony |
Clayton State |
Southeast |
Ben Zywicki |
Colorado Mines |
Central |
Aaron Swift |
Colorado Mines |
Central |
Meshack Moyiaki |
Columbus State |
Southeast |
Nicholas Kering |
Columbus State |
Southeast |
David Marley |
Columbus State |
Southeast |
Jaime Villa Zapatero |
Drury |
Midwest |
Armando Saldivar |
East Central (Okla.) |
South Central |
Mohamed Noor |
Eastern New Mexico |
South Central |
Scott Anderson |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
Ben Hahn |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
Sean Naderer |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
Garth Watson |
Edinboro |
Atlantic |
Eric Larson |
Florida Southern |
South |
Andrew Martucci |
Florida Southern |
South |
Ben Martucci |
Florida Southern |
South |
Kipkorir Mutai |
Grand Canyon |
West |
Tyler Emmorey |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Anthony Witt |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Paul Zielinski |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Jeff Nordquist |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Ryan Toth |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Larry Julson |
Grand Valley State |
Midwest |
Daniel Kirwa |
Harding |
South |
Philip Biwott |
Harding |
South |
Wojciech Kopec |
Harding |
South |
Nassem Haje |
King College |
Southeast |
Andrew McLain |
Lewis |
Midwest |
Nathan Zondlo |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
Nick Hilton |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
Alex Monroe |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
Tim Getz |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
A.J. Johnson |
Lock Haven |
Atlantic |
Justin Gragg |
Mars Hill |
Southeast |
Trey McCain |
Mars Hill |
Southeast |
Jarkko Jarvenpaa |
Missouri Southern |
South Central |
Nicholas Filippazzo |
Molloy |
East |
Tanner Fruit |
Neb.-Kearney |
Central |
T.R. Pursell |
Northwest Missouri |
South Central |
Barak Watson |
Northwest Nazarene |
West |
Agustin Rey |
Nova Southeastern |
South |
Adam Volkert |
Pittsburg State |
South Central |
Michael Crouch |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Simon Stuetzel |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Alex Schilling |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Nelson Mwangi |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Felix Duchampt |
Queens (N.C.) |
Southeast |
Spencer Hunt |
Saint Martin's |
West |
Bryan Beegle |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
Stephen Schelander |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
Matt Gillette |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
Brandon Boyer |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
Sean Stetler |
Shippensburg |
Atlantic |
Mickey Hammer |
Southern Arkansas |
South |
Joseph Poulsen |
Southern Connecticut |
East |
Paul Ryskowski |
Southern Connecticut |
East |
Dustin Emerick |
Southern Indiana |
Midwest |
Brendan Devine |
Southern Indiana |
Midwest |
Pat Fullerton |
Stonehill |
East |
Dan Pilz |
Stonehill |
East |
Steve Polito |
Stonehill |
East |
Tony Nicolosi |
Tampa |
South |
Charles Toledo |
Tampa |
South |
Westyn Rosiles |
Tarleton State |
South Central |
Cody Hughes |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
South Central |
Kiya Dandena |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
South Central |
Jeremy Lee |
Tiffin |
Midwest |
Jeff Veiga |
UMass Lowell |
East |
Angus MacDonald |
UMass Lowell |
East |
Eric McDonald |
UMass Lowell |
East |
Daniel Wang |
UMass Lowell |
East |
Pardon Ndhlovu |
UNC Pembroke |
Southeast |
Ben Orvold |
UW Parkside |
Midwest |
Alex Townsend |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Midwest |
Eddie Pagan |
West Florida |
South |
Chris Reed |
Western Oregon |
West |
Sean Brown |
Western State |
Central |
Ryan Haebe |
Western State |
Central |
David Flynn |
Western State |
Central |
David Goodman |
Western State |
Central |
Jordan Welling |
Western Washington |
West |
Bennett Grimes |
Western Washington |
West |
Blake Medhaug |
Western Washington |
West |
Dustin Hall |
Wheeling Jesuit |
Atlantic |