2022- 23 Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
Runners of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each runner is selected out of a pool of conference, group & Continental Athletic Conference (Independent) award winners.
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Runner of the Week: Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Bowers broke the course record with a time of 24:03.30 to cross the finish line first of 239 athletes. The second-place finisher was Bryan Hernandez-Rios from Grace College with a time of 24:19.50. His fourth win out of five races. |
Nominees: Carson Barlow, William Carey (Miss.); Conner Uppleger, Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Logan Horning, Friends (Kan.); Isaac Fernandez, Southern Oregon; Jonathan Harrison, Montana Western; Abraham Chelangam, Oklahoma City; Jacob Mitchell, USC Beaufort (S.C.); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Cody Farland, Dakota State (S.D.), Aaron Jones, Milligan (Tenn.); Sam Mickelson, Grand View (Iowa), Taylor Vallangeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Bryan Hernandez-Rios, Grace (Ind.), Donovan Denslow, Missouri Baptist; Joe Anderson, Dordt (Iowa)
Runner of the Week: Dillion Grover, Graceland (Iowa)
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Dillion Grover finished first at the Indian Hills Invitational with a time of 24:24.7, 50 seconds better than the second-place finisher. |
Nominees: Zac Maher, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Dennis Kiptoo, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Richard Marcoux, Bellevue (Neb.); Jacob Kocis, Midway (Ky.); Dillion Grover, Graceland (Iowa); Logan Horning, Friends (Kan.); Cristian Mendoza, Eastern Oregon; Evan Hodkinson, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Logan Lucas, Iowa Wesleyan; Vincent Nchogu, Texas A&M-Texarkana; Conner Uppleger, Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
Runner of the Week: Nathaniel Rodriguez, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
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Nathaniel Rodriguez finished 3rd at the Saints Cross Country Invite with a time of 23:28. |
Nominees: Dennis Kiptoo, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Jacob Mitchell, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Cody Farland, Dakota State (S.D.); Brint Laubach, The Master's (Calif.); Carson Barlow, William Carey (Miss.); Taylor Vallangeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Will Stockley, Milligan (Tenn.); Brendan Erwin, Saint Mary (Kan.); Eli Fullerton, Indiana Wesleyan; Sam Mickelson , Grand View (Iowa); Tyler Jenkins, Rio Grande (Ohio); Donovan Denslow, Missouri Baptist; Joe Anderson, Dordt (Iowa); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio); Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.); Jackson Wilson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Runner of the Week: Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Freshman Jason Bowers continues to shine as he posted a win at the 'Live in Lou' Louisville Cross Country Classic. Bowers won his first collegiate 8K race by finishing with a time of 23:51.7. The second place finisher checked in 26 seconds after Bowers. He took first out of 416 racers in the field including several across various associations |
Nominees: Bryan Hernandez-Rios, Grace (Ind.); Richard Marcoux, Bellevue (Neb.); Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.); David Bellefleur, Florida National; Abraham Chelangum, Oklahoma City; Justin Ash, Eastern Oregon; David Mannella, Benedictine (Kan.); Vincent Nchogu, Texas A&M-Texarkana; Noah Friske, St. Francis (Ill.); Dylan Branch, Montreat (N.C.); Luke Phol, Cornerstone (Mich.); Landon Dunlap, William Woods (Mo.); Logan Horning, Friends (Kan.); Will Porter, Blue Mountain (Miss.); Jacob Kocis, Midway (Ky.); Trey Engen, Dordt (Iowa)
Runner of the Week: Aaron Jones, Milligan (Tenn.)
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Collected his fifth career victory in 12 collegiate XC outings. Led Milligan to a first-place team finish over two NCAA Division I teams and two regionally ranked DIIs.
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Nominees:Cameron La Mere, Viterbo (Wis.); Jose Zarate, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Eric Steiger, Dordt (Iowa); Eli Fullerton, Indiana Wesleyan; Titus Korir, Tennessee Southern; Nicholas Green, Tabor (Kan.); Sam Mickelson , Grand View (Iowa); John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Jaiven Hale, Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.); Micah Murphy , Northwest (Wash.); Jackson Wilson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Wyatt Elliott, Missouri Baptist; Justin Duran, Oklahoma Panhandle State (Okla.); Tyler Jenkins , Rio Grande (Ohio); Christian Salt, Life (Ga.)
Runner of the Week: Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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The freshman set the program record in the 8K in his first 8K race beating the previous record by 54 seconds. He finished seventh behind six NCAA Division I runners including three All-Americans from Alabama.
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Nominees: Edwin Kipainoi, Montana Tech; Camden Sesna, Concordia (Neb.); Drake Dickerson, Ohio Christian; Bryan Hernandez-Rios, Grace (Ind.); Lucas Eccelton, Madonna (Mich.); Carson Philbin, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Richard Marcoux, Bellevue (Neb.); Lejaune George, Xavier (La.); Carson Barlow, William Carey (Miss.); Jacob Mitchell, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Logan Horning, Friends (Kan.); Justin Ash, Eastern Oregon; Dylan Branch, Montreat (N.C.); Shimales Abebe, Oklahoma City; Brint Laubach, The Master's (Calif.); David Mannella, Benedictine (Kan.); Taylor Vallangeon, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Donovan Denslow, Missouri Baptist
Runner of the Week: Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.)
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Luke won the IWU Twilight with an 8K time of 24:42.60, beating out the second-place finisher by 12 seconds.
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Nominees: Bryan Hernandez-Rios, Grace (Ind.); Alexander Holmes, McPherson (Kan.); Justin Ash, Eastern Oregon; Henry Mulder, Lyon (Ark.), Preston Webb, Mobile (Ala.); Cody Farland, Dakota State (S.D.); Luke Benes, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Luke Pohl, Cornerstone (Mich.); Jay Cook, Florida College; Joe Anderson, Dordt (Iowa); Justin Stearns , Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Henry Hasz, Southwest Assemblies (Texas); Ryan Mitchell, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Drake Dickerson, Ohio Christian; Salvador Castillo, Reinhardt (Ga.); Vincent Nchogu, Texas A&M-Texarkana
Runner of the Week: Jason Bowers, Cumberland (Tenn.)
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Jason won first place individually in an event that featured Division I programs. He dominated winning the race by 43 seconds. |
Nominees: Shimales Abebe, Oklahoma City; Tyler Jenkins, Rio Grande (Ohio); Elliott Ramsey, Lourdes (Ohio); Donovan Denslow, Missouri Baptist; John Perez-Dunn, Southeastern (Fla.); Carson Barlow, William Carey (Miss.); Jaiven Hale, Haskell (Kan.); Jose Zarate, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Jordan Freese, St. Francis (Ill.); Ryan Mitchell, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Cody Farland, Dakota State (S.D.); Will Stockley, Milligan (Tenn.); Logan Horning, Friends (Kan.); Camden Sesna, Concordia (Neb.); Carter Gordon, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
2021-22 Men's Cross Country Players of the Week
2020-21 Men's Cross Country Players of the Week