Posted by Steven Aldridge - Sat, Nov 3, 2007 - [Men's Cross Country] - Viewed 3034 times
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Union University men’s cross country team won the TranSouth and the NAIA Region XI Titles in the combinded meet held in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday.
The Union men continue to reach new heights with their program as this region title marks the first in their history. Just this past week, the Union Bulldogs kept climbing in the NAIA National Rankings to No. 18, their highest in team history. The TranSouth Title today for the Union men marked their fourth straight conference title. Like the women, the region title earns the Bulldogs an automatic bid to the NAIA National Meet.
TranSouth Conference Post Season Honors
TranSouth Men’s Honors
Runner of the Year: Henry Rop, Union University
Newcomer of the Year: Henry Rop, Union University
Coach of the Year: Gary Johnson, Union University
All Conference Team
Henry Rop, Union University
Douglas Martin, Union University
Seth Covington, Union University
Nelphat Boit, Union University
Phillip Thompson, Union University
Glenn Ritter, Lyon College
Daniel Haney, Lyon College
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NAIA Region XI Men’s Honors
First Team All Region
Henry Rop, Union University
Douglas Martin, Union University
Juan Robles, Univ. of Cumberlands
Christopher Kipchirchir, Lindsey Wilson College
David Mutuse, Lindsey Wilson College
Seth Covington, Union University
Seth Darrell, Univ. of Cumberlands
Second Team All-Region
Andre Braima, Campbellsville University
Nelphat Boit, Union University
Phillip Thompson, Union University
Koji Hashiyama, Lindsey Wilson College
Emmanuel Isanda, Lindsey Wilson College
Lucas Garnett, Georgetown College
Brett Ratliff, Univ. of Cumberlands
Region Coach of the Year: Gary Johnson, Union University
#TRANSOUTH#
