2024 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Regional Awards

NEW ORLEANS – Here are our Regional Athletes & Coaches of the Year for the 2024 NJCAA DI Cross Country season.

Men’s Athlete of the Year

ATLANTIC REGION — Abdul Rahaman — Essex County (N.J.)

Rahaman won the individual title at the Region 19 Championships in 26:19.

CENTRAL REGION — Emmanuel Otim — Butler (Kan.) CC

Otim won the individual title at the Region 6 Championships in 23:40.5.

MIDWEST REGION — Geofrey Ronoh — Iowa Western CC

Ronoh capped an undefeated regular season with an individual title at the Region 11 Championships in 23:18.2.

WEST REGION — Mohammed El Youssfi — Odessa (Texas)

El Youssfi won the individual title at the Region 5 Championships in 23:07.2.

Men’s Coach of the Year

ATLANTIC REGION — Doug Butler — Eastern Florida State

Butler led the Titans to the team title at the Region 8 Championships with 23 points.

CENTRAL REGION — Jafet Molinares — Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

Molinares led the Blue Dragons to the team title at the Region 6 Championships with 35 points.

MIDWEST REGION — Marc Bierbaum — Iowa Western CC

Bierbaum led the Reivers to the team title at the Region 11 Championships with 18 points.

WEST REGION — Felix Hinojosa — El Paso (Texas) CC

Hinojosa led the Tejanos to the team title at the Region 5 Championships with 41 points.

Women’s Athlete of the Year

ATLANTIC REGION — Morgan Harvill — Seminole State (Fla.)

Harvill won the individual title at the Region 8 Championships in 19:22.1.

CENTRAL REGION — Faith Jepchirchir — Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

Jepchirchir won the individual title at the Region 6 Championships in 17:08.4.

MIDWEST REGION — Yididiya Bifa — Iowa Central CC

Bifa won the individual title at the Region 11 Championships in 18:13.0.

WEST REGION — Elizabeth Ilanda — Odessa (Texas)

Ilanda won the individual title at the Region 5 Championships in 17:23.7.

Women’s Coach of the Year

ATLANTIC REGION — Tucker Morgan — Seminole State (Fla.)

Morgan led the Raiders to the team title at the Region 8 Championships with 24 points.

CENTRAL REGION — Mark Emerson — Butler (Kan.) CC

Emerson led the Grizzlies to the team title at the Region 6 Championships with 69 points.

MIDWEST REGION — Dee Brown — Iowa Central CC

Brown led the Tritons to the team title at the Region 11 Championships with 21 points.

WEST REGION — Jeff Becker — New Mexico JC

Becker led the T-Birds to the team title at the Region 5 Championships with 35 points.