Pol Domenech was named the 2023 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year. Domenech, in his fourth year as head coach at Wingate, led the Bulldogs to the team title at the 2023 NCAA DII Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Joplin, Missouri. Wingate, which was the only team with five All-Americans, beat two-time defending champion Colorado School of Mines, 70-79. Hamza Chahid and Soheil Boufrizi both finished among the top-10 athletes in fourth and tenth place, respectively. During the regular season, the Bulldogs posted an excellent result at the Paul Short Run, where they finished second in the Men’s College Gold Race. Wingate hit its stride in the postseason, winning team titles at both the SAC Championships as well as the Southeast Region Championships.