NJCAA DI Cross Country Regional Athletes Award History

Last updated: June 27, 2025

Regional Athlete of the Year Archive

2021-Present

Atlantic Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2024 Abdul Rahaman, Essex County (N.J.) Morgan Harvill, Seminole State (Fla.)
2023 Karim Belmahdi, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Attoya Harvey, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2022 Karim Belmahdi, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Aaliyah Headley, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2021 Mohlouwa Molutsi, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Aaliyah Moore, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)

Central Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2024 Emmanuel Otim, Butler (Kan.) CC Faith Jepchirchir, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
2023 Kgadi Monyebodi, Colby (Kan.) CC Alliyah Molina, Trinidad State (Colo.)
2022 Sanele Masondo, Colby (Kan.) CC Emily Diercks, Colby (Kan.) CC
2021 Vincent Nchogu, Northwest Kansas Tech Louise Cocking, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC

Midwest Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2024 Geofrey Ronoh, Iowa Western CC Yididiya Bifa, Iowa Central CC
2023 Mohammed Kowa, Iowa Western CC Silvia Gradizzi, Iowa Western CC
2022 Yared Kidane, Iowa Central CC Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western CC
2021 Aspel Kiprob, Iowa Central CC Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western CC

West Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2024 Mohammed El Youssfi, Odessa (Texas) Elizabeth Ilanda, Odessa (Texas)
2023 Tomas Vega, New Mexico JC Damaris Chewon, New Mexico JC
2022 Adams Biwott, El Paso (Texas) CC Faith Nyathi, El Paso (Texas) CC
2021 Adams Biwott, El Paso (Texas) CC Faith Nyathi, El Paso (Texas) CC

2020

Atlantic Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2020 Geoffrey Bwalley, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Sharon Chumo, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)

Central Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2020 Wesley Banguria, Colby (Kan.) CC Abigael Kemboi, Colby (Kan.) CC

West Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2020 Gideon Cheplak, El Paso (Texas) CC Flomena Asekol, New Mexico JC

2015-2019

Atlantic Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2019 Geoffrey Bwalley, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Sharon Chumo, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2018 Kyle Hinson, Louisburg (N.C.) Claudrice McKoy, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2017 Jack Mastandrea, Louisburg (N.C.) Claudrice McKoy, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2016 Mark Corrigan, Delaware Tech Andrea Foster, Essex County (N.J.)
2015

Central Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2019 Wesley Banguria, Colby (Kan.) CC Abigael Kemboi, Colby (Kan.) CC
2018 Andrew Kibet, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC Anna Keller, Cowley (Kan.)
2017 Moses Dirane, Cloud County (Kan.) CC Winnie Kibet, Colby (Kan.) CC
2016 Moses Dirane, Cloud County (Kan.) CC Winnie Kibet, Colby (Kan.) CC
2015

Great Lakes Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2019 Dillan Haviland, Lansing (Mich.) CC Meagan Moreno, Vincennes (Ind.)
2018 Dillan Haviland, Lansing (Mich.) CC Anastasia Bragg, Kirtland (Mich.) CC
2017 Evan Franklin, Vincennes (Ind.) Anais Da Silva, Vincennes (Ind.)
2016 Eric Ponder, Danville (Ill.) Casey Mossholder, Lansing CC
2015

Midwest Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2019 Awet Yohannes, Iowa Central CC Winrose Chesang, Iowa Central CC
2018 Ezekiel Kipchirchir, Iowa Central CC Abeba Sullivan, Iowa Central CC
2017 Karim Achengli, Iowa Central CC Adva Cohen, Iowa Central CC
2016 Karim Achengli, Iowa Central CC Leanna Pompeani, Iowa Central CC
2015

West Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2019 Gideon Cheplak, El Paso (Texas) CC Flomena Asekol, New Mexico JC
2018 Ikageng Gaorekwe, Central Arizona Lesego Mpshe, Central Arizona
2017 Eric Fitzpatrick, College of Southern Idaho Shalet Mitei, El Paso (Texas) CC
2016 Gilbert Kigen, Central Arizona Kaitlyn Volk, Central Arizona
2015