NJCAA DII Cross Country Regional Coaches Awards History

Last updated: November 14, 2023

Regional Athlete of the Year Archive

Regional Athletes of the Year

Central Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2022 Nicholas Keeling, College of DuPage (Ill.) Payden Pietrusinski, St. Charles (Mo.) CC
2021 Hunter Phillips, Joliet (Ill.) JC Tiffany Lehmann, Joliet (Ill.) JC
2020 Donovan Denslow, Mineral Area (Mo.) CC Tiffany Lehmann, Joliet (Ill.) JC
2019 Edwin Kipainoi, St. Charles (Mo.) CC Ana Pineda, Joliet (Ill.) JC
2018 Daniel Taylor, Sandhills (N.C.) CC Misbah Baig, Harper (Ill.)
2017 Sean Sanaghan, Harper (Ill.) Misbah Baig, Harper (Ill.)
2016 Cody Null, Columbus State (Ohio) CC Ali Gutt, Harper (Ill.)
2015 Will Troman, Harper (Ill.) Meseret Hart, Northhampton (Pa.) CC

East Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2022 Teddy Purdon, Brookdale (N.J.) CC Alheli Ramos-Garcia, Patrick & Henry (Va.) CC
2021 Teddy Purdon, Brookdale (N.J.) CC Bersai Perez, Central Carolina (N.C.) CC
2020 No Award Given No Award Given
2019 Christopher Benitez, Bergen CC Jeanine Morrow, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
2018 Mike Dowd, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Sara Loew, Camden County CC
2017 Daniel Taylor, Sandhills (N.C.) CC Abigail Starks, Howard (Md.) CC
2016 Corey Young, Howard (Md.) CC Justine Conca, Bergen (N.J.) CC
2015 Martin Maldonado, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.) Margaret Niland, Howard (Md.) CC

Northeast Region

Year
Men’s Winner
Women’s Winner
2022 Thomas Hayden, SUNY Orange Lydia Smith, SUNY Erie
2021 Logan Van Buren, Clinton (N.Y.) CC Yasmeen Araujo, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2020 Hunter Brignall, Finger Lakes (N.Y.) CC Kira Williams, Fulton-Montgomery (N.Y.) CC
2019 Sebastian Mills, Fulton-Montgomery (N.Y.) CC Alexandra Smith, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC
2018 Jonathan Gonzalez, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC Tyesha James, Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC
2017 Abshir Yerow, Onodaga (N.Y.) CC Sherri Metcalfe, SUNY Adirondack
2016 Jason Linendoll, SUNY Adirondack Chyanna Bernier, Herkimer County (N.Y.) CC
2015 Zakaria Djouma, Mohawk Valley (N.Y.) CC Ryleigh Donegan, Suffolk County (N.Y.) CC