NJCAA Division I Cross Country Region Coach of the Year History

Last updated: June 27, 2025

Regional Coaches of the Year Archive - DI

2021-Present

Atlantic Region

Year
Men
Women
2024 Doug Butler, Eastern Florida State Tucker Morgan, Seminole State (Fla.)
2023 Doug Butler, Eastern Florida State Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2022 Doug Butler, Eastern Florida State Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2021 Lionel Leach, Essex County (N.J.) Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)

Central Region

Year
Men
Women
2024 Jafet Molinares, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC Mark Emerson, Butler (Kan.) CC
2023 Brady Johnson, Colby (Kan.) CC Brady Johnson, Colby (Kan.) CC
2022 Brady Johnson, Colby (Kan.) CC Justin Riggs, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
2021 Evans Kiptoo, Northwest Kansas Tech Drew Mahin, Cloud County (Kan.) CC

Midwest Region

Year
Men
Women
2024 Marc Bierbaum, Iowa Western CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC
2023 Marc Bierbaum, Iowa Western CC Marc Bierbaum, Iowa Western CC
2022 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC
2021 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Marc Bierbaum, Iowa Western CC

West Region

Year
Men
Women
2024 Felix Hinojosa, El Paso (Texas) CC Jeff Becker, New Mexico JC
2023 Jeff Becker, New Mexico JC Jeff Becker, New Mexico JC
2022 Felix Hinojosa, El Paso (Texas) CC Jeff Becker, New Mexico JC
2021 Jeff Becker, New Mexico JC Lindsey Anderson, College of Southern Idaho

2020

Atlantic Region

Year
Men
Women
2020 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC

Central Region

Year
Men
Women
2020 Drew Mahin, Cloud County (Kan.) CC Drew Mahin, Cloud County (Kan.) CC

West Region

Year
Men
Women
2020 Lauren Masterson, Trinidad State (Colo.) Lindsey Anderson, College of Southern Idaho

2015-19

Atlantic Region

Year
Men
Women
2019 Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2018 Josh Hayman, Louisburg (N.C.) Shirvon Greene, Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.)
2017 Josh Hayman, Louisburg (N.C.) Mike DeAngelis, Mercer County (N.J.) CC
2016 Ray Parker, Delaware Tech Jacqueline Wachtel, Pasco-Hernando (Fla.)
2015 Mike Spinnler, Hagerstown (Md.) CC Nicole Mancini, Northern Virginia CC

Central Region

Year
Men
Women
2019 Drew Mahin, Cloud County (Kan.) CC Cameron Rieth, Cowley (Kan.)
2018 Justin Riggs, Hutchinson (Kan.) CC Dan Adler, Cowley (Kan.)
2017 Vince DeGrado, Allen (Kan.) CC Cameron Rieth, Colby (Kan.) CC
2016 Vince DeGrado, Allen (Kan.) CC Dan Adler, Cowley (Kan.)
2015 Vince DeGrado, Allen (Kan.) CC Ryan Turner, Butler (Kan.) CC

Great Lakes Region

Year
Men
Women
2019 Jim Robinson, Lansing (Mich.) CC Don Cox, Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC
2018 Mike Smith, Muskegon (Mich.) CC Jim Robinson, Lansing (Mich.) CC
2017 Blake Albrecht, Vincennes (Ind.) Brian Herron, Southeast (Neb.) CC
2016 Chris Gafner, Vincennes (Ind.) Jim Robinson, Lansing (Mich.) CC
2015 Jim Robinson, Lansing (Mich.) CC Jim Robinson, Lansing (Mich.) CC

Midwest Region

Year
Men
Women
2019 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC
2018 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Nicholas Hartz, Sauk Valley (Ill.) CC
2017 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC
2016 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC
2015 Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC Dee Brown, Iowa Central CC

West Region

Year
Men
Women
2019 Felix Hinojosa, El Paso (Texas) CC Frank Barker, South Plains (Texas)
2018 Paul Tavares, Central Arizona Paul Tavares, Central Arizona
2017 Lindsey Anderson, College of Southern Idaho Lauren Masterson, Trinidad State (Colo.)
2016 Erik Vance, South Plains (Texas) Felix Hinojosa, El Paso (Texas) CC
2015 Chris Beene, South Plains (Texas) Felix Hinojosa, El Paso (Texas) CC