Racing to its fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III national meet, the Central men’s cross country squad placed 25th in the U.S.
Senior Cole Decker received all-America distinction by finishing 28th. He was also named the Central Region athlete of the year after winning the NCAA regional meet staged on Central’s on-campus course Nov. 14. Central was second at the 29-team regional meet, just ahead of Loras College, which edged the Dutch for the league title at Dubuque Oct. 31. Decker, junior Isaac Steffensmeier and sophomore Tanner Rathje earned all-conference honors.
The Dutch women were fourth in the league and 16th at the 30-team regional meet. Sophomore Holly McKinney was 14th at the conference meet, but surged to 13th in a 205-runner field at the regional.
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