The United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its 2023. NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region honors on Wednesday. The Top-5 individuals in each event from each region earned All-Region honors. Each athlete is ranked based on their best mark of the season.
Sophomore Chris Cherry earned All-Region honors in both the 1500 meter and 10,000 meter races. Cherry was the GLVC Champion in the 1500 meters and runner-up to teammate Matt Moler in the 800 meters. He hit NCAA provisional marks in the 800, 1500, and 10,000 meters this spring.
Jacob Hanna, a dual-sport athlete on the men's basketball team, is All-Region in the high jump. Hanna jumped for the first time since his high school career in the week before the GLVC Championship. He dethroned the top GLVC athlete, and went on to score 5 points at the GLVC Championship the next week with a fourth place finish.
USTFCCCA Release