Harper, Waubonsee chase down Region IV crowns

GRAYSLAKE, ILL. - Harper College and Waubonsee Community College finished as the 2018 NJCAA Region IV Men's Cross Country Champions with the top point totals on Saturday, October 27 at the College of Lake County. The Hawks nearly swept the top eight spots in accumulating 16 points, while second place Joliet Junior College had 47 points in the Division III race. The DI race went to the Chiefs with a team total of 49 points, followed by the host Lancers with 58 points. The Region IV Runners of the Year went to Michael Sisko of Harper College after the sophomore beat teammate Jacob Melgosa by ten seconds at 27:32.60 in DIII, and Jonathan Fernandez of Malcolm X College after finishing in 26:03.60 to break the DI tape 13 seconds ahead Jeremy Wallace from the College of Lake County. With their team titles, Jim Macnider of Harper College and Trevor Howard of WCC were named Region IV Coaches of the Year.

2018 NJCAA Region IV Division I & III Men's Cross Country Championship Final Results (PDF)

The NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships will be run in Saturday, November 10 in Garden City, Kansas, while the NJCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships are November 3 in Westfield, Massachusetts.

2018 Region IV Division I All-Region Teams
(All-Region team placements are listed in order of finish at Region IV Tournament)

First Team
Jonathan Fernandez - Malcolm X College
Jeremy Wallace - College of Lake County
Jordan VanBarringer - Waubonsee Community College
Stephen Merriweather - Waubonsee Community College
David Alvarez - Moraine Valley Community College

Second Team
Brad Osuch - Waubonsee Community College
Diego Arana - Moraine Valley Community College
Ethan Armour - Malcolm X College
Ian Hussung - Sauk Valley Community College
Michael Harland - College of Lake County

Third Team
Andres Martinez - Morton College
Cameron Detweiler - College of Lake County
Freeman Shoemaker - Carl Sandburg College
John Donovan - Moraine Valley Community College
Tomas Dominguez - Waubonsee Community College

Coach of the Year
Trevor Howard - Waubonsee Community College

Runner of the Year
Jonathan Fernandez - Malcolm X College

2018 Region IV Division III All-Region Teams
(All-Region team placements are listed in order of finish at Region IV Tournament)

First Team
Michael Sisko - Harper College
Jacob Melgosa - Harper College
Jeff Glatz - Harper College
Jack Casey - Harper College
Coby Hageman - Joliet Junior College

Coach of the Year
Jim Macnider - Harper College

Runner of the Year
Michael Sisko - Harper College