NEW ORLEANS – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2018 NAIA Cross Country season were announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as voted on by member coaches from that division.
MIDWEST REGION — Annechiena Knevelbaard — Dordt (Iowa)
Knevelbaard, a senior from Visalia, California, won the individual title at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships in 18:25.3. That was her third individual title of the season as she also won at the Dordt College Invitational and the Mount Marty Invitational.
MIDWEST REGION — Nate Wolf — Dordt (Iowa)
Wolf, in his fourth year as head coach, led the Defenders to the team title at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships. Dordt (Iowa) held off Hastings (Neb.) by a score of 45-68 and were able to do so with a spread of 1:16 between their first and fifth runners.
