NJCAA Region XII Men's Cross Country News
Saturday, November 10
Men's Cross Country
Lorain County claims fourteenth at Division III National Meet
The Lorain County Community College men's cross country team finished 14th at the NJCAA Division III cross country championships in Delhi, NY with 335 points. The Commodores Brandon Lang earned Honorable Mention All-American honors with his 14th place finish at the meet.
Saturday, November 10
Men's Cross Country
Mott CC finishes 11th at the Division I national championship meet
The Mott Community College men's cross country team finished 11th at the NJCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship meet in Ina, IL. The Bears finished with 377 points, five points ahead of Lansing Community College, who finished 12th with 382 points. Oakland Community College finished 21st with 510 points, while Muskegon Community College finished 29th with 765 points. Jackson Community College, Kirtland Community College, Macomb Community College and Vincennes University had runners at the meet but not full teams. Matt Proctor of Mott was the top Region XII finisher, coming in 40th place with a time of 27:12.5.
Wednesday, October 17
Men's Cross Country
Lorain County is still ninth in Division III cross country poll
The Lorain County Community College men's cross country team is ranked ninth in the NJCAA Division III men's cross country poll. The Commodores finished 14th in the Inter Region Rumble last week.
Thursday, October 11
Men's Cross Country
Lansing remains seventh in this week cross country poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team remains seventh in the NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll for the second straight week. The Stars finished tenth at the Michigan Intercollegiate Meet last week. Mott Community College enters the top 25 this week at number 16. The Bears finished 12th at the Michigan Intercollegiate Meet last week. Oakland Community College drops in spot this week to number 23. The Raiders were idle last week.
Wednesday, October 10
Men's Cross Country
Lorain County men's cross remains ninth in the poll
The Lorain County Community College men's cross country team is ranked ninth of the third straight week. The Commodores were idle last week.
Wednesday, October 3
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC enters top 10 in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team moved up six spots this week to number seven in this week's NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. The Stars finished fourth at their own invitational last week. Macomb Community College entered the top 25 this week at number 21. The Monarchs finished eighth at the Lansing CC Invitational. Oakland Community College dropped four spots to number 22 this week. The Raiders finished 11th at the Lansing CC Invitational last wee
Wednesday, October 3
Men's Cross Country
Lorain County CC remains at number nine for the second week
The Lorain County Community College men's soccer team is ranked ninth for the second straight week in the NJCAA Division III men's cross country poll. The Commodores finished 43rd at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championship.
Wednesday, September 26
Men's Cross Country
Lansing moves up to number 13 in this week's rankings
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team moved up one spot to number 13 in this week's NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. The Stars won the Commodore Invitational last weekend. Oakland Community College held on to the number 18 spot for the second straight week. The Raiders finished third at the St. Vincent's (PA) Invitational. Mott Community College dropped three spots to number 22 this week. The Bears ran at the Northwood University Open which did not have team scoring.
Wednesday, September 19
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC debuts at number 14 in this week's rankings
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team debuts in the NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll at number 14 this week. The Stars ran at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State University last week where no team scores were kept. Oakland Community College dropped one spot to number 18 this week. The Raiders were off last week. Mott Community College moved up one spot to number 19 in this rankings. The Bears also ran at the Spartan Invitational last week.
Wednesday, September 12
Men's Cross Country
Oakland CC drops to number 17 in this week's rankings
The Oakland Community College men's cross country team dropped four spots to number 17 in this week's NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country poll. The Raiders finished sixth at the Ohio Wesleyan University Invitational. Mott Community College dropped six spots into a tie for 20th spot in the poll. The Bears finished second at the Jackson CC Jets Invitational. Muskegon Community College dropped three spots this week to number 22. The Jayhawks finished eighth at the Midwest Open hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Thursday, September 6
Men's Cross Country
Oakland CC ranked 13th in first regular season poll
The Oakland Community College men's cross country team is ranked 13th in the first regular season NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. The Raiders ran last week at the non-scoring Golden Grizzly Invitational hosted by Oakland University. Mott Community College is ranked 14th this week. The Bears also ran in the Golden Grizzly Invitational.
Muskegon Community College is ranked 19th in the poll, the Jayhawks finished fourth in the Vanderbilt Invitational hosted by Hope College last Saturday. Macomb Community College is ranked 24th in the poll. The Monarchs ran at the Golden Grizzly invitational last week.
Monday, November 7
Fall Sports
Region XII announces fall All-Region awards
NJCAA Region XII is proud to announce the fall, 2011 All-Region teams for the five fall sports. Men's and Women's Soccer honored 11 first team and 11 second team players in each sport. The top 10 finishers at the Region XII cross country men's and women's meet earned All-Region honors in the Division I Meet and the top two runners in both men's and women's races at the Division III meet are All-Region. 20 volleyball players earned All-Region honors this fall as well. Below are the links to the NJCAA All-Region Teams in all five sports.
Men's Cross Country Awards are here
Women's Cross Country Awards are here
Men's Soccer Awards are here
Women's Soccer Awards are here
Women's Volleyball Awards are here
Sunday, November 6
Men's Cross Country
Lorain County CC finishes 13th at Division III nationals
The Lorain County Community College men's cross country team finished 13th at the NJCAA Division III Nationals on Saturday in Westfield, MA. The Commodores finished with 320 points, 30 behind the Community College of Rhode Island. Martin Russ was the top finisher for Lorain County coming in 40th in a tiem 28:36.93 for the eight kilometers. Patrick Foreman finished 44th (28:42.58), while Gabriel Cruz finished 70th in a time of 29:51.62. Ayoub Kirresh (84th), Sam Bickley (113th) and Zachary Enorai (154th) were the other runners for Lorain County.
Thursday, November 3
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC ranked sixth again this week in cross country poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team held on to the number six ranking again in this week's NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. The Stars won the MCCAA and Region XII meets last Saturday.
Vincennes University jumped five spots to number 13 in this week's rankings after finishing second at the Region XII championship last weekedn. Oakland Community College dropped one spot to number 15 this week after finishing fourth in the Region XII meet last Saturday. Muskegon Community College debuts in the top 25 at number 19 this week. The Jayhawks finished fifth in the Region XII meet last weekend. Macomb Community College also makes their debut this week at number 23. The Monarchs finished sixth in the Region XII meet.
Saturday, October 29
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC claims 16th straight Region 12 cross country title
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team continue their string of Region XII men's cross country titles on Saturday by win the 2011 Region XII Division I Championship. The Stars finished with 41 points, outpacing second place Vincennes University with 82 points. Mott Community College finished third. Lansing's Austin Alcala won the individual race with a time of 23:35.8, while his teammate Ryan Konen finished second at 25:42.8. Brendan Martin of Jackson Community College finished third, while Matt Kring of Muskegon Community College finished fourth. The top ten in the race earn All-Region honors. Rounding out the top ten were D.J. Kring and Hunter Motz of Vincennes University, Brett Smith and Michael Pesce of Oakland Community College, Matt Proctor of Mott Community College and Michael Lahner of Lansing Community College. The NJCAA Division I National Meet will be held in Hobbs, NM on November 12th.
Wednesday, October 19
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC holds on to number three ranking again this week
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team held on to the number three ranking again in this week's NJCAA Division I men's soccer poll. Oakland Community College held onto the number eleven spot for the second straight week. Vincennes University also held on to the number 16 ranking for the season straight week.
Thursday, October 13
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC drops to number four in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team drooped one spot to number four in this week's NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. Oakland Community College moved up one spot this week to number 12 in this week's rankings. Vincennes University dropped one spot to number 17 this week. Mott Community College rounds out the Region XII team in the men's cross country rankings this week dropping one spot to number 25.
Friday, October 7
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC moves up three spots to number three this week
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team moved up three spots to number three in this week's NJCAA Divison I Men's Cross Country Poll. The Stars won their won meet last week. Oakland Community College moved up six spots to number 13 this week. The Raiders finished third at the Greater Louisville meet last week. Vincennes University dropped five spots this week to number number 16. Mott Community College broke into the top 25 this week at number 24.
Thursday, September 29
Men's Cross Country
Lansing ranked sixth for second straight week
The Lansing Community College is ranked sixth for the second straight week in the NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. The Stars won the Commodore Invitational at Lorain County Community College last week and placed eight runners in the top ten. Vincennes University remained at number eleven again this week. Oakland Community College held onto the number 19 spot in the rankings again this week.
Friday, September 22
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC debuts at number six in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team debuted at number six in this week's NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. Vincennes University dropped five spots to number eleven in this week's poll. Oakland Community College moved up four spots this week's poll to number 18.
Wednesday, September 14
Men's Cross Country
Vincennes is up 11 spots this week to number six
The Vincennes University men's cross country team jumped eleven spots this week to number six in the NJCAA Division I men's cross country rankings. The Trailblazers are the only Region XII team in the men's cross country rankings.
Thursday, September 8
Men's Cross Country
Oakland ranked fifth in first regular season cross country poll
The Oakland Community College men's cross country team is ranked fifth in the first regular season NJCAA Division I Cross Country poll. The Raiders placed four runners in the top 30 at the Golden Grizzly Meet at Oakland University last Friday. Mott Community College is ranked ninth in the poll, after placing three runners in the top 30 at the Golden Grizzly Invitational. Macomb Commmunity College is ranked 12th this week after placing two runners in the top 30 at the Golden Grizzly Invitational. Vincennes University is ranked 17th in this week's poll. Kirtland Community College is also ranked in this weeks poll. The Firebirds are 20th after having their top runner finish 11th at the Golden Grizzly Invitational.
Sunday, November 14
Men's Cross Country
Lansing finishes fifth at NJCAA Division I National Meet
The Lansing Commumunity College Men's Team finished fifth at the NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Spartanburg Methodist College in Spartanburg, SC. The Stars finished with 190 points, 35 ahead of Iowa Central Community College and 53 behind Paradise Valley (AZ) Community College. Oakland Community College finished 12th at the meet, while Muskegon Community College finished 21st. This is the Jayhawks first season of competition in cross country. Jackson Community College finished 32nd to round out the scoring team for Region XII. Other Region XII teams represented at the meet were Kirtland Community College, Macomb Community College and Vincennes University. Jake Hord of Lansing was the top runner for Region XII with a 20th place finish in 25:50.
Sunday, November 14
Men's Cross Country
Schoolcraft runner finished 23rd at Division III National meet
Mark Freyberg of Schoolcraft College finished 23rd at the NJCAA Division III National Cross Country Meet. He ran the five mile course in 29:08.
Monday, November 8
Fall Sports
Post Season Award Winner are now posted
The NJCAA Region XII Post-Season awards winners have been posted to the website. 73 different athletes have earned All-Region honors this fall. To see the honorees please follow the links below. Congratulation to all the award winners.
Men's Soccer award winners are here
Women's Soccer award winners are here
Men's Cross Country award winners are here
Women's Corss Country award winners are here
Women's Volleyball award winners are here
Thursday, November 4
Men's Cross Country
Lansing drops one spot to number five in this week's rankings
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team, who won last week's Region XII title, dropped one spot to number five in this week's NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College moved up one spot to number eleven in the this week's poll. Macomb Community College moved up one spot to number 18 in this week's rankings.
Friday, Ocotber 22
Men's Cross County
Lansing drops one spot in this week's cross country poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team dropped one spot to number six in this week's NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country poll. Oakland Community College held on to the number 11 spot again this week. Macomb Community College dropped four spots to number 18 in this week's poll.
Thursday, October 14
Men's Cross Country
Lansing drops three spots to number five in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team dropped three spots to number five to in this week's NJCAA Divsion I Men's Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College held on to the number eleven spot for the second straight week. Macomb Community College dropped one spot to number 14 in this week's poll.
Thursday, October 7
Men's Cross Country
Lansing moves up three spots to number two in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team moved up three spots this week to number two in the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College held onto the number 11 spot for the second consecutive poll. Macomb Community College moved up two spots to number 13 in this week's poll. Muskegon Community College breaks into the top twenty five this week at number 25.
Thursday, September 23
Men's Cross Country
Lansing moves up one spot to a tie for fourth in this week
The Lansing Community College women's cross country team moved up on spot to a tie for fourth in this week's NJCAA Divsion I Men's Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College moved up three spots to number 10 in this week's rankings. Macomb Community College held on to a tie for 15th for the second straight week.
Wednesday, September 15
Men's Cross Country
Lansing Men's Cross Country team debuts at five in XC Poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team has debuted at in a tie for the fifth spot in this week's NJCAA Divsion I Men's Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College debuts in the poll this week at number 13, while Macomb Community College debuts at in a tie for number 15 this week.
Thursday, October 21
Men's Cross Country
Lansing holds on to number six for another week
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team held on to the number six ranking in the NJCAA Division I men's cross country poll. Oakland Community College moved up one spot this week to number 11. Macomb Community College moved up five spots to number 20 in this weeks rankings, while Jackson Community College moved down one spot to number 22 in the poll. The NJCAA Region XII Cross Country Region meet will take place Saturday, October 31 at Grand Woods Park in Lansing.
Thursday, October 15
Men's Cross Country
Lansing Community College is sixth in this week's poll
The Lansing Community College men's cross country team dropped on spot to number six in this week's NJCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College held on to number 12 for the second week, while Jackson Community College dropped two spots to number 21. Macomb Community College drop two spots in this week's poll to number 25.
Wednesday, September 30
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC moves up two spots in this week's cross country poll
Lansing Community College men's cross country team moved up two spots to number five in this week's NJCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. Oakland Community College debuts at number 15 in this week rankings. Jackson Community College also debuts in this week poll. The Jets are ranked 25th in the poll this week.
Wednesday, September 23
Men's Cross Country
Two Region XII squads in top 25 this week
Two NJCAA Region XII men's cross county squads are in the top 25 in this week's NJCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. Lansing Community College is ranked number seven this week. Vincennes University is tied for 24th in this week's rankings.
Tuesday, September 15
Men's Cross Country
Vincennes University debuts at 17 in Men's Cross Country Poll
The Vincennes University Men's cross country team debuted this week at number 17 in the NJCAA Division I Cross Country Poll. The Trailblazers are the only Region XII team in this week's poll.
November 20, 2008
Fall Sports
All-Region Team announced for fall sports
Region XII has announced the All-Region teams for the fall sports. To view the All-Region teams click the links below.
Men's Cross Country - Click Here
Women's Cross Country - Click Here
Men's Soccer - Click Here
Women's Soccer - Click Here
Women's Volleyball - Click Here
October 22, 2008
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC leads three Region XII teams in rankings
Lansing CC jumped three spots this week to fifth place in the weekly NJCAA Region XII Division I Men's Cross Country Poll. Oakland CC dropped one spot this week to 20th in the rankings, while Vincennes University cracked the rankings appearing at 21st. The Region XII Cross Country Championship will be held this Saturday, October 25 at Grand Woods Park in Lansing, MI. The race starts at 12:00 noon.
October 15, 2008
Men's Cross Country
Only two Region XII teams ranked in this week's cross country poll
Lansing CC dropped from sixth to eighth in this week's NJCAA Divsion I Men's Cross Country poll. Oakland CC is the only other Region XII school ranked this week. The Raiders moved up one spot this week to 19.
October 8, 2008
Men's Cross Country
Lansing CC and Oakland CC ranked in Men's Cross Country Poll
Lansing CC men's cross country team dropped one spot to sixth in the NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Rankings. Oakland CC is the other Region XII team ranked is this week. The Raiders dropped one spot to 20th in the current rankings.
Sepetember 24, 2008
Men's Cross Country
Region XII has three teams in the NJCAA top 25.
Lansing CC leads three Region XII teams in this weeks NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll. The Stars are currently ranked 6th in the Nation dropping one spot from last weeks rankings. Vincennes University drops six spots this week to 23rd and Oakland CC drops five spots to 24th.
September 18, 2008
Men's Cross Country
Four Region XII Teams ranked in Division I Cross Country Rankings
Lansing Community College leads four Region XII teams in the weekly cross country rankings. The Stars are ranked 5th in this weeks poll. Vincennes University is currently ranked 17th, while Oakland CC comes in at 19th and Jackson CC is tied for 23rd in the weekly voting.