Lansing Community College Headlines 2023 All-MCCAA Cross Country Awards
BYRON CENTER, Mich.--The Michigan Community College Athletic Association put a bow on the 2023 men's cross country season with the MCCAA Championships held at Douglas Walker Park. COMPLETE RESULTS
Under head coach James Robinson, Lansing Community College swept the team and individual titles. The Stars occupied six of the top 10 places in the overall standings, where sophomore Michael Dennis covered the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes and 4.7 seconds for first place. Lansing CC had 21 points as a team to easily outdistance runner-up Southwestern Michigan College (82 points) and third-place St. Clair County Community College (94).
As a result, Robinson was selected the MCCAA Coach of the Year award and Dennis was selected the MCCAA Runner of the Year. Robinson repeated as the conference's COY and the Stars have won three straight MCCAA titles among 27 overall in program history.
Men’s XC All-Conference Awards
Michael Dennis, Lansing Community College
Gabriel Phillips, Lansing Community College
Glen Davis, St. Clair County Community College
Kyler Dean, Muskegon Community College
Parker Austin, Mott Community College
Quaid Schimetz, Lansing Community College
Liam Elder, Lansing Community College
Evan Suydam, Lansing Community College
Aaron Bowerman, Lansing Community College
Noah Walters, Schoolcraft College
Elliott Rodgers, Lansing Community College
Matt LaFreniere, St. Clair County Community College
Isaiah Beiter, Southwestern Michigan College
Micah Ordway, Southwestern Michigan College
Ethan Glick, Southwestern Michigan College
Dan Kehoe, Grand Rapids Community College
Tristan Ashley, Lake Michigan College
Men’s XC All-Freshman Team
Glen Davis, St. Clair County Community College
Quaid Schimetz, Lansing Community College
Evan Suydam, Lansing Community College
Noah Walters, Schoolcraft College
Elliott Rodgers, Lansing Community College
Matt LaFreniere, St. Clair County Community College
Student-athletes are eligible for All-MCCAA consideration who finish in the top-17 overall and are among the seven declared participants for each team (going to the team point score). The coach of the year comes from the championship-winning school.
