Cornerstone Four-Peats as Men's Cross Country Champions

TOLEDO, Ohio - (Complete Results) - Cornerstone placed three runners in the top five and another two runners in the Top 15 to capture the 2022 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Men's Cross Country Championship by one point over Aquinas. The Golden Eagles scored 32 points at the 8K race, held at Ottawa Park Golf Course, hosted by Lourdes for their fourth consecutive title and fifth overall. The streak is the third longest in WHAC history, tying Siena Heights (1993-96). Aquinas holds the top two longest streaks with five (2011-15) and seven (2002-08).

Luke Pohl paced the Golden Eagles to their fourth consecutive title by winning the race in a time of 25:17.89. Pohl also won the meetin in 2020. Teammate Colten Covington and last year's individual champion Colten Covington crossed in second place with a time of 25:41.03. Jamin Thompson finished in fifth, Jalen Banfill in 11th, and Luke Koopman in 13th.

Aquinas made it the closest race since 1998 when Siena Heights bested Aquinas by one point) by placing all five runners in the Top 10 for 33 points and was led by Andrew Ireland in third place. Lawrence Tech finished third with 94 points as Conner Uppleger finished eighth. Indiana Tech scored 104 points for fourth place and UM-Dearborn rounded out the top 5 with a 157 points.

The top seven finishers were named First-Team All-Conference with finishers 8-14 receiving Second-Team All-Conference accolades. Cornerstone head coach Josh Neideck earned Coach of the Year. Isaac Sytsma of Indiana Tech was named Newcomer of the Year. The final award went to Eric Green of Lawrence Tech as he was named Champions of Character Coach.

FINAL TEAM SCORES
1. Cornerstone, 32
2. Aquinas, 33
3. Lawrence Tech, 94
4. Indiana Tech, 104
5. UM-Dearborn, 157
6 Siena Heights, 183
7. Madonna, 190
8. Rochester, 227
9. Lourdes, 241
10. Cleary, 259
11. Concordia, 330

WHAC Men's Cross Country All-Time Champions
1992: Tri-State
1993: Siena Heights
1994: Siena Heights
1995: Siena Heights
1996: Siena Heights
1997: Aquinas
1998: Siena Heights
1999: Siena Heights
2000: Aquinas
2001: Siena Heights
2002: Aquinas
2003: Aquinas
2004: Aquinas
2005: Aquinas
2006: Aquinas
2007: Aquinas
2008: Aquinas
2009: Cornerstone
2010: Siena Heights
2011: Aquinas
2012: Aquinas
2013: Aquinas
2014: Aquinas
2015: Aquinas
2016: Indiana Tech
2017: Indiana Tech
2018: Aquinas
2019: Cornerstone
2020: Cornerstone
2021: Cornerstone
2022: Cornerstone