Moon, Warrick earn all-region status

WAVERLY, Iowa - Spencer Moon and Ean Warrick earned all-region honors as the Simpson College men's cross country team finished in seventh overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

Spencer Moon finished in seventh overall, assuring him of a spot at the NCAA Division III Championship next weekend. With his performance, Moon became the first athlete in program history to earn four all-region honors in his career.

"Our men ran well today," said Storm director of cross country and track and field Heath Moenck. "Being able to place seventh in this region is a great accomplishment and an effort we are proud of. Spencer took care of business getting to nationals and Ean has a shot as well."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Storm finished seventh as a team, its best finish at the regional meet since 1995, where the team placed sixth. However, that meet only featured 22 teams as compared to 31 this year.
• Moon ran a season-best time of 24:33.1 in the 8K event, which was also his best career time at the regional meet.
• With his performance, Moon will run in his third straight NCAA Championship meet.
• Warrick grabbed the last all-region spot with a career-best 25:22.4, his first career all-region honor.
• Andrew Klein and Marc Medici also each ran season-bests for the Storm.

STORM LINEUP
7. Spencer Moon - 24:33.1
35. Ean Warrick - 25:22.4
50. Andrew Klein - 25:41.0
59. Marc Medici - 25:52.9
68. James Murray - 26:05.5
97. Drew Engler - 26:37.4
105. Louden Foster - 26:46.1

UP NEXT
The NCAA will announce its at-large bids for teams and individual qualifiers for the NCAA Championships on Monday. Moon will be among them, while Warrick will need to wait to see if he also makes the cut.