2022 Men's Cross Country News

Spencer Moon (photo by Vasha Hunt)
Moon adds Academic All-American to list of 2022-23 accomplishments

June 29, 2023

Spencer Moon of the Simpson men’s track and field and cross country teams added one more honor to his impressive list of 2022-23 accomplishments as he was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team.

Left: Spencer Moon (photo by D3photography.com) Right: Cassie Nash (photo by Luke Behaunek)
Multi-sport duo earn SC ESPY Athletes of the Year accolades

June 09, 2023

Spencer Moon of the Simpson men’s cross country and track and field teams and Cassie Nash of the Storm women’s soccer and basketball teams have been crowned the 2022-23 SC ESPY Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

Photo by Paige Nygaard
Moenck takes home SC ESPY for Coach of the Year

June 07, 2023

Following a year full of broken records, regional and national rankings, awards and trips to nationals, Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Heath Moenck has been tabbed this year’s SC ESPY Coach of the Year.

Photo by Corrine Thomas
Multiple Storm runners earn all-academic honors

January 26, 2023

The Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams received All-Academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), represented by four total individual runners.

Simpson places 69 on fall academic all-conference team
Simpson places 69 on fall academic all-conference team

December 02, 2022

Sixty-nine Simpson student-athletes competing in fall sports earned a spot on the 2022-23 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Friday.

Spencer Moon. Photo by Emily Adlfinger.
Moon caps off fantastic season with All-American honors

November 19, 2022

Spencer Moon of Simpson men’s cross country team rounded off a wonderful season by finishing 10th overall in the NCAA Division III Championship to earn All-American status, Saturday, at Forest Akers Golf Course.

Spencer Moon (Left)
Moon to run in second straight NCAA Division III Championship

November 14, 2022

Junior Spencer Moon of Simpson College’s men’s cross country team has officially been named as an individual qualifier in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday.

Spencer Moon. Photo by Corrine Thomas.
Moon takes third overall at NCAA Midwest Regional

November 12, 2022

For the second straight season, Spencer Moon qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship, placing third overall in the 8K event in a time of 25:09.1, leading the Simpson men’s cross country team to an eighth-place finish.

Photo by Corinne Thomas.
Storm cross country remains in regional rankings

November 01, 2022

Simpson women’s cross country team remained at No. 7 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, while the men checked in at No. 8, as announced on Tuesday.

Spencer Moon
Moon guides Storm to fifth place finish

October 29, 2022

Spencer Moon won his third straight all-conference honor, leading Simpson men’s cross country team to a fifth place overall finish at the American Rivers Conference Championship, Saturday, at Pickard Park.

Junior Spencer Moon (photo by Corrine Thomas)
Moon wins sixth individual career title with career-best time

October 14, 2022

Spencer Moon continued his brilliant season and career by claiming his sixth individual title at the Platte River Rumble with a blistering 8K time of 23:34.2, Friday, at Mahoney State Park.

Storm men stay firm in regional rankings
Storm men stay firm in regional rankings

October 04, 2022

The Simpson men’s and women’s cross country teams both came in seventh in the newest edition of the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Rankings, as announced, Tuesday. The men held their spot for the third straight week, while the women moved up one spot from last week.

Spencer Moon
Moon claims individual victory at Aurora Invitational

October 01, 2022

Spencer Moon won the Aurora Invitational by over a minute, pacing Simpson men’s cross country team into a second place finish overall in a 15-team field, at Northwestern Medicine XC Course, Saturday.

Storm men hold steady in new regional rankings
Storm men hold steady in new regional rankings

September 21, 2022

The Simpson College women’s cross country team rose two spots to No. 8 in the USTFCCCA Cross Country Regional Rankings, while the men remained seventh, as announced on Tuesday.

Simpson men rank seventh in midwest region
Simpson men rank seventh in midwest region

September 13, 2022

In the newest edition of the USTFCCCA Cross Country Regional Rankings, the Simpson College men were ranked seventh and the women came in 10th.

Senior Cassie Nash / Junior Andrew Klein
Nash, Klein collect weekly A-R-C honor

September 12, 2022

Simpson College women’s soccer senior Cassie Nash and Storm men’s cross country junior Andrew Klein have both been named American Rivers Conference Player of the Week in their respective sports.