2015 NCAA CENTRAL REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS PAGE
MEET RESULTS

PELLA, Iowa -- Mohamed Mohamed (SR, Eden Prairie, Minn.) and Abdullahi Salan (JR, Burnsville, Minn.) earned all-region honors with 25th and 26th-place finishes respectively, leading the Augsburg College men's cross country team at the 2015 NCAA Division III Central Regional on Saturday at Central College.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 19th/29 (491)
LOCATION: Central College, Pella, Iowa

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Mohamed and Salan led the Auggie men, finishing 25th and 26th with a times of 26:19.1 and 26:21.4 respectively over the 8,000-meter course to earn All-Region honors for the first time each.
• It marks the first time Augsburg has had two All-Region runners since the 2009 season.
• The Auggies third finisher in the race was Chris Huss (JR, Jordan, Minn.), who finished 141st with a time of 28:56.8.
• Ahmed Nur (SR, Edina, Minn.) and Andrew McGillivary (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) rounded out the top five for the Auggies, finishing with times of 29:18.6 and 29:21.2 respectively. 
• Luke Erickson (JR, Chippewa Falls, Wis.) and Ryan Moore (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) also competed for the Auggies, finishing with times of 29:30.6 and 32:35.5 respectively. 

FOR THE FOES
• St. Olaf won the region championship, and its top runner, Jake Campbell, finished third overall with a time of 25:28.7.
• Host Central College's top runner, Cole Decker, won the individual region championship with a time of 25:05.1. 

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH MEGHAN PEYTON
• "We had a really strong showing today at the NCAA Central Region Championships. The region is very competitive, with more than four teams being nationally ranked for both the men and women. To have three athletes earn All-Region honors is fantastic and I think it is a reflection of the growth of our program. I'm very happy with how we competed today as a team. We left the course with a lot of Auggie Pride!"

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will find out Sunday if its two All-Region performers have earned the opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Winneconne, Wis. next Saturday (11/21).