Three Titans Earn All-Region At NCAA Regional

COLFAX, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh's men's cross country team finished sixth in the NCAA Division III North Regional meet on Saturday (Nov. 11). The meet was hosted by UW-Eau Claire at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax.

The Titans totaled 180 points in a very strong 34 team field. UW-La Crosse won the meet with 33 points, while Christian Patzka from UW-Whitewater won individually with a time of 24:02.0.

The Titans were led by sophomores Cameron Cullen (So. • Kewaunee) and Paul Proteau (So. • Riverside, Ill.). Both Cullen and Proteau were the first Titans of the year to break 25 minutes, with Cullen finishing in 19th place with a time of 24:54.6 and Proteau finishing in 20th with a time of 24:56.0. They both received All-Region honors, along with Jake Krause (Jr. • Hortonville), who finished in 33rd with a personal record of 25:06.0.

Rounding out the point scorers for the Titans were Joe Kehoe (Sr. • Sun Prairie) and Dwight Hosni (Jr. • Cedarburg). Kehoe ran his second fastest time of the year in 25:18.0, placing 37th, and Hosni ran a personal record of 25:44.6 for 71st place.

The Titans sixth runner was Jason Ford (Sr. • Verona), who finished in a season best of 25:58.6 for 82nd place. Joe Freng (So. • Sun Prairie) was seventh for UW-Oshkosh, taking 90th and running a personal record of 26:11.4.

The Titans await a team qualification for the NCAA Division III Championship in Carlisle, Pa. at Big Spring High School next Saturday (Nov. 18), as well as potential individual qualifiers from Cullen and Proteau.

Written by Alex Bernhardt, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information