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All-Conference Team
Tim Asis, Young Harris Henning Schein, Armstrong State Donny Barnes, Montevallo Dylan Forester, Augusta Daniel Broadhead, Augusta Andrew Smith, Flagler Kray Hubner, Flagler Mathew Biwott, Young Harris Marcus Lafleur, Clayton State Wilson Pearson, UNC Pembroke Erik Hartley, Flagler Logan Ward, UNC Pembroke Noah Hulett, Augusta Crisman Jones, Flagler Michael Johnson, Montevallo
Runner of the Year Tim Asis, Young Harris
PBC Individual Champion Tim Asis, Young Harris
PBC Freshman of the Year Kray Hubner, Flagler
PBC Coach of the Year Brian Beil, Flagler
Armstrong’ s Henning Schein Earns CoSIDA Academic All-America Cross Country Honors
SAVANNAH, Ga.- Armstrong State University junior men’ s cross country runner Henning Schein has been named to the CoSIDA Men’ s Cross Country / Track Academic All-America Team, becoming the first Academic All-American in program history.
Schein earns a spot on the third team for carrying a 3.95 GPA in rehabilitation sciences. The Vellmar, Germany, native ran his way into Armstrong State history by becoming the Pirates’ first individual NCAA Championships qualifier in 2016, running fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Montevallo in a school-record time of 30:37.61 over the 10k course, smashing the all-time 10k record at Armstrong State by more than two minutes
He then placed 114th out of 248 runners at the national championships in November. Schein earned All-Region, All-Peach Belt Conference, PBC All-Academic Team honors this season for the Pirates and is the first three-time All-Conference and All-Region
runner in Pirate men’ s cross country history.
“ Henning’ s accomplishments with his running and academics are a direct reflection of his work ethic and expectations,” Armstrong State head cross country coach Michael Sergi said.
Schein is the 26th and final CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree in Armstrong State University history. The first was baseball player Chris Milisits in 1993 and four baseball players, one volleyball player, 11 women’ s soccer players, three women’ s tennis players, one men’ s tennis player and five softball players have been honored by the organization.
What A Debut! UNCP’ s Ndhlovu Finishes 41st In Olympic Marathon
RIO DE JANEIRO – Former UNC Pembroke all-American Pardon Ndhlovu( 2009-13) bested 114 of the world’ s best athletes in his Olympic debut at Rio 2016 on Sunday morning.
Ndhlovu, who collected all-American recognition in both cross country and track & field for the Braves, registered a time of 2:17:48 en route to a 41st place finish and his share of history in the Olympic annals. His time was tops of the three Zimbabwe entries into the event. Cuthbert Nyasango( 2:18:58) and Wirimai Juwawo( DNF) both competed in the 2012 games in London as well.
Ndhlovu, who worked at a blistering mile pace of 5:11 for the first 30 kilometers, completed the grueling 26.2-mile road race with a pace of 5:16 per mile.
Kenya’ s Eliud Kipchoge took home Olympic gold with a time of 2:08:44, while Ethiopia’ s Feyisa Lilesa( 2:09:54) won the silver medal and Galen Rupp of the United States captured the bronze medal with a time of 2:10:05.
Ndhlovu ran cross country and track for the Black & Gold from 2009-13. A four-time all-Peach Belt Conference standout, the Harare, Zimbabwe, native won the 2011 and 2012 PBC Championship and was named the PBC Runner of the Year both seasons, one of only four PBC men’ s runners to ever win that award twice. His 2012 championship time of 24:20 stands as the third-fastest 8k run in the PBC Championships.
He also competed in PBC track and field in his senior season in 2013. He was named the PBC Men’ s Track Athlete of the Year that season, winning the 1,500- 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. He advanced to the NCAA National Championships and was named an all-American in both the 5000- and 10000-meter runs. He still holds the PBC record in the 10000-meter run for all meets at 29:04.01.
Ndhlovu was named a Capital One Academic All-American twice during his career and received the NCAA postgraduate scholarship which allowed him to serve as a graduate assistant coach at Augusta for two years.
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