The ICCAC Cross Country All-Region performers were recognized following the 2018 Region XI Championships last Friday in the Davenport.
Iowa Central led the way with a total of 11 First Team All-Region performers, five on the men's side and six on the women's. For perspective, the top seven finishers at the Region XI Championship earn First Team honors. The eighth-place thru 14th place finishers are recognized as Second Team honorees while 15th thru 25th earn Honorable Mention.
19 total Tritons found themselves on an All-Region team after the race was over. Notably of the bunch were Abeba Sullivan, the 2018 women's champion and Ezekiel Kipchirchir, the 2018 men's champion. Both of them respectively earned 2018 ICCAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Kipchirchir's performance was exceptional as his time of 24:16.1 set a new Region XI Championship record.
Sullivan finished with a time of 18:38.1 which was a 12-second improvement from her time a season ago when she finished in third.
Other Tritons who finished on First Team include, on the women's side, Lilian Busienei, Florence Uwajenza, Winrose Chesang, Marion Bartilol and Marta Lukijaniuk. Bartilol and Lukijaniuk were 2017 First Team performers as well.
Representing the Iowa Central men were Awet Yohannes, Milos Pendic, Innocent Murwanashyaka and Jhordan Ccope.
Outside of Iowa Central, three runners notched First Team honors. Newcomer Marcus Graham of Indian Hills finished in second place at the Regional Championship, just six seconds behind Kipchirchir. His teammate, Michael Demeyer finished in sixth place to round out the top seven.
The lone, non-Triton woman was sophomore Joanna Topham of Hawkeye. She finished in seventh place. She was a Second Team performer in 2017.
Women:
2018 First Team All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Abeba Sullivan | Iowa Central | So | Saukville, WI |
| 2 | Lilian Busienei | Iowa Central | Fr | Kenya |
| 3 | Florance Uwajeneza | Iowa Central | Fr | Saint Paul, MN |
| 4 | Winrose Chesang | Iowa Central | So | Kenya |
| 5 | Marion Bartilol | Iowa Central | So | Kenya |
| 6 | Marta Lukijaniuk | Iowa Central | So | Poland |
| 7 | Joanna Topham | Hawkeye | So | Griswold, IA |
2018 Second Team All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 8 | Alayna Kollasch | Hawkeye | So | Dike, IA |
| 9 | Madison Larsen | Hawkeye | Fr | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 10 | Jade Ford | Iowa Central | Fr | Rock Island, IL |
| 11 | Emma Davison | NIACC | Fr | Mason City, IA |
| 12 | Ricar Mends | Scott | Fr | - |
| 13 | Janet Nyamboneka | Iowa Central | Fr | Iowa City, IA |
| 14 | Heather Jessen | Southwestern | So | Baxter, IA |
2018 Honorable Mention All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 15 | Julia Dunlavey | NIACC | So | Mason City, IA |
| 16 | Rebecca McDermott | Hawkeye | So | Cascade, IA |
| 17 | Kaylee Ford | Indian Hills | So | Wilton, IA |
| 18 | Carly Hasken | Hawkeye | Fr | Miles, IA |
| 19 | Shea Dahlstrom | Hawkeye | So | Packwood, IA |
| 20 | Cecelia Hemsworth | NIACC | Fr | Mount Pleasant, IA |
| 21 | Ally Trager | NIACC | So | Belmond, IA |
| 22 | Alana Wickering | NIACC | So | Mason City, IA |
| 23 | Ashlyn Elmore | Indian Hills | So | Fairfield, IA |
| 24 | Mackenzie Gaherty | Iowa Central | Fr | Dubuque, IA |
| 25 | Caitlyn Regan | NIACC | Fr | Wondonga, Victoria, Australia |
Athlete of the Year:
Abeba Sullivan, Iowa Central
Coach of the Year:
Dee Brown, Iowa Central
Men:
2018 First Team All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Ezekiel Kipchirchir | Iowa Central | So | Kenya |
| 2 | Marcus Graham | Indian Hills | So | St. Croix, IN |
| 3 | Awet Yohannes | Iowa Central | Fr | Sweden |
| 4 | Milos Pendic | Iowa Central | Fr | Serbia |
| 5 | Innocent Murwanashyaka | Iowa Central | So | Saint Paul, MN |
| 6 | Michael Demeyer | Indian Hills | So | Olney, IL |
| 7 | Jhordan Ccope | Iowa Central | So | Huancayo, Peru |
2018 Second Team All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 8 | Abdiaziz Wako | NIACC | So | Saint Paul, MN |
| 9 | Peter Torkleson | Hawkeye | So | Adams, MN |
| 10 | Cedrick Watson | Southwestern | Fr | Kenner, LA |
| 11 | Gavin Connell | NIACC | Fr | Charles City, IA |
| 12 | Kear Kear | Iowa Central | Fr | Ames, IA |
| 13 | Will Whalen | Iowa Central | Fr | Dubuque, IA |
| 14 | Payton Bahl | Hawkeye | Fr | Lisbon, IA |
2018 Honorable Mention All-Region
| Place | Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| 15 | Dalton Ellingboe | Southeastern | Fr | - |
| 16 | Gavin Klein | Iowa Western | Fr | - |
| 17 | David Thompson | Hawkeye | So | Lewis, IA |
| 18 | Moise Habineza | Iowa Central | Fr | Des Moines, IA |
| 19 | Johnny Smith | Hawkeye | Fr | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 20 | Miguel Coca | Iowa Central | Fr | Montezuma, NM |
| 21 | Trevor Ramsdell | Iowa Central | Fr | Omaha, NE |
| 22 | Landon Boomsma | Hawkeye | So | - |
| 23 | Sam Pedelty | NIACC | Fr | Clear Lake, IA |
| 24 | Ike Branstad | NIACC | Fr | Clear Lake, IA |
| 25 | Shane Breheny | Southwestern | So | Greenfield, IA |
Athlete of the Year:
Ezekiel Kipchirchir, Iowa Central
Coach of the Year:
Dee Brown, Iowa Central