UT Southern Cross Country Honored

    Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM

    By News Staff

    Fresh off capturing the 2026 Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship, the University of Tennessee Southern men's cross country program was rewarded with a host of postseason honors as announced by the SSAC following the championship meet.

    Justin Watson was named SSAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Firehawks to the conference championship and a #7 national ranking.

    Senior Spencer Head earned SSAC Newcomer of the Year and First Team All Conference, Frankline Kipruto, Bruno Villazon, and 
    Martin VanHamme were also named First Team All Conference.

    Named Second-Team All-Conference was Amon Rotich.

    And, named to the SSAC All-Freshman Team were Davide Ambruschi and Mattia Guidi.

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