Sports
2007 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA Men's
Regional Honors
Los Angeles, CA. It was announced this
afternoon that Occidental College's Head Men's Cross Country coach
Rob Bartlett and SCIAC Male Athlete of the Year Kevin Chaves were
honored at the top among Division III. The United States
Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
honored these two individuals as the West Region Coach and Athlete
of the Year.
Men's coach: Robert Bartlett, Occidental
In Bartlett's first season as head coach, No. 19 Occidental
qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing second at the West
Regional with 72 points. The Tigers also claimed their second
straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
title. Bartlett was an all-conference sprinter for Oxy in 2003.
Men's athlete: Kevin Chaves, Occidental
Chaves sped to an 11-second victory at Saturday's West Regional
after winning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference title two weeks earlier, and has won three straight
races heading into the NCAA meet. A senior from Los Altos,
CA, Chaves was the 2007 SCIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the
Year.
Additional information can be found on the USTFCCCA's website: http://ustfccca.cstv.com/