Jedadiah Platt (Appleton/Barker) and Jordan Rusek (Buffalo/Williamsville East) earned NJCAA DIII All-American honors following their top-15 finishes at the National Championships. Platt and Rusek were the top two runners for ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï all season long.
Platt finished the National Championship in 10th place to earn 2nd team honors. He finished the five mile course in 28:56 (average of 5:48 per mile). Earlier in the season he raced to 1st team All-Region honors with a 5th place finish.
Rusek raced to honorable mention honors at the National Championship with a 13th place finish. He crossed the finish line in 29:10 averaging 5:50 per mile. At regionals, he earned 2nd team All-Region honors with a 10th place finish.
The Pioneer men finished tied for 5th overall in the team competition after spending most of the season ranked in the top-8 in the NJCAA Division III poll.
Platt and Rusek are the first two NJCAA All-Americans for ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï during the 2012-13 school year.