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New Orleans, La.----Wingate University men's outdoor track and field has won three Southeast Region awards from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), officials announce this week. Wingate finished a program-best fourth place at the recent NCAA championship meet.
 
Wingate's Jackie Kirby is the Southeast Region men's outdoor track and field Coach of the Year, while Pol Domenech is the Southeast Region men's outdoor track and field Assistant Coach of the Year. Bulldog senior Titouan Le Grix is the Southeast Region men's outdoor track and field Athlete of the Year.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate director of cross country and track and field Matt van Lierop
 
"It is always an honor to be recognized by our peers, but we cannot do this without the Four F's…Friends, Family, Fans and Funders. We thank everyone for their continued support."
 
2025 Wingate outdoor men's track and field quick facts
 
- Senior Titouan Le Grix defended his '24 national title in the men's steeplechase
- Le Grix finished second in the NCAA men's 1500 meters as well
- Wingate men finished a program-best fourth (out of 67 teams who scored points)
- Nine Bulldogs earned first team AA honors at the '25 championships
- First team AA: Le Grix (steeple, 1500) and Hamza Chahid (1500, 5000)
- First team AA: Will Aitken (steeple), David Holman (1500), Lars Laros (5000)
- First team AA: Luca Poppe (1500) and Antonin Saint-Peyre (10000)
- Five Bulldogs earned second team AA honors at the '25 championships
- Wingate won its third consecutive SAC outdoor championship title
- The 'Dogs won six SAC events: 800, 1500, 5000, 10000, 400 hurdles and steeplechase


Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 29 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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