By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
Former Hewitt-Trussville Husky Nathan Knox turned in a top-ten finish at the NCAA DII South Regional Cross Country meet for the University of Alabama – Huntsville Saturday.
With a personal best of 31:19 in the 10,000-meter (6.2-mile) race, the senior was named All-Region and helped the Chargers to a second-place finish behind Gulf South Conference rival and perennial power Lee University.
UAH is ranked second in the NCAA DII South Region and 14th in the DII national top-25. On November 23, the team will compete in the NCAA National Championships in Sacramento, California.
“I’m super grateful to be a part of such a successful team,” said Knox. “This season has been my best so far, and I’m excited to finish it out at the Nationals meet in California, where we hope to get our highest finish in team history.”
Knox, a 2021 graduate of Hewitt, earned All-South Region honors, was named Second-Team All-GSC, and made the USTFCCA All-Academic Team and the GSC Honor Roll as a junior.
Hewitt Cross Country head coach Mathew Michalke coached Knox in middle school.
“Nathan showed great potential starting in 7th grade,” said Michalke. “He was running varsity for us by the end of 8th grade. He was a great leader and his impact on the program is still being felt, with his younger brother being one of our top runners this season.”
Knox raced his way to a fifth-place finish at the GSC Cross Country Championships last month in Clinton, Mississippi and a 45th-place finish at the University of Arkansas’ Chile Pepper XC Festival in September.
“All Glory to God and Go Chargers!,” said Knox.
