Allen Community College’s Devan Crow led the Red Devil men’s cross country team to victory in the Red Devil Duals Saturday in Iola.
For his efforts, the Allen sophomore was named the NJCAA Division II male athlete of the week.
Crow took third overall in the men’s division in the 8K (a hair less than 5 miles) race, finishing in 25 minutes, 42.7 seconds.
That was nearly 3 minutes clear of the next D-II competitor. Both of the runners with faster times were Division I athletes.
Thanks to Crow’s low stick, the Red Devils were able to win the meet and take down Hutchinson and Butler, both of whom are ranked in the top-5 in NJCAA Division I.
Crow, a sophomore from Demorest, Ga., is the first Allen cross country runner in history to be named national athlete of the week.
Crow’s recognition comes in the same week the Allen men’s team was voted by NJCAA coaches as the top Division I cross country team in the country. The Red Devils had held the no. 2 slot behind Cowley up until this week.
As an aside, Hutchinson’s Teagan Flanagan, the overall winner of the men’s race, was named the NJCAA Division I male athlete of the week. The women’s race winner, Lubna Suied of Cowley County, took women’s Division II honors as well.
