Alhaji Alhassan, St. Augustine's cross country runner was recently named the Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year by the coaches in the region. His name has now been placed on the ballot for the NCAA Division II Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year, as he will leads St. Augustine's in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships this weekend. Missouri Southern State College will host the event in Joplin, MO on November 20, 1999.
Alhassan, a freshman, claimed the individual title in 31:55.58, leading the Falcons to a 5th place finish at the Southeast Regionals in Spartanburg, SC.
Alhassan breezed by all runners in the CIAA Championship on October 28 in Greensboro, NC, finishing the 8K race with a spectacular time of 25:31 and was named to the All-CIAA Cross Country Team.