BYU's Ed Eyestone Named USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men's Coach of the Year

Head BYU Men's Coach Ed Eyestone
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Nov. 18, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - BYU men's cross country coach Ed Eyestone has been selected as the 2009 Mountain Region Men's Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The USTFCCCA today announced the women's and men's coaches and athletes of the year for nine Division I regions.

The Cougars won a hard-fought crown at the NCAA Mountain Regional, held Nov. 14, in Albuquerque, N.M. BYU took the region by a 54-55 score over the University of Colorado after posting a runner-up finish at the Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championships last month. Eyestone has been named the MWC Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year six times during his tenure at BYU.

The Cougars are ranked fifth in the nation heading into the NCAA Championships, which take place Monday, Nov. 23, in Terre Haute, Ind. The men's race will begin at 12:08 p.m. ET, followed by the women's event at 12:58 p.m. ET. Both races will be broadcast live on the VERSUS Network and streamed online via NCAA.com.