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Herbster Named Coach of the Year, Six Mountaineers Earn All-SBC Honors

NEW ORLEANS - App State men's distance coach Brad Herbster has been named Sun Belt Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year, the league announced Thursday. In addition to Herbster's Coach of the Year honor, six Mountaineers earned all-conference honors.

"I'm thankful for the opportunity to coach a strong team and one that is dedicated to improving," said Herbster. "The student-athletes put in the work and it showed at conference. We have a lot of work to do at the regional meet and look to build off a strong conference performance."

"I want to congratulate to Coach Herbster on the Coach of the Year honor as well as the athletes who have earned all-conference awards," said director of track & field/cross country Damion McLean.