PORTLAND, Ore. --- After the Pilots' first place performance at last weekend's West Regional meet, head men's cross country coach Rob Conner has been named the West Region coach of the year and sophomore Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse the Male West Region Athlete of the Year.
Conner, who was awarded The Dean Miller Award, is in his 28th year at Portland. He coached the Pilots to the 2017 West Region title with just 63 points and the Pilots have earned as high as No.3 in the USTFCCCA national polls this year. Conner has won the award four other times during this time at UP, including 1993, 2007, 2012, and 2014 when the team placed third at the National meet.