Wingate’s Pol Domenech is USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year for MXC

New Orleans, La.----Wingate University's Pol Domenech is the 2025 NCAA Division II men's cross country national Coach of the Year, as named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The sixth-year Wingate head coach led his Bulldogs to the NCAA Division II men's cross country national championship last weekend.
 
Over the last four years, Wingate men's cross country has two first-place finishes (2023, 2025) and two second-place showings (2022, 2024) at NCAAs. On Saturday, the Bulldogs placed five runners inside the top 30 to claim its second NCAA Division II title in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Bulldogs defeated Adams State (Colo.) 62-71, led by senior Antonin Saint-Peyre and his second-place finish with his 10K time of 29:41.8.