UW-Whitewater’s Patzka and Miller Receive USTFCCCA North Region Honors

Official USTFCCCA Release

NEW ORLEANS--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Christian Patzka was named the 2022 NCAA Division III North Region Men’s Athlete of the Year, while the Warhawks’ Jeff Miller was selected the North Region Men’s Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Patzka claimed the individual title at the NCAA Division III North Regional in 24:08.4. Earlier this season, he took top individual honors at the Tom Hoffman Invitational and the Ken Weidt Classic, as well as placing second at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship and NCAA Division III Pre-National Invitational. Patzka is the second Warhawk to receive the regional distinction, joining David Fassbender, who won the USTFCCCA award a year ago.

Miller, in his 41st season as head coach at UW-Whitewater, collected the honor for the second straight season. He led the Warhawks to the team title at the NCAA Division III North Regional with 75 points. UW-Whitewater was the team runner-up at the WIAC Championship with 51 points.

2022 USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Men's North Region Athlete of the Year
Name	School	Year	Hometown (High School)	Prev. Selections
Christian Patzka	Whitewater	So.	Black Earth, Wis. (Wisconsin Heights)	----
2022 USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Men's North Region Coach of the Year
Name	School			Prev. Selections
Jeff Miller	Whitewater			2021

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