Tommie Sports - Men's Cross Country
MCC's Pete Wareham named Region Coach of Year
November 20, 2009Tommie men's cross country coach Pete Wareham was named the Central Region Men's CC Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Wareham guided the Tommies to their first NCAA team qualifying birth since 2002 in a close finish at the 
Central Regional, where just five points separated the top four teams. The Tommies took third in the MIAC championship race behind Hamline and St. Olaf two weeks earlier. Wareham, in his 17th season, is taking his eighth team to nationals.
A native of Minneapolis and a graduate of Southwest High, Wareham ran for St. Thomas from 1981-85 and was a six-time All-American in cross country and track. He ran in all four NCAA Championships in cross country. He placed third at nationals as a senior, leading the Tommies to the national team title. He also placed 22nd and second at the national CC meet, helping St. Thomas to fourth- and third-place team finishes.
In track and field, he won three MIAC titles, and the best of his four NCAA All-America finishes was a runner-up placing in the outdoor 5,000 as a sophomore.
Wareham's teams have won MIAC championships in 1993, 2000, 2001 and 2003. In six NCAA Division III cross country meets from 1997-2002, the Tommies placed eighth, 12th, 12th, 15th, fifth and 18th, with seven individual All-America finishes. He also coached three track and field All-Americans in the NCAA Division III 1,500 meters in 1998 and 2000.
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