NEW ORLEANS

On Thursday evening the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its All-Region teams for the 2025 season on the men's side and Centre was well represented with four athletes being named to the All-Great Lakes Region team.

The USTFCCCA awards All-Region honors to any individual athlete who ranks in the top five in their region in their respective event at the end of the season, or top three in the region for relays.

The Centre men had a pair of All-Region honorees for the 400m hurdles in senior Dirk Gambrel and sophomore Justin Lewis. Both hit personal best marks in the event this season, with Gambrel clocking in at 52.70 and Lewis at 54.45, both at the SAA Championships. Gambrel's time barely got him over the cut line for an NCAA Championship appearance.

Sophomore transfer Cree Ross was All-Region in the triple jump after topping out at 49-8.5 (15.15m) in his first jump of the outdoor season at the Emory Spring Break Invite. That put him at fourth in the nation at the time of the NCAA field announcement.

Finally, fifth-year Nick Whitlow was named All-Region in the decathlon as he set a new school record in the event with 6,541 points at the Berry Field Day and Multis, earning a spot in the NCAA Finals.