Nov. 18, 2008

The University of Tennessee men's cross country team had senior Andrew Press and sophomore Michael Spooner named All-Region following the NCAA South Regional on Saturday.

Press, a Knoxville-native, finished 19th overall in a time of 32.09.42. Spooner, a native of Springfield, Va., finished 25th with a clocking of 32:22.07. Press was an All-Region and All-SEC performer in 2007, while Spooner earned his first conference and region certificates this season. The two runners were Tennessee's top finishers in four of six races this season.

Tennessee finished fifth as a team at both the conference and regional meets.