Bethel first-year Hootie Hage (Fy. | Prior Lake, Minn.) received MIAC Rookie of the Year honors after leading all first-year runners at the MIAC Championships with a time of 25:56.6 on the 8K course. Hage finished 22nd overall, collecting honorable mention distinction in the process. He is the first Royal in history to be named MIAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year. 📸: Michael Abdella