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Mencin compiled an influential history both during and after his time as a member of the Mountaineer cross country, track & field, and skiing teams. In 1973 he ran to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA cross country championship, earning the program's first All-American honor. During his time as an athlete at Western he also added a pair of RMAC titles on the track, was a member of the Nordic ski team that participated in the NCAA championship events, and was voted the 1974 Paul W. Wright Award winner that is presented to the top male and female Mountaineer athletes. As the coach of Lake County (Colo.) High School he led the cross country program to 14 state championships and was inducted into the Leadville-Lake County Hall of Fame in 2005.
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