(ROCKY MOUNT, NC) - The 2024 USA South Men's Cross Country Championship took place on Saturday, November 2 on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan University in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Pfeiffer captured the championship for the first time as USA South members. The Falcons bested second-place Southern Virginia by 19 points and third-place Methodist by 72 points. Individually, Southern Virginia's Kaelen Ruder won the meet as he finished the 8,000-meter course first in a time of 25:34.
The top-five runners at the meet were named First Team All-Conference, finishers 6-10 were awarded Second Team All-Conference accolades, and finishers 11-14 grabbed Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. Additionally, the Conference's Runner of the Year, Rookie Runner of the Year and Coach of the Year were announced. The full all-conference team can be found below.
| 2024 USA South Men's Cross Country Team Results |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Pfeiffer |
23 |
| 2. |
Southern Virginia |
42 |
| 3. |
Methodist |
85 |
| 4. |
Brevard |
103 |
| 5. |
Mary Baldwin |
137 |
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Greensboro, N.C. Wesleyan, William Peace |
No Score |
The 2024 USA South Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team:
| Runner of the Year |
Rookie Runner of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
Kaelen Ruder, Southern Virginia
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Bricen Burleson, Pfeiffer
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Bob Marchinko, Pfeiffer
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First Team
(Top-5 Finishers at Conference Meet)
1. Kaelen Ruder, Southern Virginia - 25:34
2. Sawyer Helms, Pfeiffer - 25:42
3. Cannon Powell, Pfeiffer - 25:53
4. Kedryn Chandler, Southern Virginia - 26:18
5. Camden Misenheimer, Pfeiffer - 27:02 |
Second Team
(Finishers 6-10 at Conference Meet)
6. Bricen Burleson, Pfeiffer - 27:17
7. Coleman Huggins, Pfeiffer - 27:19
8. Tayson Farar, Southern Virginia - 27:20
9. Landon Cromer, Pfeiffer - 27:25
10. Ezequiel Cannas, Pfeiffer - 27:33 |
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Honorable Mention
(Finishers 11-14 at Conference Meet)
11. Jackson Barriger, Methodist - 27:34
12. Kohen Johnson, Pfeiffer - 27:48
13. Ethan Witte, Pfeiffer - 28:06
14. Rafael Shilengitha, Methodist - 28:09 |
All-Sportsmanship Team
Shea Granger, Brevard
JR Alepa, Greensboro
Brenden Plogger, Mary Baldwin
Rafael Shilengitha, Methodist
Juan Abascal, N.C. Wesleyan
Trent Rivers, Pfeiffer
Carter Johnson, Southern Virginia
Daniel Steele, William Peace |