(MISENHEIMER, N.C.) - The 2025 USA South Men's Cross Country Championship took place on Saturday, November 1 on the campus of Pfeiffer University as the host Falcons captured the championship for the second consecutive season. The Falcons bested second-place Southern Virginia by 42 points and third-place Brevard by 59 points. Individually, Pfeiffer's Bricen Burleson won the meet as he finished the 8,000-meter course first in a time of 25:05.5.
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 11-13 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.
| 2025 USA South Men's Cross Country Team Results |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Pfeiffer |
15 |
| 2. |
Southern Virginia |
57 |
| 3. |
Brevard |
74 |
| 4. |
Mary Baldwin |
116 |
| 5. |
Methodist |
117 |
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Greensboro, William Peace |
No Score |
The 2025 USA South Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team:
| Runner of the Year |
Rookie Runner of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
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Jorge Clemente-Garcia, Pfeiffer
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Bob Marchinko, Pfeiffer
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First Team
(Top-5 Finishers at Conference Meet)
1. Bricen Burleson, Pfeiffer - 25:05.5
2. Sawyer Helms, Pfeiffer - 25:14.2
3. Jorge Clemente-Garcia, Pfeiffer - 25:20.6
4. Cannon Powell, Pfeiffer - 25:27.1
5. Alim Coleman, Pfeiffer - 25:46.1 |
Second Team
(Finishers 6-10 at Conference Meet)
6. Ezequiel Canas, Pfeiffer - 25:59.1
7. Taylor Weiland, Southern Virginia - 26:12.3
8. Camden Misenheimer, Pfeiffer - 26:29.4
9. Kohen Johnson, Pfeiffer - 26:40.5
10. Gary Rogers, Southern Virginia - 26:51.8 |
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Honorable Mention
(Finishers 11-13 at Conference Meet)
11. Isaiah Watts, Pfeiffer - 26:59.5
12. Austin Drewery, Pfeiffer - 27.25:3
13. Joseph Hughes, Southern Virginia - 27:45.7 |
All-Sportsmanship Team
Matthew Harris, Brevard
Zak Gumaya, Greensboro
Tajee Groomes, Mary Baldwin
Keon Lassiter, Methodist
Eli Witte, Pfeiffer
Carter Johnson, Southern Virginia
Benjamin Castro, William Peace |