(BREVARD, N.C.) - The 2026 USA South Men's Cross Country Championship took place on Friday, October 30 in Brevard, North Carolina as Pfeiffer captured the championship for the third consecutive season. The Falcons bested second-place Southern Virginia by 36 points and third-place Brevard by 43 points. Individually, Southern Virginia's Kovyk Chandler won the meet as he finished the 8,000-meter course first in a time of 25:27.5.
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.
| 2026 USA South Men's Cross Country Team Results |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Pfeiffer |
20 |
| 2. |
Southern Virginia |
56 |
| 3. |
Brevard |
63 |
| 4. |
Methodist |
114 |
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Greensboro, Mary Baldwin |
No Score |
The 2026 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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Kovyk Chandler, Southern Virginia
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First Team
(Top-5 Finishers at Conference Meet)
1. Kovyk Chandler, Southern Virginia - 25:27.5
2. Cannon Powell, Pfeiffer - 25:40.6
3. Bricen Burleson, Pfeiffer - 25:45.8
4. Aiden Edwards, Pfeiffer - 26:23.5
5. Triston Rabon, Pfeiffer - 26:40.1 |
Second Team
(Finishers 6-10 at Conference Meet)
6. Chase Thompkins, Pfeiffer - 26:43.9
7. Oliver Candela-Godinez, Pfeiffer - 27:05.1
8. Alim Coleman, Pfeiffer - 27:07.9
9. Joe Hughes, Southern Virginia - 27:07.9
10. Jacob Allen, Pfeiffer - 27:30.1 |
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Honorable Mention
(Finishers 11-13 at Conference Meet)
11. Austin Drewery, Pfeiffer - 27:33.7
12. Ethan Carlan, Brevard - 27:45.6
13. Cole Usery, Pfeiffer - 28:07.4 |
All-Sportsmanship Team
Shea Granger, Brevard
Jadin Tabron, Greensboro
Caleb Smith, Mary Baldwin
Johnathan Bordeaux, Methodist
Chase Ciccone, Pfeiffer
Landon Ruder, Southern Virginia
Benjamin Castro, William Peace |
