FARMVILLE, Va. – The Charleston Southern Men's Cross Country team completed the three-peat on Saturday morning, capturing their third straight Big South Championship with just 25 points.
Micah Gilpatric won the 8K race with a 20 second personal best, crossing the line at 24:04.
Alan Deogracias set a new PR by five seconds and took second place with a time of 24:21.
Gavin Kuhlenbeck was CSU's third runner in the top five with a fifth-place time of 24:48.
The next four Buccaneers finished in order, with
Jaden Kingsley, Zach Wedding,
Tom Joyce, and
Rob Howorth taking spots 8-11 within 15 seconds of each other. Freshman
Sam Waldin rounded out CSU's dominating performance with a 13th place finish at 25:37. All seven of Charleston Southern's runners made the Big South All-Conference team.
The championship is the Bucs' third in a row and their fourth Big South title in program history. Charleston Southern is one of just five Big South programs to win more than three conference championships.
Micah Gilpatric is Charleston Southern's fourth individual champion and the first since
Trevor Dominy in 2020-21. CSU has the third-most individual champions in Big South history and the second-most of current Big South members.
Alan Deogracias was named to the All-Conference team for the fourth straight season and became just the 13th runner in conference history to do so. He joins Patrick Van Boden and
Jaymee Domoney as the only CSU runners to make the All-Conference team four times. Gilpatric and
Gavin Kuhlenbeck were also named All-Conference for the third time.
It's the third Big South Championship for Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Jim Stinzi, which is the most for any active Big South coach and the third-most in Big South history. Stinzi was also named Coach of the Year on the men's side, his third straight honors and fourth of his career.
