From Emory University Athletics

The Emory University men's cross country team made history on Saturday morning in Hampton, Georgia with its first ever team title at the UAA Championships.

The No. 10 ranked Eagles turned in the best performance at the conference championships in program history registering 48 points with each of Emory's scoring runners finishing in the top 20. For their first ever conference championship, the Emory coaching staff of head coach Linh Nguyen and assistant coach Chris Marco were named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. No. 9 Carnegie Mellon finished in the silver medalist position with 64 points while No. 20 Case Western Reserve rounded out the podium with 80 points. 

Senior Spencer Moore registered a time of 24:49.5 to come in third place marking the best finish at the UAA Championships for the Eagles since Shane Sullivan posted a third place finish in 2017. As has so often been the case this season, fellow Senior Brett Lucas finished just behind Moore recording a fourth place finish with a time of 24:51.5. This marks both Moore and Lucas' second consecutive All-UAA selection and both of their first ever All-UAA First Team nods. 

Also earning an All-UAA nod with a spot on the second team was graduate student Ethan Thompson whose time of 24:59.8 was good for a ninth place finish. Finishing just outside of All-UAA position was junior Scott Masterson who finished in 15th place, recording a time of 25:18.5. Rounding out scoring for the Eagles was sophomore David Evans who posted a time of 25:21.2 to finish in 17th place. 

Finishing in the reserve positions were senior Justin Pecore (25:45.9) and sophomore Marcus Cheema (25:55.5) who posted 31st and 40th place finishes, respectively. Also competing for the Eagles were senior Andrew Pahnke (25:57.3, 41st), junior Tristan Olpin (26:52.7, 59th) and freshman Nikhil Makker (27:32.8, 69th).