MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – Loyola Chicago won the A10 Men’s Cross Country Championship, their fourth title in five years, with four Ramblers finishing in the top 10. Rhode Island senior Nick Martin clinched the Atlantic 10 Men’s Cross Country individual championship, breaking the conference championship record with a time of 23:30.4 at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va.

The first Rambler to cross the finish line was senior Jake Phillips, who clocked a 23.32.4 for a second place finish. The other Ramblers to place top ten include Nate Boutin (fifth place, 23:52.8), Scott Fagan (sixth place, 23:52.9), and Cael Mulholland (seventh place, 23:56.1). The Ramblers came away with 38 team points to earn the conference title.

Saint Joseph’s was the runner-up with 66 points and three Hawks in the top ten; Gavin Mogck, Ethan Fingerhut Glavin and Ryan Cichocki in fifth, ninth, and tenth, respectively. Rhode Island tallied 86 points to earn third place with three Rams in the top 20. Martin, Ryan Kaiser, and Maddox Jordan placed first, 13th and 18^th, respectively. 

Loyola Chicago received two other honors, with freshman Eugene Niox-Chateau claiming Most Outstanding Rookie with his 28th place finish and head coach Gavin Kennedy being named Coach of the Year.

The other top-15 finishers joining those above for First-Team All-Conference were Biruk Beardsley (George Mason), John Cooper (Davidson), Bradford Duchesne (Fordham), Malthe Bogebjerg (La Salle), Matt Hill (La Salle), and Izak Bibile (Loyola Chicago).

George Mason placed fourth with 140 points, with Davidson in fifth (149) and La Salle in sixth (151). George Washington, Duquesne, Saint Louis, Dayton, St. Bonaventure, and Richmond.