SEWANEE, Tenn. - Centre men's cross country competed in the 8k "Mountain Goat" Course at Sewanee at the 2026 Southern Athletic Association Championships, a meet that saw both a team and individual runner-up finish for the Colonels.

The team total for the Centre men was 65 points, 25 points behind first place Trinity and ten points ahead of third place Rhodes.

Individually, the Colonels' best runner was Houston Brooks, who ran another excellent 8k race as he posted a time of 25:50.3 to finish second overall, just three seconds shy of first place. Brooks picked up All-SAA First Team honors with his top five overall finish.

Max Germann was the next to cross the finish line for the Colonels as he came in at 26:32.1 to finish ninth overall. The top ten finish for Germann earned him All-SAA Second Team honors.

Centre's third and final All-SAA honoree was Maverick Waters, who completed the course in 27:02.3 to take 15th place overall, earning All-SAA Honorable Mention.

The final two counted scores for Centre came from Grayson Miller in 18th place at 27:13.3 and Henry Downs in 21st place at 27:31.6, with Jackson Micheletto and Liam Black rounding out Centre's top seven for the day.

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The Colonels will return to action on Nov. 14 as they head to Michigan to race in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Finals.