MILTON, N.Y. - Marywood University continued its run of dominance, capturing a seventh straight Atlantic East Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship on Saturday, finishing a score of 15 points for the second year in a row.

Immaculata was second with 61 points, followed by Pratt in third with 92 points. Neumann took fourth at 107, with Centenary finishing fifth at 117. The field was rounded out by Saint Elizabeth, finishing sixth with 151 points.

The Pacers took seven of the top 10, with Bryce Ryder clocking 28:25.7, an average mile pace of 5:32.2, to take home the individual crown. Joseph Cardillo recorded back-to-back second place finishes with a time of 28:33.4, followed by Jakob Seamans (28:46.1) in third, freshman Ethan Williams (28:53.9) in fourth, James Modrovsky (29:05.4) in fifth, Raidan Francis (29:13.3) in sixth, and Jacob Walsh (29:28.4) in seventh. All seven Pacers earned first team All-Conference.

The second team All-Conference was made up of runners who finished eightth to 14th. Eighth place, and the final runner under the 30 minute mark, went to Conner Brennan of Gwynedd Mercy at 29:35.5, followed by Connor Kakowski of Immaculata in ninth at 30:04.1. Neumann’s Bryan Castro was tenth at 31:16.3, with Sebastian DeSimone of Gwynedd Mercy in 11th at 31:21.7, Marymount’s Henry Brys (31:22.2) in 12th, Brody Graff of Marywood (31:38.7) in 13th, and Jimmy Lauer of Immaculata (32:00.0) finishing 14th. 

The Atlantic East Elite Scholar Athlete Award went to Immaculata’s Kendall Budlow, who boasts a 3.97 GPA as a Business Sports Management sophomore.

Programs will now shift gears to preparations for NCAA Regional meets, taking place in two weeks..