HADDONFIELD, N.J. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the 2026 Men’s Cross Country major award winners and All-Conference teams on Wednesday. The top 14 finishers at the conference championship made up the all-conference squads.
Connor Brennan, a sophomore from Gwynedd Mercy, received his first-ever Runner of the Year award, finishing with a time of 28:35.1, shaving off an entire minute and four tenths of a second from last year's time at the same Championship course. Rookie of the Year honors went to Marymount's Philologus Smith, who finished second, with a time of 29:06.2, a 5:51.3 average mile pace.
Brennan also received the Atlantic East Elite Scholar Athlete Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at the final site of the championship, and is a finisher in the top two teams. The Accounting major holds a 3.77 GPA.
Seeing a tie on the ballot, Co-Coaching Staff of the Year was awarded to Gwynedd Mercy University and Immaculata University.
The full all-conference teams are listed below. Finishers one to seven earned first-team while eight to 14 earned second-team.
MEN’S MAJOR AWARDS
Champion - Gwynedd Mercy University
Runner-Up - Marymount University
Runner of the Year - Connor Brennan, So., Gwynedd Mercy
Rookie of the Year - Philologus Smith, Fr., Marymount
Elite Scholar Athlete Award - Connor Brennan, So., Gwynedd Mercy
Co-Coaching Staff of the Year - Gwynedd Mercy University and Immaculata University
FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Place/Name Time
1. Connor Brennan, Gwynedd Mercy 28:35.1
2. Philologus Smith, Marymount 29:06.2
3. Caleb Kane, Gwynedd Mercy 29:07.7
4. Jake Killen, Gwynedd Mercy 29:52.7
5. Declan McGorry, Immaculata 30:01.2
6. Henry Brys, Marymount 30:16.6
7. Patrick Porter, Marymount 30:52.6
SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Place/Name Time
8. Thomas Petrowski, Immaculata 31:09.4
9. Haunter Magee, Gwynedd Mercy 31:14.6
10. Jack Oman, Marymount 31:33.0
11. Michael Csink, Gwynedd Mercy 31:38.1
12. Jason Canterino, Immaculata 32:33.9
13. Jimmy Lauer, Immaculata 32:35.3
14. Jackson Brock, Pratt 33:03.5
FINAL MEN’S TEAM RESULTS
1. Gwynedd Mercy - 28; 1-3-4-9-11(18)(19)
2. Marymount - 41; 2-6-7-10-16
3. Immaculata - 52; 5-8-12-13-14(15)(17)
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