Results
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Johns Hopkins senior Emmanuel Leblond capped his career with a historic performance on Saturday, capturing the first individual national title in program history and leading the Blue Jays to a sixth-place team finish with 216 points, the second-highest finish in team history. Leblond becomes the third individual champion in Centennial Conference history and first since 2010, joining the elite list of Haverford's J.B. Haglund (2001) and Anders Hulleberg (2010) as CC runners to have earned national gold.
Leblond, the Centennial Conference Runner of the Year, delivered on the season-long anticipation surrounding him. After placing sixth at last year's NCAA Championships, he returned determined—and made history. Leblond also becomes the only athlete in this year's field and just the 18th runner in Division III history to earn four consecutive All-America honors.
Behind their new national champion, the Blue Jays secured their highest team finish since 2019. Freshman Anthony Clark placed 19th in 24:22.9, earning All-America honors as the fastest freshman in the entire field. Kenny Wanlass (54th; 24:53.9) and Brady Ott (77th; 25:04.6) also posted top-80 placings for the Blue Jays.
Haverford's Micah Lachman finished just outside the All-America cut with a 52nd-place finish at 24:51.2.