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Men's Cross Country

Hopkins Claims Fifth Straight CC Crown

HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Johns Hopkins captured five of the top six placings en route to its fifth consecutive Centennial Conference men's cross country championship on Saturday at Haverford College.

The Blue Jays totaled 17 points to run away with the title, which is tied for the third-best team score in CC championship history. The Blue Jays have now won seven overall conference titles. Haverford took second place with 44 points, followed by Swarthmore (91), Dickinson (123) and Ursinus (156) in the top five. 

JHU's Caleb Tenney took home the individual title with a time of 24:20.0 on the 8k Fran Rizzo Cross Country Course at Haverford. Tenney becomes the third Hopkins runner to claim gold at the CC meet, joining Emmanuel Leblond (3-time champion) and Jared Pangallozzi in that elite club. 

Hopkins finished 1-2-3 individually with Brady Ott (24:25.7) taking second place and Edward Stout (24:32.8) placing third. Haverford's Simon Lane crossed in fourth place at 24:41.0 with JHU's Cedar Nichols-Barnhart close behind in fifth at 24:42.9. 

JHU's Anthony Clark (24:56.4) and Haverford's Owen Bluman (24:58.7) rounded out the All-Centennial first team runners in sixth and seventh place, respectively. 

Swarthmore's Cohen Manges placed eighth with a time of 25:02.5, while Haverford's Luke de Valpine (25:03.6) and JHU's Dane Spahr (25:07.9) also secured top-10 placings. Others earning second team All-CC accolades wiht top-14 finishes included Haverford's Cole Branstrom (25:08.4), Dickinson's Luke Knestout (25:11.5), Haverford's Ezra Kleinbaum (25:14.7) and JHU's Henry Zhe-Heimerman (25:16.0). 

Team Results

  1. Johns Hopkins, 17
  2. Haverford, 44
  3. Swarthmore, 91
  4. Dickinson, 123
  5. Ursinus, 156
  6. Gettysburg, 163
  7. Franklin & Marshall, 179
  8. Muhlenberg, 219
  9. McDaniel, 286

Individual Results

  1. Caleb Tenney, Johns Hopkins, 24:20.0
  2. Brady Ott, Johns Hopkins, 24:25.7
  3. Edward Stout, Johns Hopkins, 24:32.8
  4. Simon Lane, Haverford, 24:41.0
  5. Cedar Nichols-Barnhart, Johns Hopkins, 24:42.9
  6. Anthony Clark, Johns Hopkins, 24:56.4
  7. Owen Bluman, Haverford, 24:58.7
  8. Cohen Manges, Swarthmore, 25:02.5
  9. Luke De Valpine, Haverford, 25:03.6
  10. Dane Spahr, Johns Hopkins, 25:07.9
  11. Cole Branstrom, Haverford, 25:08.4
  12. Luke Knestout, Dickinson, 25:11.5
  13. Ezra Kleinbaum, Haverford, 25:14.7
  14. Henry Zhe-Heimerman, Johns Hopkins, 25:16.0