Five Men’s Cross-Country Teams Win Conference Titles

Harvard, Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Saint Joseph’s and Hartford each won men’s conference cross-country championships, with Harvard ending a 54-year Ivy League title drought and Wake Forest claiming its third ACC crown in five years. Gonzaga captured the Pac-12 title in its first season in the conference, while Saint Joseph’s defended its Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship and Hartford earned its first Conference of New England crown. Individual standouts included Harvard’s top two finishers Sam Burgess and Gavenas, Wake Forest runner-up Rocky Hansen, Saint Joseph’s champion Pelletier and runner-up Tooley, and Hartford winner Owen Klein. Women’s results varied: Harvard placed third in the Ivy League, Gonzaga fifth in the Pac-12, and Wake Forest 10th in the ACC. Gonzaga’s championship came in longtime coach Pat Tyson’s final season; the teams will next pursue opportunities to qualify for NCAA regional and national competition.