OAKWOOD, Ga. - The Flagler College men's cross country team takes on the 2024 Peach Belt Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the University of North Georgia Cross Country Course.

Over the past five seasons, the men have been the conference runner-ups, with their most recent title coming in 2016. The top 15 runners to finish receive all-conference honors. Last year, seven runners received all-conference with five returning to compete this season. 

Ethan Tank, Christian Fernandez, Will Stone, Francisco Ramirez and Jon Eide return to the championship for the Saints. Ramirez holds the fastest time for the Saints this season after his 24:59 8K finish at the Live in Lou Classic. Kaleb Hollins finished second for the Saints while the team was in Louisville along with transfer Finnian Russell who finished fourth.

Coming in with the seventh fastest time for the Saints is Dieumerci Ufitimana. Ufitimana not only won the Georgia College & State University Bobcat Invite, he placed 11th overall in the UNF 5K Cross Country Challenge. The Saints will bring five underclassman to the championship, two of which are true freshman. Romain Biguet and Miquel Fons will continue their strong first year performance while John Carbone, Bryce Dufrene and Luke Larkin will cap off the underclassmen.

Carbone finished first for the Saints at the Upstate Invite while Dufrene finished in a very close second place for the team.

Adrian Abercrombie and Logan Burch will also make an appearance at the championship. Burch finished fifth overall at the GCSU Bobcat Invitational while Abercrombie came in 13th in Milledgeville. Abercrombie went on to smash his GCSU time over a minute at the Upstate Invite.

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