HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The regular season finale kicked off this morning at John Hunt Park as the Flagler College men's cross country team competed in the University of Alabama in Huntsville's Charger Invite.

SAINTS FINISHERS
32.    Axel Dabe - 24:34.5
68.    Kaleb Hollins - 24:56.3
117.    Christopher Cull - 25:26.4
125.    Tomas Ribeiro - 25:29.9
136.    Ben Youngs - 25:34.8
159.    Andrew Munnik - 25:48.5
174.    Jake Bennett - 25:54.3
216.    Bryce Dufrene - 26:13.7
223.    Cole Swesey - 26:17.9
252.    Miles Nutt - 26:31.3
260.    Oihan Corret - 26:34.0
298.    Kenneth Folkenroth - 26:54.3
315.    Zach Brainard - 27:10.9
411.    Luke Thomas - 28:57.0

TURNING POINT
With the 2026 Peach Belt Conference Championship on the horizon, Flagler voyaged to a deep Charges Invite where they placed 16th overall as they accumulated 424 points from their top seven runners. In one of the most decorated Division II races of the season, the Saints faced six nationally ranked teams in No. 6 Lee University, No. 16 University of Charleston (W.Va.), No. 17 University of Tampa, No. 20 Florida Southern College, No. 22 Anderson University (S.C.) and No. 27 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Seeing familiar faces, among the 40 teams competing, the Saints faced seven Southeast Region representatives, including the PBC's Augusta University.

"There were some bright spots today," Head Coach Brian Beil said, "this team is young and full of potential". Among the 15 Saints competing in the pool of 460 runners, nine of them were in their first or second year at Flagler. Sophomore Axel Dabe had a standout finish, cracking the top 50 as the fastest Saint. "We're better than we've been, but not as good as we can be. We'll keep doing the work, growing as a team and in two weeks apply the lessons we learned today", coach Beil finished with.

KEY STATS & NOTES

• Axel Dabe now holds the third fastest 8k in program history.
• Kaleb Hollins now holds the eighth fastest 8k in program history.
• Nine Saints set new personal records in the 8k.
• Three Saints in Bryce Dufrene, Oihan Corret and Christopher Cull made their season debut.
• Within the Southeast Region, Axel Dabe placed sixth overall among institutes competing.
• Historically, Flagler has competed at the Chargers Invite twice.
• Axel Dabe now holds the fastest time in program history while competing at the Chargers Invite, surpassing Joel Nesi's ('23) 24:49.8.
• In his first collegiate race, freshman Christopher Cull ran the fastest 8k time of all freshman this season.

UP NEXT
Flagler will compete at the Peach Belt Conference Championship on Nov. 7 at the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course in Macon, Ga.

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