{"id":2082989,"date":"2025-10-11T01:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2082989"},"modified":"2025-10-11T01:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T01:04:08","slug":"jaguar-men-earn-podium-finishes-at-royals-cross-country-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jaguar-men-earn-podium-finishes-at-royals-cross-country-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar Men Earn Podium Finishes at Royals Cross Country Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-links\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p data-end=\"434\" data-start=\"126\"><strong>CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013<\/strong> The Augusta men&#8217;s cross country team turned in strong performances Friday at the Royals Cross Country Challenge hosted by Division I Queens University, finishing second overall in the Blue 8K and third in the Gold 8K races against a competitive field of Division I and II teams.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/live.tdemingtiming.com\/meets\/57994\/teams\/1350956\">Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1003\" data-start=\"436\">In the Blue race, sophomore <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/seth-eye\/5628\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5628\">Seth Eye<\/a><\/dfn> paced the Jaguars with an eighth-place finish in 26:09.52. Freshman Francisco Palacios followed in 11th at 26:15.72, while freshman <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/benjamin-hall\/5642\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5642\">Benjamin Hall<\/a><\/dfn> was close behind in 14th (26:18.60). Freshman Sam Segrist added a 21st-place finish with a time of 26:47.33, and senior <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/noah-shepherd\/5634\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5634\">Noah Shepherd<\/a><\/dfn> rounded out the scoring five at 26:52.91. Additional Augusta competitors included <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/shahzeb-rashid\/5633\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5633\">Shahzeb Rashid<\/a><\/dfn> (27:31.11), <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/carter-dehnke\/5626\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5626\">Carter Dehnke<\/a><\/dfn> (27:36.23), <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/landon-amos\/5637\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5637\">Landon Amos<\/a><\/dfn> (27:46.78), and <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/barrett-stepp\/5651\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5651\">Barrett Stepp<\/a><\/dfn> (29:55.69).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1516\" data-start=\"1005\">In the Gold race, junior <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/nasrudin-mohamed\/5632\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5632\">Nasrudin Mohamed<\/a><\/dfn> led Augusta with an 11th-place finish in 24:51.29. Junior <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/andrew-helfers\/5631\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5631\">Andrew Helfers<\/a><\/dfn> followed in 19th (25:04.38), while junior <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/oscar-curry\/5639\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5639\">Oscar Curry<\/a><\/dfn> (25:15.89) and freshman <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/caleb-darsey\/5640\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5640\">Caleb Darsey<\/a><\/dfn> (25:16.32) finished just a step apart in 27th and 28th, respectively. Junior <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/eli-corn\/5625\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5625\">Eli Corn<\/a><\/dfn> clocked 25:31.36 for 37th, while freshman <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/jackson-musto\/5646\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5646\">Jackson Musto<\/a><\/dfn> crossed in 25:40.90. <dfn><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/sports\/mens-cross-country\/roster\/connor-mumford\/5645\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"5645\">Connor Mumford<\/a><\/dfn> ran 26:12.47 and freshman DJ Oakes finished in 26:27.14.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1695\" data-start=\"1518\">The Jaguars&#8217; second-place finish in the Blue race and third-place result in the Gold race continue a strong fall season, setting the stage for the postseason later this month.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1809\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"1697\">Augusta returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Peach Belt Conference Championships in Milledgeville, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of Jaguar Athletics can subscribe to the email\u00a0listserve\u00a0by clicking\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\" data-safelink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/augustajags.com\/news\/2025\/10\/10\/mailto:kdickens@augusta.edu\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Fans can follow Augusta University at\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.augustajags.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKDICKENS%40augusta.edu%7C73299775ff524a90661a08dab3d2ede6%7C8783ac6bd05b4292b483e65f1fdfee91%7C0%7C0%7C638020015953541295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=45%2BI02Uwu48CBu3Pksixbc5KuTOynV0IRJhqpQSzEU4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Original URL: http:\/\/www.augustajags.com\/. 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