The Emory men's cross country team placed seventh overall at the 2026 UAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon at St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois. Hosted by the University of Chicago, the Eagles compiled 182 points on the 8,000-meter course, finishing just one point behind sixth-place Brandeis University in a tightly contested conference field. NYU captured the men's team crown with 58 points, narrowingly edging runner-up Carnegie Mellon (61 pts).

Junior Ryan Van de Berghe set the pace for the Eagles as the team's top finisher, completing the course in 24:53.7 to place 16th overall (+16 pts). Junior Dalton Lowery was the second Emory runner across the line, securing 30th place with a time of 25:08.9 (+30 pts).

Freshman Alex Jones posted a solid performance in his conference championship debut, coming in 46th overall in 25:46.9 (+41 pts). Sophomore Reid Dalley took 55th place at 26:01.6 (+47 pts), while classmate Michael Versaci rounded out the scoring five for the Eagles, finishing 57th with a time of 26:12.3 (+48 pts).

Sophomore Shane Larkin and freshman Korben Lewis served as Emory's displacers, finishing 59th (+49 pts) in 26:20.8 and 62nd (+51 pts) in 26:29.3. Freshman Ayaan Surani crossed the line in 26:34.4 for 64th place, while junior Carsen Valenta and sophomore Zach Glover completed the 10-man roster for the Eagles, taking 69th (26:50.4) and 71st (26:57.4) respectively.