MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – Gavin Mogck, Ethan Fingerhut, and Ryan Cichocki pulled in All-Conference honors as the Saint Joseph's men's cross country team placed second at the 2026 Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning at Pole Green Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Mogck was first across the line for the Hawks, placing fifth out of 126 finishers in 23:48.6.  Fingerhut crossed in ninth with a time of 23:58.0, while Cichocki was right behind in 10th at 23:59.8.
 
• Michael Glavin finished in 24:13.8, good for 17th, while Andrea Botteon's 24:27.5 placed him 25th to round out the scoring for the Hawks.
 
• Matt Hoffman (24:41.0) and Brendan Hefferan (24:43.5) ran close in 36th and 38th, respectively, while Ian Romea and Jackson Kane also nudged into the top 50; Romea was 49th with a time of 24:54.4, while Kane crossed less than a second later in 24:55.1.  Joey Lanci turned in a time of 25:35.9 to place 83rd in the field.
 
• All 10 Hawk runners turned in personal bests at the eight-kilometer distance on Saturday.
 
• Saint Joseph's placed second in the team rankings behind Loyola Chicago, which claimed its fourth title in five years after scoring 38 points.  The Hawks collected 66, holding off Rhode Island (86) in third.  George Mason (140) and Fordham (146) rounded out the top five.
 
• The Hawks ran near the front for the entirety of the race, holding in fourth place after the two-kilometer mark before working their way into the top two for the final four kilometers to earn their second consecutive runner-up finish and their 23rd podium finish in program history.
 
• Saturday's race marked the first time the Hawks put three runners on the All-Conference Team since 2009, when Kevin McDonnell (2nd), Kyle Murray (5th), and Jonathan Sclafani (15th) all brought home hardware.  Rhode Island's Nick Martin was the individual champion for 2026, besting Jake Phillips of Loyola by two seconds.
 
UP NEXT
The NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet is set for Friday, November 13.