Bethlehem, PA – The UMBC men's cross country squad surged to a 14th-place finish among 26 elite teams at the highly competitive 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Cross Country Championships 10 K, held Friday morning on the challenging terrain of Lehigh University's Goodman Campus Cross Country Course.
2026 First Team All-America East honoree
Justin Banks powered past two competitors in the final kilometer to claim 32nd out of 185 finishers. The junior standout, who was the runner-up at the conference championships, blazed across the finish line in a swift 30:38.0.
Classmate
Daniel Danilovitz, who earned First Team All-America East honors for the second consecutive season, raced to a strong finish in 31:09.9. Meanwhile, redshirt sophomore Joseph Ensor staged a thrilling late-race surge, overtaking seven runners in the final kilometer to secure 86th place with a time of 31:43.8.
Junior
Kieran Mischke (98
th, 31:57.0), sophomore
Ryan Hartranft (112th, 32:09.9), and sophomore
Grayson Ruffner (140
th, 32:45.2) formed a determined pack, pushing each other through the grueling course and showcasing the Retrievers' depth and camaraderie.
Senior
Sofiane Compaorg capped off the Retrievers' scoring, digging deep to cross the line in 33:33.5 (164th).
Villanova won the event with 39 points and was led by Bailey Habler's first-place finish in 29: 27.7
