Zach Neal
Zach Neal

Concord Set for Challenge at UAH Chargers Invite

10/23/2026 9:12:00 AM

Live Results

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's cross country team races at the University of Alabama at Huntsville's Chargers Invitational at the John Hunt Cross Country Course in Huntsville, Alabama Saturday morning.

SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. EDT - Men's 8,000-meter course

LIVE COVERAGE
Xpress Timing will have live results of the meet.

Live Results

COMPETING TEAMS
Alabama-Huntsville
Anderson
Ashland
Auburn Montgomery
Augusta
Carson-Newman
Catawba
Cedarville
Charleston
Christian Brothers
Concord
Embry-Riddle
Emmanuel
Emory & Henry
Ferrum
Flagler
Florida Southern
Florida Tech
Georgia College
Illinois-Springfield
Lane
Lee
Lenoir-Rhyne
Lincoln Memorial
Mars Hill
Mississippi College
Montevallo
Northwood
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
Saint Leo
Tampa
Thomas More
Trevecca Nazarene
Tuskegee
UNC Pembroke
UVa.-Wise
Valdosta State
West Alabama

LAST TIME OUT
The Mountain Lions won the Concord Alumni Invite in a dual against Bluefield State last Friday at Pipestem State Park. Senior Braden Ward led CU by winning the meet with a time of 26:17 for the 8,000-meter course. The top seven spots were all secured by the Maroon and Gray. Junior Brandon Canaday (27:14), junior Reese Hickey (27:16), sophomore Johnny Walkup (27:18), senior Bramley Childress (27:26), senior Andrew Tickle (28:02) and freshman Ben Tenney (28:44) were in spots second through seventh. Freshmen Oliver Jamieson (29:16) and Landon Kennedy (29:34) were ninth and 10th.

CHARGERS INVITE NOTES
The UAH Chargers Invite is not only one of the premier meets of the weekend, but one of the most competitive meets of the entire season. It features five teams ranked in the top 25 of the USTFCCCA National Poll: Lee (fifth), Charleston (16th), Tampa (17th), Florida Southern (20th) and Anderson (22nd). A total of 20 teams, of the 38 Division II schools competing, are ranked in the 10 of their respective USTFCCCA Regional Polls, including Concord being polled fifth this past weekend in the Atlantic Region Poll.

Saturday will be the second time that the Mountain Lions race at the John Hunt Course after competing at the Southern Showcase in mid-September. Ward ran 26:11 for 8,000-meters on September 18. Canaday came through in 26:22 while Childress was 10 seconds back. Walkup dipped under 27 minutes by clocking 26:55. Hickey sported a time of 27:43 while Tickle blazed to a time of 28:05. Other concord runners under 30 minutes were Kennedy (29:22), Jamieson (29:36) and sophomore Zach Neal (29:48).


 
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