The Lee University men's cross country team placed nine runners in the top 14 on its way to claiming the program's ninth GSC Cross Country Championship and their fifth consecutive Friday morning at The Hermitage. The Flames posted a near perfect score of 16 points with five of the top six finishers.
Kylian Boulanger outsprinted teammate Pierre Chauveau to break the tape with a time of 23:30.11. Chauveau was just .04 seconds behind to claim second place. As a result, Boulanger became the first freshman to win the individual title since Alfred Chelanga in 2015. He was named the 2026 GSC Runner and Freshman of the Year, in addition to earning First Team All-GSC honors.
Tucker Wright stopped the clock at 23:33.10 to finish in third position and Stephen Clark gave Lee the first four overall finishers with a time of 23:52.03.
Ryan Lovelace completed the Lee scoring with a sixth-place finish at 24:16.19. Parker Campbell and Chris Ross acted as Lee's spacers. Campbell placed ninth (24:22.30) and Ross finished 10th at 24:24.79.
The Lee University women's cross country team placed three runners in the top five and eight in the top 12 on its way to claiming the program's ninth GSC Cross Country Championship Friday morning at The Hermitage. The Lee women scored 26 points in posting the most titles by an women's program in GSC history.
Ava Sparks earned Runner of the Year honors by winning the individual title with a time of 20:41.54. Her time was the second-fastest performance since the race moved to a 6K distance. Capucine Cureau claimed third place at 20:56.00 and Sadie Wielfaert was fifth with a clock stoppage of 21:16.92.
Lee had its next five runners place between eighth and 12th. Abi Moore (21:47.33) finished in eighth and Michela Papalia (21:50.21) was ninth to finalize the Lee scoring.
