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The University of the South

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Clara Earley

Brandon Christ

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Groton, Mass.
  • High School Lawrence Academy

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • SAA Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
  • University of the South Dean’s List Advent
    • 2023-34 (Advent)

Career-best times:

  • 8K - 27:56.0 at the Mountain Stride Meet (9/30/23)
  • 5K - 17:51.7 at the Maryville Dual Meet (9/1/23)
Top Performances and Career Results (TFRRS)
2023
  • Finished 3rd at Maryville Dual Meet with a 5K time of 17:51.70 (Sept. 1)
  • Finished 37th at the Pretorius Invite with an 8K time of 28:51.6 (Sept. 16)
  • Finished 11th at the Mountain Stride Meet with an 8K time of 27:56.0 (Sept. 30)
  • Finished 19th at the UTC Invitational with an 8K time of 28:52.3 (Oct. 13)
  • Finished 49th at the SAA Championships with an 8K time of 29:06.3 (Oct. 28)
  • Finished 142nd at NCAA DIII South Region Cross Country Championships with an 8k time of 30:13.6 (Nov. 11)


2022: Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … SAA Academic Honor Roll … Competed in all six events on the season … Finished as a scoring runner for the team six times … 
  • Finished 133rd at the JSU Foothills Invitational with a 5K time of 19:15.1 (Sept. 2)
  • Finished 24th at the Pretorius Invitational with an 8K time of 31:20.3 (Sept. 17)
  • Finished 294th at the Louisville Classic with an 8K time of 29:30.5 (Oct. 1)
  • Finished 84th at the Berry Invitational with an 8K time of 29:49.8 (Oct. 15)
  • Finished 62nd at the SAA Championships with an 8K time of 29:46.4 (Oct. 29)
  • Finished 108th at the NCAA South Regionals with an 8K time of 30:40.7 (Nov. 12)

Prep: Ran cross country and track and Lawrence Academy … All-Conference with his cross country team his sophomore year … Also lettered with the Spartans’ ski racing team … Academic High Honors … 

Personal: Son of Geoffrey and Kimberly Christ … Also competes on the men’s track and field team at Sewanee (2023-Present) … Majoring in Environmental Studies …

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior