Mount Olive Wins Eighth Straight Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship

Mount Olive Wins Eighth Straight Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship

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Mount Olive Wins Eighth Straight Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship
 
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. -
Mount Olive won its eighth straight Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. 
 
The Trojans secured the first five spots and seven of the top 11 spots in collecting their eighth straight title with an impressive score of just 15. Tai Smith secured the individual title with a time of 25:42.4. Mount Olive owned a total team time average of 25:52. 
 
Emmanuel finished second at the 8K Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship with a total score of 70. Lees-McRae finished third with a score of 97. 
 
Smith was tabbed as the Runner of the Year for his efforts, while Emmanuel's Shane Shelafoe was named the Freshman of the Year. Shelafoe finished seventh with a time of 26:08.2. Mount Olive head coach Jackie Kirby was named the Coach of the Year.
 
To see the full results, please visit HERE.  
 

2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country All-Conference Teams

All-Conference First Team
Tai Smith, Mount Olive
Jacob Gonzalez, Mount Olive
Branson Oduor, Mount Olive
Jacob Willis, Mount Olive
Jay Hall, Mount Olive

All-Conference Second Team
Daniel Francken, Mount Olive
Shane Shelafoe, Mount Olive
Tristin Bertie, Lees-McRae
Joshua Hall, Lees-McRae
Mugisha Bienvenu, Emmanuel

All-Conference Third Team
Altan Cornu, Mount Olive
Miguel Lopez, Emmanuel
Victor Shellhammer, North Greenville
Kyle Hart, King
Jacob Holcombe, North Greenville

Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Champion: 
Mount Olive

Runner of the Year:
Tai Smith, Mount Olive

Freshman of the Year:
Shane Shelafoe, Emmanuel

Coach of the Year:
Jackie Kirby, Mount Olive

Elite 23 Award:
Ethan Hargrove, Emmanuel