CANTON, Ga. – Johnson leads Berry to victory, earning SAA's Athlete of the Week honors.
Around the SAA:
OLLU Invitational
Louisville Invitational
Mountain Goat Invitational
SU Showdown
Trinity Pre Nationals Meet
2026 SAA Cross Country Championship
Athlete of the Week
Brooks Johnson | Berry | SR | Augusta, GA - Brooks Johnson led the way for Berry to win first place at the Sewanee Mountain Goat Cross Country Open, finishing first overall with a time of 26:15.73. Johnson’s first-place finish came against a strong field featuring several conference schools.
Notable Performances
- Houston Brooks | Centre | SO | Leitchfield, KY - Houston Brooks set a new personal best 8k time at the Louisville Classic this past Saturday as he clocked in with a time of 25:36 (converted 5k time = 15:30). The converted 5k time would have been 20 seconds faster than his current 5k personal record. He placed 12th out of 232 runners from all divisions, finishing third among Division III runners in the field.
- Jason Bredemann | Oglethorpe | SO | Suwanee, GA - Oglethorpe's Jason Bredemann ran a personal best to lead the Stormy Petrels this past weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational, an elite race featuring mostly NCAA Division I competition. He ran the 8k in 27:00 which was good for a spot in the top 100 and led Oglethorpe to 12th as a team, second among NCAA Division III schools.
2026 Men’s Cross Country Report Archive (AOW)
Week One - Sept. 9: (George Mikhael, Trinity)
Week Two - Sept. 15: (George Mikhael, Trinity)
Week Three - Sept. 22: (Jack Collins, Sewanee)
Week Four - Sept. 29: (Tyler Tangel, Maryville)
Week Five - Oct. 6: (Brooks Johnson, Berry)
Week Six - Oct. 13: (
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