MACON, Ga.  – The Augusta University men's cross country team captured its 10th Peach Belt Conference Championship Saturday morning, placing five runners in the top nine to finish with 27 points at the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course.

The victory gives Augusta eight conference titles in the past 10 years and extends its streak of first- or second-place finishes to 10 consecutive championships. All 10 of the program's PBC titles have come since 2011.

PBC Freshman of the Year: Alex Sotomayor Perez, Augusta
PBC Coach of the Year: Jacob Burgamy, Augusta

The Jaguars finished 17 points ahead of defending champion Flagler, which totaled 44 points. Georgia College placed third with 62 points in the nine-team field at the championship hosted by Middle Georgia State University.

Senior Andrew Helfers led Augusta with a second-place finish, covering the 8K course in 25:46.5. Junior Gabriel Best followed in fourth at 26:00.0, while freshman Alex Sotomayor Perez took fifth in 26:02.8.

Freshman Olly Morris finished seventh in 26:11.5, and sophomore Caleb Darsey completed Augusta's scoring five in ninth at 26:13.5. Just 27 seconds separated the Jaguars' five scoring runners.

Senior Nasrudin Mohamed, who was named the PBC Runner of the Year ahead of the championship, finished 10th in 26:17.6. Senior Oscar Curry followed in 12th at 26:21.3, giving Augusta seven runners among the first 12 finishers.

The Jaguars continued to show their depth with Eli Corn finishing 13th in 26:24.8 and Beck Wolf-Hardy taking 14th in 26:25.0. Francisco Palacios placed 16th in 26:40.3, followed by Owen Almelien in 17th at 26:43.7. Augusta accounted for 11 of the top 17 finishers.

Elijah Fitts crossed in 26th at 26:57.5, Connor Mumford finished 32nd in 27:27.2, and Sam Segrist placed 48th in 28:23.7.

Augusta previously won Peach Belt championships in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The top 15 runners were named to the All-Conference team. Augusta's Alex Sotomayor Perez finished in fifth place with a time of 26:02.8 and was named PBC Freshman of the Year as the highest-finishing freshman. 
 
Augusta's Jacob Burgamy was named the Coach of the Year, voted for by the coaches following the conclusion of the PBC Championship meet. 
 
 
PBC All-Conference Team

1. Axel Dabe, Flagler
2. Andrew Helfers, Augusta
3. Kaleb Hollins, Flagler
4. Gabriel Best, Augusta
5. Alex Sotomayor Perez, Augusta
6. Shipley Smith, GCSU
7. Olly Morris, Augusta
8. Zach Hilyer, GCSU
9. Caleb Darsey, Augusta
10. Nasrudin Mohamed, Augusta
11. Christopher Cull, Flagler
12. Oscar Curry, Augusta
13. Eli Corn, Augusta
14. Beck Wolf-Hardy, Augusta
15. Ben Youngs, Flagler

Individual Champion: Axel Dabe, Flagler
PBC Freshman of the Year: Alex Sotomayor Perez, Augusta
PBC Coach of the Year: Jacob Burgamy, Augusta