Troy University Athletics
10/29/2026 10:00:00 AM | Cross Country, Cross Country (M), Cross Country (W)
TROY, Ala. – After a regular season with two team titles, two runner-up finishes and seven top five individual finishes, head coach Brian Cunningham and the Troy cross country program heads to the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley, Ala. for the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30.
"We are very excited to get back to Foley for the SBC Cross Country Championships this week," Cunningham said. "Both teams have been training and racing consistently and are ready to push themselves. We've seen significant improvements throughout the season, with two wins from the men and two runner-up finishes from the women's team. It has been an exciting year, and we can't wait to compete at conference."
Troy opens the championship with the men's 8K at 8:32 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 9:15 a.m.
Meet Information
What: SBC XC Championships
Where: Graham Creek Nature Preserve – Foley, Ala.
When: Friday, Oct. 30 – 8:32 a.m. (Men) / 9:15 a.m. (Women)
Lineup
Women (5K): Addie Bazemore, Abby Jepkemboi, Winny Kosgei, Pheline Mining, Giulianna Rivero, Lucy Turley, Haley Wilson
Men (8K): Aaiden Badders, Caden Blackman, Pierre Boerkey, Patterson Graham, Bennett Phillips, Riley Treadaway, Keith Warner, Lane Watson
Back to Foley
Last year at the SBC XC Championship, the men finished ninth with 204 points. Lane Watson led the team, finishing 22nd at 25:05.69. Keith Warner followed in 28th at 25:15.55, and Caden Blackman rounded out the top three in 39th at 25:43.84.
Meanwhile, on the women's side, Troy finished 13th with 361 points. Lucy Turley returns for her second championship meet after an 80th-place finish last year. She timed at 19:27.70, which was a season-best in 2025. Giulianna Rivero also returns to Foley, where she finished 100th (21:56.90).
"We are very excited to get back to Foley for the SBC Cross Country Championships this week," Cunningham said. "Both teams have been training and racing consistently and are ready to push themselves. We've seen significant improvements throughout the season, with two wins from the men and two runner-up finishes from the women's team. It has been an exciting year, and we can't wait to compete at conference."
Troy opens the championship with the men's 8K at 8:32 a.m., followed by the women's 5K at 9:15 a.m.
Meet Information
What: SBC XC Championships
Where: Graham Creek Nature Preserve – Foley, Ala.
When: Friday, Oct. 30 – 8:32 a.m. (Men) / 9:15 a.m. (Women)
Lineup
Women (5K): Addie Bazemore, Abby Jepkemboi, Winny Kosgei, Pheline Mining, Giulianna Rivero, Lucy Turley, Haley Wilson
Men (8K): Aaiden Badders, Caden Blackman, Pierre Boerkey, Patterson Graham, Bennett Phillips, Riley Treadaway, Keith Warner, Lane Watson
Back to Foley
Last year at the SBC XC Championship, the men finished ninth with 204 points. Lane Watson led the team, finishing 22nd at 25:05.69. Keith Warner followed in 28th at 25:15.55, and Caden Blackman rounded out the top three in 39th at 25:43.84.
Meanwhile, on the women's side, Troy finished 13th with 361 points. Lucy Turley returns for her second championship meet after an 80th-place finish last year. She timed at 19:27.70, which was a season-best in 2025. Giulianna Rivero also returns to Foley, where she finished 100th (21:56.90).
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