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The men's cross country program was reinstated prior to the 2019 season. Lauren Etheridge was hired as the coach and she put together a formidable squad that put forth outstanding effort all season long. The hard work paid off at the PBC Championship as every member of the squad established personal-best marks. Additionally, the Pacers finished 10th after finishing higher than Georgia Southwestern.

Results

PEMBROKE, N.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's cross country team took 10^th at the PBC Championship, which was hosted by UNC Pembroke.  

Head coach Lauren Etheridge's team bested Georgia Southwestern.

USC Aiken was led by Riley Campbell's personal-best time of 30:41.2 on the 8k course. He placed 46^th at the event.

Three-sport standout Tales Silva notched a 56^th-place effort. Silva crossed the line in 32:08.29.

Joshua Whitley crossed the finish line in 34:25.31, which was good enough for 60^th place.

Kieran Short and Juan Diaz were close behind Whitley, taking 63^rd and 64^th, respectively. Short finished in 34:53.16 while Diaz posted a time of 34:55.09. Kyle Ready completed the course in 35:56.43.

Augusta won the meet while Flagler and UNC Pembroke completed the top three squads.

It marked the first conference championship race under Etheridge, who is in her first year at the helm of the program.

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