MADISON, Wis. -- Furman's Dylan Schubert finished third to earn his third-straight All-America citation Saturday at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wis., while the 24th-ranked Paladin men's team placed 17th.
A fifth-year student from Loveland, Colo., Schubert turned in a time of 28:39.6 on the 10K course and recorded the highest national finish in the history of the Furman cross country program, eclipsing Aaron Templeton's fifth-place finish in 2018.
The 2024 SoCon Men's Runner of the Year, Schubert claimed the Paladins' fifth cross country All-America scroll on the men's side and became the first three-time All-American in Furman cross country history after placing 24th at last year's championship and 11th in 2022.
Top-ranked BYU edged out No. 4 Iowa State by 13 points to win the team title with 124 points, while third-ranked Arkansas finished third with 202 points. Furman tallied 426 points for 17th, defeating 13 ranked teams, including eighth-ranked Alabama (18th), No. 11 Virginia (21st), and No. 18 Princeton (24th).
Senior Carson Williams turned in a time of 29:6.4 to finish 42nd, while freshman Colin Eckerman posted a time of 30:13.0 to take 145th place. Sophomore Chris knight finished 180th with a time of 30:31.3, and fifth-year student Evan Guzman crossed the line in 30:36.9 for 185th place to complete the Furman scorers. Senior Nick Goldstein and junior Luke Taylor finished back to back in 227th and 228th, respectively. Goldstein posted a time of 31:14.4, while Taylor finished in 31:15.3.
Both Furman teams won their 12th-straight Southern Conference titles in 2024. The Paladin men made their ninth trip to the national championship meet. The Paladins placed 12th at the national meet in 1965, posted a 13th-place finish in 2015, and finished 14th in 2019. Before Saturday, Furman most recently appeared at the national championships in 2021, when the Paladins finished 31st.
Complete Furman Results
2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Men's 10K - 17th out of 34 teams - 462 points
3rd Dylan Schubert 28:39.6
42nd Carson Williams 29:26.4
145th Colin Eckerman 30:13.0
180th Chris Knight 30:31.3
185th Evan Guzman 30:36.9
227th Nick Goldstein 31:14.4
228th Luke Taylor 31:15.3
