Friday, October 30
Spartanburg, SC
9:00 AM
Charleston Southern University Athletics
at
Big South Championships
Photo by: Michael Causey/CSU Sports
10/29/2026 8:03:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern will be seeking their seventh consecutive Men's Cross Country Conference Championships on Friday morning at the Big South Championships. The men's 8K race is scheduled for a 9:45 a.m. start with the race to be hosted by USC Upstate.
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Martin Iriondo has continued to build his reputation as one of the top runners in the Big South throughout this fall. He has picked up a pair of individual wins this fall with them coming at the CSU Buc Open and the Upstate Invite. Additionally, he claimed fourth at the Furman Invitational, 17th at the Paul Short Invitational and been selected as the Big South Runner of the Week three times this season.
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Behind Iriondo, Griffin Gillespie and Elijah Pabon have usually been rounding out the top three finishers for the Bucs. Gillespie recorded a 6K personal best at the Furman Invitational with a 17:40.8 and an 8K personal best of 23:55.9 at the Upstate Invitational. At the same meets, Pabon recorded times of 18:31.0 and 24:00.6 for his career bests and has earned Big South Freshman of the Week twice in 2026.
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Behind this group, the Buccaneers continue to boast a large group of depth as they had eight runners break 25 minutes at the regular season finale which will serve them well on Friday morning. This included William Reid (24:31.0), Collin Kleinhen (24:34.8), Andrew Cleland (24:38.4), Lin Scott (24:54.6) and Earlon Baker (24:57.7).
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During the regular season, Charleston Southern won three meets with them being at the CSU Buc Open to begin the fall as well as at conference opponent home meets. These away meet victories were the Winthrop Invitational and the Upstate Invitational. They also claimed second at the Furman Invitational and tenth at the Paul Short Invitational.
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Following this race, the Buccaneers will return to Spartanburg for the NCAA Southeast Regionals which will be competed at the same course on Friday, November 13.
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Martin Iriondo has continued to build his reputation as one of the top runners in the Big South throughout this fall. He has picked up a pair of individual wins this fall with them coming at the CSU Buc Open and the Upstate Invite. Additionally, he claimed fourth at the Furman Invitational, 17th at the Paul Short Invitational and been selected as the Big South Runner of the Week three times this season.
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Behind Iriondo, Griffin Gillespie and Elijah Pabon have usually been rounding out the top three finishers for the Bucs. Gillespie recorded a 6K personal best at the Furman Invitational with a 17:40.8 and an 8K personal best of 23:55.9 at the Upstate Invitational. At the same meets, Pabon recorded times of 18:31.0 and 24:00.6 for his career bests and has earned Big South Freshman of the Week twice in 2026.
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Behind this group, the Buccaneers continue to boast a large group of depth as they had eight runners break 25 minutes at the regular season finale which will serve them well on Friday morning. This included William Reid (24:31.0), Collin Kleinhen (24:34.8), Andrew Cleland (24:38.4), Lin Scott (24:54.6) and Earlon Baker (24:57.7).
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During the regular season, Charleston Southern won three meets with them being at the CSU Buc Open to begin the fall as well as at conference opponent home meets. These away meet victories were the Winthrop Invitational and the Upstate Invitational. They also claimed second at the Furman Invitational and tenth at the Paul Short Invitational.
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Following this race, the Buccaneers will return to Spartanburg for the NCAA Southeast Regionals which will be competed at the same course on Friday, November 13.
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