PITMAN, NJ --
Aidan Brad,
Colin Patterson,
Rowan Horner, and
Garrett Walters all earned spots on the 2026 New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country All-Conference Teams.
The honors were determined based on placing at the championship meet, which was conducted at TCNJ on Saturday, Oct. 31 with the top 14 finishers earning all-conference accolades. The top seven runners earn first-team all-conference honors with the next seven landing on the second team.
Brad was selected to the first team with his fourth-place result. Patterson (ninth), Horner (tenth), and Walters (11th) were named to the second team. Rowan was the runner-up at the championships, totaling 49 points.
Patterson is honored for the second year in a row while Brad, Horner, and Walters are cited for the first time
The Profs turn its attention to the NCAA Metro Regional Championships on Saturday, November 14th from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
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2026 NJAC Men's Cross Country All-Conference Team
Runner of the Year:Â Joshua Santiago, TCNJ
Rookie of the Year:Â Will Nelson, TCNJ
Coaching Staff of the Year:Â TCNJ
(Justin Lindsey, Michael Walker, Lucia Garcia-Beltran, Salini Iyer, Abigail Pfaff)
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
| Josh Santiago |
TCNJ |
SO |
| Luca Maneri |
SUNY New Paltz |
SR |
| Phil Pace |
TCNJ |
JR |
| Aidan Brad |
Rowan |
SR |
| Will Nelson |
TCNJ |
FR |
| Simon Bernhardt |
TCNJ |
SO |
| Sean Haggerty |
TCNJ |
SR |
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