CHARLOTTE - Redshirt junior Jack Phieffer crossed 2^nd in the men's 8K race to help lead the Braves to their second-straight Conference Carolinas championship, while freshman Moureen Kimaiyo won the women's individual title to pace the women to a 2^nd place finish in the 6K race Saturday morning at McAlpine Park.

Phieffer hit a PR with a 24:55.1, sophomore Norman Junker crossed 6^th at 25:27.2, with redshirt senior Delsin Burkhart in 13^th at 25:49.7. Redshirt senior Hunter Levy (25:49.9) set a personal best and finished 14^th, sophomore Elisha Kipsang (26:16.4) also set a new PR and crossed in 22^nd to round out the scoring on the men's side.

Junior Lucas Nervo crossed in 36^th at 26:41.6, freshman Payden Lewis set a new PR at 26:58.3 and finished 41^st, while freshman Will Clancey also set a new personal best at 27:10.6 and crossed the finish line 47^th. Redshirt junior Bryan Viera (27:26.9) finished 58^th, redshirt sophomore Christian Whiteside (27:48.3) crossed in 69^th, with junior Kevin Vasquez (28:36.6) taking 88^th. Junior Gabe Blackwelder finished 96^th at 29:16.7, freshman Conrad Robertson crossed 99^th at 29:30.7, with redshirt sophomore Sean Todd finishing 103^rd at 29:49.1 to round out the men's side.

Moureen Kimaiyo took 1^st in her first Conference Carolinas championship at 22:07.1, while junior Jackline Kosgei finished 3^rd at 22:29.6. Sophomore Karen Piro (24:06.0) set a personal best and finished 20^th, freshman Malea Bennewitz (24:07.1) also set a new PR and crossed in 21^st, with freshman Michela Gritti (24:09.7) right behind her in 22^nd to close out the scoring on the women's side.

Junior Jaqueeta Moise crossed in 60^th at 27:31.9, senior Jazmine Lorenzo set a personal best at 27:45.5 and finished 63^rd, while freshman Mariah Spencer also set a new PR and finished 67^th at 27:57.5. 

On the men's side, Phieffer and Junker were named to the All-Conference 1^st Team , while Levy and Burkhart were 2^nd Team selections, with Kimaiyo and Kosgei taking home 1^st Team All-Conference honors, while Bennewitz and Piro were 3^rd Team selections on the women's side. Kimaiyo was also named Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year and Runner of the Year.

The Braves will now have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Southeast Regional races, held at the UNG Cross Country Course. The race will be held on the UNG Gainesville Campus in Oakwood, Ga. The women's 6K race is set to begin at 10 a.m., with the men's 10K race to follow at 11:15 a.m.