Season Recap: Men's Cross Country 2024

• The Lions delivered a second-place finish at the 2024 CCS Country Championships one year after coming away victorious.
• However, senior Walker Capelle continued his ascent to the top of the league, crossing the line first to capture the individual championship in the CCS.
• Capelle's win marks the first individual champion on the men's side in the CCS.
• For the second straight season, Layton Bradford delivered a runner-up finish, earning All-Conference honors.
• Capelle took home All-Region honors after a solid performance at the NCAA South Region meet, marking three straight seasons the Lions have had an All-Region runner.

• Capelle got off to a hot start in 2024, dropping a PR time of 26:35.0 while taking third place overall at the meet. Senior Layton Bradford also earned a top-10 finish at the meet, taking home eighth place (27:12.1).
• Senior Tucker Cox narrowly missed a top-10 finish, placing 11th with a time of 28:17.5. 
• Sophomore Grady Sanders and freshman Brody Geckler were the next pair to cross the line, taking home 20th and 21st place. Sanders ran 29:07.6 while Geckler turned in a 29:21.7. 
• Capelle earned his first CCS Runner of the Week award of the season after the performance.

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• Senior Walker Capelle highlighted the meet, breaking the school record in the 8k after posting a time of 25:21.2.
• Capelle's time placed him 18th overall at the meet with senior Layton Bradford close behind in 26th place (25:57.3). 
• Senior Tucker Cox crossed in 26:27.3, earning him 35th place while sophomore Grady Sanders posted a 27:29.5.
• Freshman Brody Geckler ran a 27:38.8 with sophomore Parker Snelson not far behind with a 28:15.0.

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• Senior Walker Capelle capped off an incredible season, becoming the first ever Piedmont Men's Cross Country Individual Champion in the CCS.
• Capelle was able to best teammate Layton Bradford by just over 10 seconds as Piedmont held the top two finishers and took second place overall in the championship.
• One race after setting a new PR and the school record in the 8k, Capelle came up short of that mark, but it was more than enough to allow him to cross the finish line first.
• Bradford earned a runner-up finish for the second consecutive season, but improved by over a minute from his time at the 2023 CCS Championship.
• Another senior cracked the top 10, as Tucker Cox took eighth place with a time of 28:11.60.

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