JACKSON, Miss. – (Full Results) UT Southern won the 2026 SSAC Men’s Cross Country Championship, claiming the first title in program history. Mobile freshman Cooper Osmus posted the fourth-best time in SSAC Championship history to win the individual title.
 
The Firehawks scored 32 points to edge out Mobile (42). Osmus’ time of 24:50.7 is the fastest since 2015 in SSAC championship history. UT Southern had three of the top five finishers and four of the top seven to claim the team title and the automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship. 
 
Team Results
1. UT Southern - 32
2. Mobile - 42
3. Loyola - 59
4. Blue Mountain - 115
5. Faulkner - 162
6. William Carey - 186
7. Brewton-Parker - 201
8. Xavier - 217
9. ABAC - 231
10. Thomas - 314
11. Andrew – 316
 
Individual Leaders
1. Cooper Osmus (Mobile) - 24:50.7
2. Spencer Head (UT Southern) - 25:03.2
3. Frank Kipruto (UT Southern) - 25:17.8
4. Nathan Jones (Mobile) - 25:22.0
5. Bruno Villazon (UT Southern) - 25:28.8
6. Jacob Kennedy (Loyola) - 25:30.1
7. Martin Van Hamme (UT Southern) - 25:35.1
8. Jace Luckoski (Loyola) - 25:40.5
9. Dylan Brown (Loyola) - 25:45.4
10. Jonah Barnhardt (Blue Mountain) - 25:53.3
11. William Givens (Mobile) - 25:59.8
12. Joe Stevens (Mobile) - 26:05.4
13. Luke Skinner (William Carey) - 26:09.8
14. Peter Eckhoff (Mobile) - 26:10.5
15. Amon Rotich (UT Southern) - 26:30.9
16. Davide Ambruschi (UT Southern) - 26:33.9
17. Cole Savoy (Loyola) - 26:38.6
18. Lukas Dykes (Blue Mountain) - 26:41.9
19. Aubrey Gibson (Loyola) - 26:45.6
20. Drake Breland (Loyola) - 27:03.4