Men's Cross Country 10/30/2026 7:13:00 PM

Habler Wins BIG EAST Individual Title, Wildcats Place Seven in Top 20 to Finish as Team Runner-Up

Villanova's top seven finishers each earned All-BIG EAST honors

Villanova Men's Cross Country

BIG EAST Championships

October 30, 2026
Pole Green Park
Mechanicsville, Va.

Second Place - 40 PointsVillanova earned a BIG EAST team trophy for the 18th time in program history.

Championship Highlights

BIG EAST Champion

Bailey Habler won his first conference gold medal in a personal-best 22:58.3, the fourth-fastest 8K time in school history.

7 in the Top 20

For the first time in program history, seven Wildcats finished among the top 20 at the BIG EAST Championships.

18 Team Trophies

The Wildcats have finished first or second at the conference meet 18 times, including four of the last five seasons and nine of the last 14.

Seven All-BIG EAST Performers

First-team honorees Bailey Habler, Charlie Moore and Thomas McMahon were joined in the top 20 by Ben Thomas, Jack Coomber, CJ Sullivan and Jack Fenlon. The group has combined for 15 career cross country all-conference medals; McMahon and Fenlon earned the honor for the first time.

Program History: Habler became the 11th Villanova runner to win the BIG EAST individual crown. Those 11 champions have combined for 16 conference titles.

Complete Meet Results

Villanova Results

Runner	Place	Time
Bailey Habler	1st of 83	22:58.3
Charlie Moore	6th	23:28.5
Thomas McMahon	8th	23:40.1
Ben Thomas	12th	23:53.3
Jack Coomber	13th	23:58.9
CJ Sullivan	14th	23:59.5
Jack Fenlon	17th	24:08.7
Matthew McLachlan	26th	24:23.1
Nick Sullivan	29th	24:29.5
Caolan McFadden	55th	25:36.7

Team Scores

Team	Place	Points
Georgetown	1st of 9	33
Villanova	2nd	40
Providence	3rd	76
Butler	4th	76
Marquette	5th	173
Creighton	6th	201
DePaul	7th	207
Xavier	8th	212
Seton Hall	9th	224

Top 10 Individuals

Place	Runner	Team	Time
1st	Bailey Habler	Villanova	22:58.3
2nd	William Zegarski	Butler	23:03.8
3rd	Birhanu Harriman	Georgetown	23:09.5
4th	Joe O'Brien	Georgetown	23:20.2
5th	Cormac Dixon	Providence	23:27.2
6th	Charlie Moore	Villanova	23:28.5
7th	Luke Ondracek	Georgetown	23:29.8
8th	Thomas McMahon	Villanova	23:40.1
9th	Quinn Parrish	Georgetown	23:42.8
10th	Daniel Winter	Georgetown	23:43.3