CHARLOTTE, N.C. - - The Cumberland men's cross country team placed 23rd in the Men's 8000m Gold race at the Royals Cross Country Challenge on Friday, finishing with 615 points.

Freshman Romulo Basso Filho led the Phoenix, placing 99th overall with a time of 26:04.7. Junior Wilson Navarrete was Cumberland's second finisher, crossing the line in 26:29.3 to place 130th.

Freshman Dylan Hunter followed in 156th with a time of 26:51.3, while freshman Carter Crook finished 173rd in 27:13.5. Sophomore Garrett Tunks rounded out Cumberland's top five, placing 214th with a time of 28:22.9.

Freshman Collins Kibiwott finished 225th in 28:51.6, while fellow freshman Lukas Price completed the race in 30:42.5 to place 240th.

The Phoenix recorded a combined time of 2:15:02 among their top five runners, averaging 27:01. Milligan won the team competition with 70 points, followed by Catawba with 120 and Augusta with 131.

Cumberland now has one more event until the MSC Championship, running in the Great Lakes Challenge on October 24th in Michigan.