LATHAM, N.Y. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's cross country team had six members earn All-United East Conference honors following their performance at the 2026 United East Conference Men's Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31 hosted by Penn State Berks.
 
Additionally, junior Blake Carberry (Pylesville, Md./North Harford) collected the United East Elite 21 Award for the second straight season with 3.96 grade point average as a mathematics major. The Elite 21 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest grade point average from a team that finishes in the top four of the team standings at United East Championship.

Sophomore Brandon Smoot (Hanover, Md./DeMatha Catholic) picked up Second Team All-United East honors for his second all-conference award after garnering a First Team nod last year. Joining Smoot on the Second Team were first year Connor Walsh (Ellicott City, Md./Reservoir), junior Pierson Hogue (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron), and first year Rey Vilmenay (Washington, D.C./Calvin Coolidge).
 
Smooth placed ninth out of 81 runners as he completed the 8K course in a personal-best 27:02.7 while Walsh clocked a 27:09.8 for 10th place. Hogue, who landed on the First Team in 2024, placed 13th in 27:52 while Vilmenay finished in the Top 15 with a 14th-place finish in a personal-best 27:56.2.
 
Landing on the Third Team were first year Simon McGillivray (Brunswick, Md./Brunswick) and Carberry. McGillivray came in 19th place in a personal-best 28:07.6 while Carberry, who notched Second Team honors last season, finished in 22nd place in 28:18.4.
 
St. Mary's College came in second place for the third straight season, totaling 65 points in the nine-team field.
 
The Seahawks will be back in action next Saturday, Nov. 14 at the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships on the West Branch Cross Country Course at Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, Pa. Racing is slated to start at 11 am.
 
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