Men’s Cross Country Opens Season in Sixth at the adidas Cross Country Challenge

CARY, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's cross country team opened the 2026 season with a sixth-place finish at the adidas Cross Country Challenge, running the 6K at the WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course. The Spartan men competed among a field of 15 teams and 161 total runners, led by local squads Wake Forest (first, 25 points) and NC State (66 points). UNCG's tally of 175 points trailed behind Liberty (110), High Point (111), and Davidson (135) as the rest of the top five. Senior Khalid Abdullahi paced the Blue & Gold, crossing the line 22nd with a...