CARY, N.C. – A great American race. A great American team.
Christ School defended its No. 1 national ranking Saturday by winning the Great American Cross Country Festival’s aptly-named COROS Race of Champions for the second year in a row.
In warm and dry conditions, the Greenies (83) nearly halved their first-place score from 2025 (150), which was the breakout race that first put them on the nationwide radar. Miami’s Belen Jesuit (117) was perhaps better-equipped for Saturday's heat, but nevertheless relegated to runner-up status for the second year in a row. Belen Jesuit came into Saturday ranked No. 6 in the country and had the overall race winner in Marcelo Mantecon (14 minutes, 35.90 seconds).