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VANDERBILT Commodores ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

VANDERBILT Commodores

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Head Coach:

Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
National NCAA DI
#16 Regional South 16th Luke CHURCHWELL (60th)
  Conference SEC 14th Luke CHURCHWELL (59th)
  Crimson Classic 5th Luke CHURCHWELL (17th)
  Gans Creek Classic 12th Luke CHURCHWELL (45th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NCAA DI South Regional

November 14
10.0k (6.2M)
16th place (401 pts) 		SEC Cross Country Championships

October 31
8.0k (4.9M)
14th place (394 pts) 		Crimson Classic

October 17
8.1k (5M)
5th place (205 pts) 		Gans Creek Classic
Black
September 26
8.0k (4.9M)
12th place (350 pts)
Luke CHURCHWELL (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:03.4 (M) 4:55.2


 		60th 1
31:12.5
(KM) 3:07.2 / adj: 3:03.2
(M) 5:01.3 / adj: 4:54.9 		59th 1
24:43.2
(KM) 3:05.4
(M) 4:58.3 		17th 1
24:28.8
(KM) 3:02.3 / adj: 3:02.1
(M) 4:53.3 / adj: 4:53.2 		45th 1
24:23.4
(KM) 3:02.9
(M) 4:54.3
Sam DARMANIE (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:07.4 (M) 5:01.6


 		69th 2
31:27.3
(KM) 3:08.7 / adj: 3:04.7
(M) 5:03.7 / adj: 4:57.3 		96th 4
25:58.7
(KM) 3:14.8
(M) 5:13.5 		41st 2
25:03.2
(KM) 3:06.5 / adj: 3:06.4
(M) 5:00.2 / adj: 5:00.0 		59th 2
24:29.4
(KM) 3:03.6
(M) 4:55.6
Brady BLIVEN (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:08.7 (M) 5:03.8


 		78th 3
31:35.3
(KM) 3:09.5 / adj: 3:05.5
(M) 5:05.0 / adj: 4:58.6 		91st 2
25:48.2
(KM) 3:13.5
(M) 5:11.4 		56th 4
25:20.2
(KM) 3:08.6 / adj: 3:08.5
(M) 5:03.6 / adj: 5:03.4 		128th 3
25:00.3
(KM) 3:07.5
(M) 5:01.8
Michael SKORA (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:10.2 (M) 5:06.1


 		94th 4
32:04.6
(KM) 3:12.4 / adj: 3:08.4
(M) 5:09.7 / adj: 5:03.3 		92nd 3
25:50.5
(KM) 3:13.8
(M) 5:11.9 		45th 3
25:07.7
(KM) 3:07.1 / adj: 3:07.0
(M) 5:01.1 / adj: 5:00.9 		189th 6
25:34.0
(KM) 3:11.7
(M) 5:08.6
Jackson SCRUGGS (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:13.3 (M) 5:11.2


 		117th 5
32:35.6
(KM) 3:15.5 / adj: 3:11.5
(M) 5:14.7 / adj: 5:08.3 		100th 7
26:11.8
(KM) 3:16.4
(M) 5:16.2 		192nd 7
25:37.0
(KM) 3:12.1
(M) 5:09.2
Finn RICHARDS (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:13.3 (M) 5:11.1


 		137th 6
33:06.6
(KM) 3:18.6 / adj: 3:14.7
(M) 5:19.7 / adj: 5:13.3 		98th 5
26:03.1
(KM) 3:15.3
(M) 5:14.4 		73rd 7
25:30.6
(KM) 3:09.9 / adj: 3:09.8
(M) 5:05.7 / adj: 5:05.5
Tommy O'BRIEN (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:14.9 (M) 5:13.6


 		139th 7
33:08.6
(KM) 3:18.8 / adj: 3:14.9
(M) 5:20.0 / adj: 5:13.6 		99th 6
26:07.3
(KM) 3:15.9
(M) 5:15.2 		101st 8
26:03.2
(KM) 3:14.0 / adj: 3:13.9
(M) 5:12.2 / adj: 5:12.0

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 14 NCAA DI South Regional
Huntsville, Ala. * John Hunt Park (host: North Alabama)
10.0k (6.2M)

Vanderbilt Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 60th Luke CHURCHWELL JR 31:12.41 59 — 31:12.5
2 69th Sam DARMANIE FR 31:27.21 67 0:14.8 31:19.9
3 78th Brady BLIVEN JR 31:35.21 75 0:22.8 31:25.0
4 94th Michael SKORA SO 32:04.53 90 0:52.1 31:34.9
5 117th Jackson SCRUGGS JR 32:35.56 110 1:23.1 31:47.0
6 137th Finn RICHARDS FR 33:06.60 (127) 1:54.1 32:00.3
7 139th Tommy O'BRIEN FR 33:08.53 (128) 1:56.1 32:10.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 37 0:46.1 8s/7f #6 Alabama South 1 AQ SEC (1)
2nd 75 1:16.7 7s/7f #22 Ole Miss South 2 AQ SEC (10)
3rd 77 0:51.9 6s/6f #24 Georgia South 3 SEC (2)
4th 145 1:24.7 6s/6f Tennessee South 4 SEC (9)
5th 145 0:52.6 11s/7f Lipscomb South 5 ASUN (2)
6th 146 0:40.2 7s/7f Middle Tennessee South 6 Conference USA (1)
7th 160 2:09.3 7s/6f Florida South 7 SEC (11)
8th 257 1:26.2 7s/7f North Florida South 8 ASUN (3)
9th 263 0:33.0 7s/7f Georgia Tech South 9 ACC (13)
10th 277 2:43.0 8s/7f Florida State South 10 ACC (12)
11th 385 1:25.2 7s/7f Tennessee Tech South 11 OVC (5)
12th 386 3:42.0 6s/6f Kennesaw State South 12 Conference USA (4)
13th 396 1:11.5 6s/6f Miami (Fla.) South 13 ACC (17)
14th 396 1:33.1 7s/7f Belmont South 14 Missouri Valley (3)
15th 401 1:15.5 7s/7f Jacksonville State South 15 Conference USA (3)
16th 401 1:23.0 7s/7f VANDERBILT South 16 SEC (14)
17th 449 3:28.8 7s/7f North Alabama South 17 ASUN (4)
18th 478 2:38.0 6s/6f UT Martin South 18 OVC (1)
19th 488 2:46.0 7s/7f Chattanooga South 19 SoCon (4)
20th 542 1:43.9 7s/7f Mercer South 20 SoCon (6)
21st 549 2:04.7 5s/5f Florida Gulf Coast South 21 ASUN (8)
22nd 582 0:58.7 7s/7f Stetson South 22 ASUN (7)
23rd 600 2:12.5 6s/5f Samford South 23 SoCon (5)
24th 657 1:39.4 7s/6f ETSU South 24 SoCon (2)
25th 698 4:15.3 5s/5f Florida International South 25 Conference USA (9)
26th 797 1:13.0 6s/5f Florida Atlantic South 26 American (12)
27th 803 2:30.0 5s/5f Jacksonville South 27 ASUN (12)
— 0 — 3s/3f Auburn South SEC (12)
— 0 — 2s/2f Memphis South American (7)
— 0 — 1s/1f South Alabama South Sun Belt (7)
— 0 — 2s/2f Mississippi Valley State South SWAC (10)
— 0 — 3s/3f South Florida South American (10)
— 0 — 2s/2f Troy South Sun Belt (9)
— 0 — 3s/3f Tennessee State South OVC (11)
— 0 — 4s/4f Austin Peay South ASUN (11)

October 31 SEC Cross Country Championships
Knoxville, Tenn. * Cherokee Farm Cross Country Course (host: Tennessee)
8.0k (4.9M)

Vanderbilt Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 59th Luke CHURCHWELL JR 24:43.19 58 — 24:43.2
2 91st Brady BLIVEN JR 25:48.18 82 1:05.0 25:15.7
3 92nd Michael SKORA SO 25:50.43 83 1:07.3 25:27.3
4 96th Sam DARMANIE FR 25:58.63 85 1:15.5 25:35.1
5 98th Finn RICHARDS FR 26:03.05 86 1:19.9 25:40.7
6 99th Tommy O'BRIEN FR 26:07.22 (87) 1:24.1 25:45.1
7 100th Jackson SCRUGGS JR 26:11.76 (88) 1:28.6 25:48.9
8 103rd Dylan BALLARD SR 26:42.96 1:59.8 25:55.7
9 104th Mitchel DREES JR 26:45.63 2:02.5 26:01.2
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 64 0:23.0 8s/8f #6 Alabama South 1 AQ SEC (1)
2nd 123 1:05.0 6s/6f #24 Georgia South 3 SEC (2)
3rd 126 1:29.5 7s/7f #15 Oklahoma Midwest 3 SEC (3)
4th 131 2:07.1 7s/7f #18 Arkansas South Central 2 AQ SEC (4)
5th 145 0:56.4 7s/7f Missouri Midwest 7 SEC (5)
6th 163 0:31.2 7s/7f Texas A&M South Central 3 SEC (6)
7th 172 0:47.5 7s/7f Texas South Central 5 SEC (7)
8th 181 1:35.5 6s/6f Kentucky Southeast 8 SEC (8)
9th 188 0:33.0 6s/6f Tennessee South 4 SEC (9)
10th 190 1:16.5 7s/7f #22 Ole Miss South 2 AQ SEC (10)
11th 199 1:30.2 7s/7f Florida South 7 SEC (11)
12th 320 4:57.7 3s/3f Auburn South SEC (12)
13th 380 3:45.7 4s/4f LSU South Central SEC (13)
14th 394 1:19.8 7s/7f VANDERBILT South 16 SEC (14)

October 17 Crimson Classic
Tuscaloosa, Ala. * Harry Pritchett Running Course (host: Alabama)
8.1k (5M)

Vanderbilt Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 17th Luke CHURCHWELL JR 24:28.72 16 — 24:28.8
2 41st Sam DARMANIE FR 25:03.13 37 0:34.4 24:46.0
3 45th Michael SKORA SO 25:07.63 41 0:38.9 24:53.2
4 56th Brady BLIVEN JR 25:20.17 51 0:51.4 24:59.9
5 65th Mitchel DREES JR 25:25.94 60 0:57.2 25:05.1
6 72nd Brody CHAPMAN JR 25:30.38 (63) 1:01.6 25:09.3
7 73rd Finn RICHARDS FR 25:30.52 (64) 1:01.8 25:12.4
8 101st Tommy O'BRIEN FR 26:03.20 1:34.4 25:18.7
9 106th Dylan BALLARD SR 26:06.37 1:37.6 25:24.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 29 1:10.6 7s/7f #6 Alabama South 1 AQ SEC (1)
2nd 120 0:53.5 7s/7f North Florida South 8 ASUN (3)
3rd 144 0:37.4 7s/7f Georgia Tech South 9 ACC (13)
4th 155 1:07.3 7s/6f Clemson Southeast 15 ACC (14)
5th 205 0:57.2 6s/6f VANDERBILT South 16 SEC (14)
6th 231 1:40.5 5s/5f Oakland Great Lakes 17 Horizon (2)
7th 251 3:45.8 6s/6f Kennesaw State South 12 Conference USA (4)
8th 251 1:33.2 2s/2f (“B”) Memphis South American (7)
9th 270 0:47.2 7s/6f Belmont South 14 Missouri Valley (3)
10th 297 2:20.1 7s/7f North Alabama South 17 ASUN (4)
11th 308 5:07.5 3s/3f (“B”) Auburn South SEC (12)
12th 312 1:12.9 6s/6f Central Arkansas South Central 18 ASUN (5)
13th 314 1:14.6 6s/5f Miami (Fla.) South 13 ACC (17)
14th 334 2:03.7 7s/7f Chattanooga South 19 SoCon (4)
15th 364 2:44.5 7s/5f ULM South Central 13 Sun Belt (3)
16th 404 5:31.3 2s/2f (“B”) Little Rock South Central OVC (6)
17th 405 1:25.8 6s/5f Samford South 23 SoCon (5)
18th 421 1:41.3 1s/1f (“B”) South Alabama South Sun Belt (7)
19th 485 1:11.3 2s/2f (“B”) Troy South Sun Belt (9)
20th 487 0:40.3 2s/2f (“B”) South Florida South American (10)

September 26 Gans Creek Classic Black
Columbia, Mo. * Gans Creek Cross Country Course (host: Missouri)
8.0k (4.9M)

Vanderbilt Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 45th Luke CHURCHWELL JR 24:23.36 26 — 24:23.4
2 59th Sam DARMANIE FR 24:29.36 37 0:06.0 24:26.4
3 128th Brady BLIVEN JR 25:00.30 91 0:36.9 24:37.7
4 134th Dylan BALLARD SR 25:02.81 96 0:39.5 24:44.0
5 140th Brody CHAPMAN JR 25:04.17 100 0:40.8 24:48.0
6 189th Michael SKORA SO 25:33.93 (135) 1:10.6 24:55.7
7 192nd Jackson SCRUGGS JR 25:37.00 (138) 1:13.6 25:01.6
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DI
Region		 Conference
1st 86 0:34.0 6s/6f UCLA West 9 Big Ten (9)
2nd 112 0:45.0 7s/7f Ohio State Great Lakes 10 Big Ten (10)
3rd 122 0:53.7 7s/7f Illinois Chicago Midwest 12 Missouri Valley (2)
4th 137 0:59.8 6s/6f #6 Iowa Western CC NJCAA DI
5th 178 0:53.0 6s/6f Kansas Midwest 11 Big 12 (5)
6th 193 0:56.2 5s/5f Texas A&M-Corpus Christi South Central 6 Southland (2)
7th 226 0:36.3 6s/6f Charleston Southern Southeast 14 Big South (1)
8th 285 0:50.1 6s/6f Illinois State Midwest 17 Missouri Valley (4)
9th 321 0:57.5 6s/6f Maine Northeast 23 America East (4)
10th 334 0:27.5 7s/7f #22 Washburn NCAA DII
11th 345 1:14.0 4s/4f Southern Indiana Great Lakes 13 OVC (2)
12th 350 0:40.7 5s/5f VANDERBILT South 16 SEC (14)
13th 361 1:03.5 6s/6f UT Martin South 18 OVC (1)
14th 364 1:02.5 5s/5f Jacksonville State South 15 Conference USA (3)
15th 367 0:40.0 7s/7f Belmont South 14 Missouri Valley (3)
16th 381 1:21.8 4s/4f Nebraska Midwest 28 Big Ten (15)
17th 413 1:51.6 6s/6f North Alabama South 17 ASUN (4)
18th 425 1:00.0 6s/6f Drake Midwest 18 Missouri Valley (5)
19th 448 2:08.0 6s/6f Evansville Great Lakes 24 Missouri Valley (6)
20th 450 0:16.1 4s/4f (“B”) Washington (Mo.) NCAA DIII
21st 493 1:14.5 6s/6f Saint Louis Midwest 25 Atlantic 10 (8)
22nd 495 0:52.3 6s/6f Central Arkansas South Central 18 ASUN (5)
23rd 625 0:57.5 6s/6f Northern Iowa Midwest 30 Missouri Valley (9)
24th 657 0:58.0 4s/4f UTSA South Central American (9)
25th 681 1:07.7 1s/1f (“B”) Baylor South Central Big 12 (13)
26th 851 2:05.2 7s/7f Kansas City Midwest Summit League (7)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Iowa State Midwest 2 AQ Big 12 (2)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Michigan State Great Lakes 4 Big Ten (2)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Air Force Mountain 5 Mountain West (3)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Duke Southeast 9 ACC (9)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Princeton Mid-Atlantic 1 AQ Ivy League (1)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Butler Great Lakes 2 AQ Big East (1)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) BYU Mountain 2 AQ Big 12 (4)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Michigan Great Lakes 5 Big Ten (4)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Utah Valley Mountain 8 WAC (2)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Ole Miss South 2 AQ SEC (10)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Washington State West 3 WCC (1)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Northern Arizona Mountain 3 Big Sky (1)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Weber State Mountain 7 Big Sky (2)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Navy Mid-Atlantic 5 Patriot (1)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Missouri Midwest 7 SEC (5)
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Tulane South Central 1 AQ American (2)
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Montana State Mountain 11 Big Sky (3)

August 29 Belmont Opener
Nashville, Tenn. * Vaughn’s Creek Cross Country Course, Percy Warner Park (host: Belmont)
5.0k (3.1M)

Vanderbilt Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 23rd Dylan BALLARD SR 16:07.8 19 — 16:07.8
2 24th Jackson SCRUGGS JR 16:07.9 20 0:00.1 16:07.8
3 25th Sam DARMANIE FR 16:08.0 21 0:00.2 16:07.9
4 26th Tommy O'BRIEN FR 16:08.1 22 0:00.3 16:07.9
5 27th Finn RICHARDS FR 16:08.2 23 0:00.4 16:08.0

Season Individual Results

Luke CHURCHWELL – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 24:23.4 45th 1
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 24:28.8 17th 1
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 24:43.2 59th 1
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 31:12.5 60th 1

Sam DARMANIE – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 29 Belmont Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 16:08.0 25th 3
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 24:29.4 59th 2
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:03.2 41st 2
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:58.7 96th 4
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 31:27.3 69th 2

Brady BLIVEN – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 25:00.3 128th 3
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:20.2 56th 4
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:48.2 91st 2
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 31:35.3 78th 3

Michael SKORA – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 25:34.0 189th 6
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:07.7 45th 3
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:50.5 92nd 3
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 32:04.6 94th 4

Jackson SCRUGGS – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 29 Belmont Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 16:07.9 24th 2
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 25:37.0 192nd 7
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:11.8 100th 7
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 32:35.6 117th 5

Finn RICHARDS – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 29 Belmont Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 16:08.2 27th 5
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:30.6 73rd 7
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:03.1 98th 5
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 33:06.6 137th 6

Tommy O'BRIEN – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 29 Belmont Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 16:08.1 26th 4
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 26:03.2 101st 8
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:07.3 99th 6
Nov 14 South 10.0k (6.2M) 33:08.6 139th 7

Dylan BALLARD – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Aug 29 Belmont Opener 5.0k (3.1M) 16:07.8 23rd 1
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 25:02.9 134th 4
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 26:06.4 106th 9
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:43.0 103rd 8

Mitchel DREES – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) — 0
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:26.0 65th 5
Oct 31 SEC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:45.7 104th 9

Brody CHAPMAN – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Gans Creek Classic (College) Black 8.0k (4.9M) 25:04.2 140th 5
Oct 17 Crimson Cl 8.1k (5M) 25:30.4 72nd 6