BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The 2026 campaign for the Campbell men's and women's cross country teams continues with the Adidas XC Challenge, hosted by NC State, on Friday, Sept. 18.
Races will begin with the men's 6K at 5:50 p.m. ET, followed by the women's 5K at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET. Both races will be held at the WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course. Admission is free for all spectators, and parking will also be free throughout Friday's event.
MEET INFORMATION
- Date & Time: Friday, Sept. 18 | 5:50 p.m. ET (Men) | 6:30 p.m. ET (Women)
- Location: Cary, North Carolina | WakeMed Soccer Park Cross Country Course
TEAMS IN COMPETITION
Bob Jones, Campbell, Davidson, East Carolina, High Point, Liberty, Longwood, NC Central, NC State, Richmond, Shaw, South Carolina State, South Carolina, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, Virginia State, Wake Forest
LAST TIME OUT
Campbell cross country opened the 2026 season Friday, Sept. 4 at the Elon Opener, with the women's team placing fourth. Senior
Emily Pierce and sophomore
Delaney Horton each earned top 10 finishes in the women's 4K.
The men's side totaled 197 points to finish seventh. Junior
Craig Costa led the Camels, finishing 40th with a time of 20:29.9.
RECAP OF THE 2025 SEASON
In 2025, Campbell competed in six meets, including the CAA Championships and the NCAA Southeast Regional.
At the 2025 CAA Championships, senior
Emily Pierce led the way in the women's 6K for Campbell, running a personal-best 21:49.8 and finishing 24th overall. In the men's 8K, sophomore
Isaiah Martine ran a personal-best 24:57.8. Both the men and women placed eighth overall.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The men's and women's cross country teams welcome a total of 10 new members for the 2026 season, including four transfers. Four of the 10 are from North Carolina. The men's team welcomes three new members, and the women's team welcomes seven. The men's team returns 14 members from the 2024 team, and the women's team returns 11.
HEAD COACH EVAN DARM
Evan Darm enters his second season as the helm of the Campbell track and field and cross country teams, dropping the interim tag following the 2024-25 athletic year.
Darm, a 2015 Campbell graduate, worked for three seasons at the Creek following graduation, first as a graduate assistant and then as a volunteer assistant. After a year away, Darm returned to the program for a season in 2019, helping guide the men to the Big South title.
He left to take a head coaching job for cross country at Lincoln Memorial (Tennessee) for two years before returning again to Campbell in 2022, where he has remained and risen to the head coaching position. As an assistant, Darm primarily worked with distance runners, including All-American
Dorcus Ewoi, who finished second in the Big South during the cross country season. Darm ran cross country for the Camels and earned All-Big South honors in 2014.
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