NEW YORK - The 2026 CUNY Athletic Conference men's cross country All-Conference awards and team were announced Tuesday afternoon.

Hunter College's Leonardo Kaplan collected both Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year accolades.  Brooklyn head coach Eric Schrick was voted Coach of the Year by his peers, while the Bulldogs' Yasin Gordon was named the Sportsmanship Award recipient.

2026 Men's Cross Country Award Winners

Runner of the Year / Rookie of the Year

Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter (Jr., Bronx, N.Y.)

Kaplan, in his first season of collegiate cross country, was named both the Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

A five-time Runner of the Week and three-time Rookie of the Week, Kaplan finished first at Sunday's conference championship, checking in with an 8K time of 28:02.7. He has finished in the top 10 in five of his races this season, including a pair of sixth place finishes before Sunday's championship win.

Coach of the Year

Eric Schrick, Brooklyn

Schrick claimed Coach of the Year honors for the second time in his three seasons at the helm, as he also earned the honor in 2024.

This season he guided the Bulldogs to their first CUNYAC men's cross country title since 2008 and just the second in program history. Brooklyn placed three runners in the top five en route to the crown, with Anthony King finishing second, Yasin Gordon third and Daniel Menendez fourth.

Sportsmanship Award

Yasin Gordon, Brooklyn (Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.)

2026 CUNYAC Men's Cross Country Awards
Runner of the Year: Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter
Rookie of the Year: Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter
Coach of the Year: Eric Schrick, Brooklyn
Sportsmanship Award: Yasin Gordon, Brooklyn
Sportsmanship Team: Rehan Zahir (Baruch), Adrian Flores (CCNY), Jack Treacher (Hunter), Francisco Gonzalez Sanchez (Lehman), Matthew Fleming (Medgar Evers)
 
2026 CUNYAC Men’s Cross Country All-Conference
Leonardo Kaplan, Hunter
Anthony King, Brooklyn
Yasin Gordon, Brooklyn
Daniel Menedez, Brooklyn
Brandon Lim, Baruch
Jayron Salazar, CCNY
Demid Shcheulnikov, Baruch
Jacob Frei, Baruch
Spencer Weiner, Brooklyn
Amrit Singh, Hunter
Calvin Weiner, Brooklyn
Dexter Weiner, Brooklyn
Marc Saint Hilaire, Lehman
Brandon Walker, Medgar Evers
Alexis Vasconcellos, Baruch

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