BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Brian Masai earned All-NEC honors with a fourth-place finish to lead Long Island University men's cross country at the 2026 NEC Championships Saturday on LIU's Post campus.

Masai completed the 8K course in 24:15.4, pacing the Sharks to a sixth-place team finish with 141 points.

Joshua Roos finished in 25:50.1, followed by Walid Jarfani in 26:05.4 and Ryan Bailor in 26:22.4. Jack Matthews rounded out LIU's five scoring runners with a time of 27:49.0.

Kuvar Peter crossed the finish line in 28:06.3, while Garrett Viola finished in 29:15.8 and Cole Stellman completed the course in 31:45.8.