E&H Men’s Cross Country Set For Season Of Change

EMORY, VA – Head Cross Country Coach Jarell Christian returns for his second season at the helm of the men’s and women’s programs and is joined by first-year Assistant Coach, Tim Murr. Christian, also the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Emory & Henry, likes the depth on the men’s team this year.

Senior Keran Billaud (Dublin, Va.) is the top returning runner. Billaud finished in the top 10 at the Roanoke Maroon Invitational last year, and he comes off a solid spring and summer of training. The most improved runner last year was junior Matthew Williams (Stuart, Va.) who showed tremendous improvement during over the course of last season. Cole Conley (Floyd, Va.), a sophomore at the College, is new to the team this year but has shown great promise in pre-season training.  

“With the talent that we have coming back and the newcomers that we have added, I am extremely excited about this season. This is one of the largest men’s cross country teams that we have had here at E&H.” Coach Christian goes on to say, “We are ready to make a change within the cross-country program.  Our preseason ranking will light a fire under the runners. Our team’s motto this season is S.W.A.G.: Speed, Work Ethic, Attitude, Guts. This is what we preach every day in practice”.

Emory & Henry was picked 10th in the ODAC pre-season coaches’ poll while last year’s champion, Lynchburg College, was tabbed for first-place again this year. Men’s cross country opens the season at the Hornet Challenge in Bedford, VA on September 1.