LAKELAND, Fla. - Taye Newman continues his strong 2026 campaign as he claims the individual title at the Sunshine State Conference Championships. As a team the Eagles were runner-ups for the second consecutive year, falling just one point shy of No. 17 Tampa for the overall championship.
Recently ranked No. 20 in the USTFCCCA poll, the Eagles built upon what was one of the strongest efforts in team history two weeks ago at the UAH Chargers Invitational (Oct. 24). Placing two runners in the top two, four in the top 15, and five in the top 20. Additionally, with a team time of 2:03.59, the blue and gold set what is now the third fastest 8K time in program history.
Newman's time of 24:05.30 is fifth quickest in program history and marks his second overall first place finish of the season. He is the first Eagle since Brendon Shea in 2023 and third ever to win the SSC Championship. Newman's time is the fastest ERAU program time ever recorded at the event.
Nicholas Scarangelli, recently named SSC Runner of the Year for the second consecutive year, also showed a strong performance finishing second overall with a time of 24:12.71 which is eighth quickest in program history. Scarangelli finishes second overall at the event in back-to-back years.
Henry Friedrichs,
Joseph Koraya, and
Rylan Malarchick rounded out the Eagles top five finishing 11th, 12th, and 16th respectively.
8K Results
The Eagles currently sit third in the South Region rankings and this second-place finish positions them well for the NCAA II South Regional on Nov. 24 at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala.
