LAKEWOOD, CO – There is a first time for everything. And for the Colorado Christian men's cross country team, the first time came in a big way.

Entering Saturday's RMAC Championship race, the Cougars never had one runner earn all-conference honors in school history. After the race, the program now has four. The conference officially announced its 28-person all-conference squad today.

The Cougar duo of Josh Pierantoni and Ryder Searle earned first-team accolades after finishing ninth and 11th overall during the 8K race. Pierantoni crossed the finish line in a school record time 24:41.5 while Searle registered a time of 24:43.4. Those are the two fastest 8K times in program history.

Trent Cochran ran the sixth fastest 8K in school history as he clipped the tape in 25:19.0 while Alex Vance's time of 25:36.9 also earned him second-team accolades.

Colorado Christian earned a third-place team finish during the race – the highest finish in school history.

The RMAC awards their cross country honors based on an individuals finish at the conference championship meet. The first 14 runners to cross the finish line are deemed first-team with the next 14 finishers awarded second-team honors.

Complete RMAC All-Conference Team

First Team
Dylan Ko, CSM
Isaiah Rodarte, ASU
Kyle Moran, CSM
Chris Cathcart, CSM
Charlie Sweeney, WCU
Loic Scomparin, CSM
Taylor Stack, WCU
Luke Julian, CSM
Josh Pierantoni, CCU
Dillon Powell, CSM
Ryder Searle, CCU
Bo Raadam, CSM
Max Sevcik, CSM
Davonte Jett-Reynolds, ASU

Second Team
Evan Sutherland, WCU
Simon Kelati, WCU
Trent Cochran, CCU
Tony Torres, CMU
Mark Testa
Cade Michael, WCU
Jerod Kuhn, CMU
Ryan Outler, WCU
Alex Vance, CCU
Miguel Coca, ASU
Matt Schramm, UCCS
Steven Nez, FLC
Riley Howard, WCU
Yonas Haile, ASU