Sophomore Craig Brown and junior Colin Eustis led the American University men's cross country team to a second place finish at the 2009 Patriot League Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. Brown and Eustis each earned First Team All-Patriot League honors with their performances, placing fourth and sixth, respectively. Sophomore Octavia Rinehardt and senior Greta Wicklund were also First Team All-Patriot League selections after placing fifth and seventh, respectively, as the women's team finished eighth.

Brown led the Eagles with a fourth-place finish, completing the 8k course in a time of 26:30.9. His pace put him just behind Navy's Andrew Hanko who took the individual title in a time of 26:17.9. Eustis placed seventh, finishing just behind Brown in 26:34.8. Both Brown and Eustis were named to the All-Patriot League First Team by virtue of their performances, the first cross country all-league award of their respective careers.

Also scoring on the men's side were junior Jeff Brannigan, sophomores Ryan Williams and Josh Olsen. Brannigan placed ninth in a time of 26:36.1 while Williams took 17th in 27:06.4 and Olsen 21st in 27:15.8. By way of his ninth place finish, Brannigan was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team for the second consecutive year.

Rinehardt earned her first cross country first team accolade with a fifth-place performance on the women's side after earning second team honors at last year's championship. The sophomore finished the 6k race in a time of 23:15.6. Wicklund was also named First Team All-Patriot League for the first time in her career, turning in a seventh-place performance with a time of 23:16.7.

Senior Rachel Forcino placed 26th for the women in 24:22.5 while sophomore Lauren Scholl took 53rd in 25:58.3 and freshman Kellie Quinn 54th in 26:50.3.