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Men's Cross Country NAIA National Field Announced

Men's Cross Country NAIA National Field Announced

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Five CCC Teams and Two Individuals Advance

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thirty-six teams and 76 individuals will compete in the 2014 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships, the national office announced Monday.

Defending national champion Oklahoma City looks to regain its crown against stern competition when the Stars hit the course on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan. Oklahoma City has earned the top billing of the 2014 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for 10-consecutive editions, dating back to the 2013 postseason rating.

The field is comprised of 22 conference, association of independent institutions and unaffiliated grouping champions; a host bid (Friends (Kan.)); and 13 at-large selections.

The at-large selections include – British Columbia, College of Idaho, Concordia (Ore.), Eastern Oregon, Goshen (Ind.), Indiana Tech, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Marian (Ind.), Northwestern (Iowa), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Oregon Tech, Taylor (Ind.) and Wayland Baptist (Texas).

Oregon Tech was the only program not ranked in the final regular-season poll, which can be viewed here.

Winners of the conference, association of independent institutions and unaffiliated grouping meets received automatic berths to the national championships. To view the results, click here

Furthermore, 76 individuals will also compete in the national championships. The men’s 8-kilometer championship takes place at 11:45 a.m. CST on Nov. 22, shortly after the completion of the women’s 5-kilometer race which is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. CST.

Men’s Cross Country National Championships: Team Qualifiers Individual Qualifiers

For all other information regarding the Men’s Cross Country National Championships, click here.

2014 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships
Aquinas (Mich.) Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion
Baker (Kan.) Heart of America Athletic Conference Champion
British Columbia At-Large
Cal State San Marcos Association of Independent Institutions Champion
Carroll (Mont.) Frontier Conference/North Star Athletic Association Champion
College of Idaho At-Large
Columbia (Mo.) American Midwest Conference Champion
Concordia (Ore.) At-Large
Eastern Oregon At-Large
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) California Pacific Athletic Conference
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) The Sun Conference Champion
Friends (Kan.) Host Bid (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Goshen (Ind.) At-Large
Indiana Tech At-Large
Indiana Wesleyan Crossroads League Champion
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) At-Large
Marian (Ind.) At-Large
Morningside (Iowa) Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion
Northwestern (Iowa) At-Large
Oklahoma City Sooner Athletic Conference Champion
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) At-Large
Oregon Tech At-Large
Rio Grande (Ohio) Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion
Saint Mary (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion
Shawnee State (Ohio) Mid-South Conference Champion
Southern Oregon Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion
St. Ambrose (Iowa) Midwest Collegiate Conference Champion
St. Francis (Ill.) Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion
Taylor (Ind.) At-Large
Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion
The Master's (Calif.) Golden State Athletic Conference Champion
Wayland Baptist (Texas) At-Large
Wiley (Texas) Red River Athletic Conference Champion
William Carey (Miss.) Southern States Athletic Conference Champion
Xavier (La.) Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion
York (Neb.) Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion

Cascade Collegiate Conference Individuals
Christopher Zirkle, Northwest Christian (Ore.), 
Ahmed Ibrahim, Warner Pacific (Ore.)

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