KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 36 team, 86 individual field has been announced for the 61st Annual NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships that will be held on Nov. 19. The event will take place at North Farms Cross Country Course in Elsah, Mo. The men’s 8–kilometer race will begin at 11:30 a.m. CST.
- This is the first time in NAIA Cross Country Championships history that the race will be held in Elsah, Ill.
- The field is made up by 24 automatic qualifiers (AQ), 11 at-large berths and one host berth. A team received an automatic bid by winning the conference meet or was the tournament runner-up.
- Four conferences received two automatic berths: American Midwest Conference, Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Heart of America Athletic Conference and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. In addition to the meet champion, the meet runner-up also received an automatic berth. The AMC received a host berth. The 11 at-large berths are determined by the final regular-season Top 25 Poll that can be seen by clicking here.
- The 11 at-large berths are determined by the final regular-season Top 25 Poll that can be seen by clicking here. These teams received an at-large berth – College of Idaho, Westmont (Calif.), Biola (Calif.) Oklahoma City, Taylor (Ind.) Oregon Tech, Bethel (Ind.), Eastern Oregon, Siena Heights (Mich.) Cornerstone (Mich.) and Aquinas (Mich.).
- Aquinas is the only at-large team to not be ranked in the latest Top 25 Poll.
- In addition to the team qualifiers and at-large bids, 86 athletes will compete as individual qualifiers.
- Oklahoma City, which has won the past three national championships, received the No. 4 at-large berth this season.
- For the second-straight year, a post-race highlight show will be free to all fans through the NAIA Network. The event takes place on Nov. 19 in Elsah, Ill., at North Farms Cross Country Course. Fans will be able to view the show no later than 1 CST on Sunday, Nov. 20.
- For more information about the conference championships, click here.
- For all other information regarding the Men’s Cross Country National Championships, click here.
2016 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships - Teams
| Aquinas (Mich.) |
At-Large No. 11 |
| Bacone (Okla.) |
Sooner Athletic Conference Champion |
| Bethel (Ind.) |
At-Large No. 7 |
| Bethel (Tenn.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Champion (Tie) |
| Biola (Calif.) |
At-Large No. 3 |
| British Columbia |
Association of Independent Institutions Champion |
| College of Idaho |
At-Large No. 1 |
| Columbia (Mo.) |
American Midwest Conference Champion |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) |
At-Large No. 10 |
| Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Star Athletic Association Champion |
| Eastern Oregon |
At-Large No. 8 |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
California Pacific Conference Champion |
| Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference |
| Kansas Wesleyan |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Frontier Conference Champion |
| Marian (Ind.) |
Crossroads League Champion |
| MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Runner-Up |
| Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Champion |
| Missouri Valley |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Champion |
| Northwestern (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Champion |
| Oklahoma City |
At-Large No. 4 |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner-up |
| Oregon Tech |
At-Large No. 6 |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Red River Athletic Conference Champion |
| Rio Grande (Ohio) |
River States Athletic Conference Champion |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun Conference Champion |
| Shawnee State (Ohio) |
Mid-South Conference Champion |
| Siena Heights (Mich.) |
At-Large No. 5 |
| Southern Oregon |
Cascade Collegiate Conference Champion |
| St. Francis (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| St. Mary (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion |
| Taylor (Ind.) |
At-Large No. 5 |
| The Master’s Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Champion |
| Westmont (Calif.) |
At-large No. 2 |
| William Carey (Miss.) |
Southern State Athletic Conference Champion (Tie) |
| William Woods (Mo.) |
American Midwest Conference Host Berth |
| Xavier (La.) |
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Champion |
2016 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championships - Individuals
| Cascade |
Garrett Kraal |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
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TJ Wright |
Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
| American Midwest |
Christian Skinner |
Park (Mo.) |
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Tyler Alverson |
Freed-Hardeman (Mo.) |
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Paco Rosales |
Lindenwood (Ill.) |
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Ryan Zitter |
Park (Mo.) |
| A.I.I. |
Steven Juarez |
Johnson & Wales (Colo.) |
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Timothy Huber |
Indiana - Northwest |
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Joe Capuchino |
Central Christian (Kan.) |
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Alberto Rodriguez |
Johnson & Wales (Colo.) |
| Appalachian |
Tyler Boone |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
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Brien Lancaster |
Montreat (N.C.) |
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Tyler Barber |
Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
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Jackson Helfrich |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
| California Pacific |
Anass Zouhry |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
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Jack Evans |
Soka (Calif.) |
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Chafik Oussemgane |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
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Guillermo Rivas |
California Merced |
| Chicagoland |
Daniel Garcia |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
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Jonathan Kimutai |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
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Abel Hernandez |
St. Xavier (Ill.) |
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Salavador Cordova |
Purdue Northwest (Ind.) |
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Cody Velthuizen |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
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Jordy Arriaga |
Judson (Ill.) |
| Crossroads |
Ryan Smith |
Goshen (Ind.) |
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Daniel Garza |
Spring Arbor (Mich) |
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Steven Cranston |
Goshen (Ind.) |
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Ben Rankin |
Grace (Ind.) |
| Frontier |
Chance Hyatt |
Carroll (Mont.) |
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Benson Koech |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
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Baird Linke |
Carroll (Mont.) |
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Layne Ryerson |
Carroll (Mont.) |
| Golden State |
Zach Deatley |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
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Zach Hunt |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
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Jeronimo Brito |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
| Great Plains |
Caleb Drake |
Dordt (Iowa) |
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Danney Aldaba |
Midland (Neb.) |
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Alec DeVries |
Morningside (Iowa) |
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Jeremiah Panec |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
| Heart of America |
Jamal Boma |
William Penn (Iowa) |
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Joseph Linder |
Baker (Kan.) |
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Devon Colegrove |
Evangel (Mo.) |
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Joseph Barnes |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
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Colton Forster |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
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Greg Flores |
Baker (Kan.) |
| Kansas Collegiate |
Jersey Boydstun |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
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Jonathan Dominguez |
McPherson (Kan.) |
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Julio Martinez |
Bethel (Kan.) |
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Michael Janzer |
McPherson (Kan.) |
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Kris Mathur |
Friends (Kan,) |
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Lucas Garrett |
Sterling (Kan.) |
| Mid-South |
Adam Sandidge |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
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Sam Beal |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
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Bret Crawford |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
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Ben Call |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| North Star |
Matthew Young |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
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Nic Ganzeveld |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
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Marquis Cox |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
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Nathan Meiners |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
| Red River |
Laben Kandie |
Wiley (Texas) |
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Marbeq Edgar |
Wiley (Texas) |
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Leonard Kiprono |
Wiley (Texas) |
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Gilbert Ramirez |
Southwest (N.M.) |
| River States |
Douglas Negrete |
West Virginia Tech |
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Salavador Campos |
Indiana East |
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Caleb Woodard |
Asbury (Ky.) |
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Blake Brooks |
Indiana East |
| Sooner |
Eric Villagrana |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
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Raul Almaraz |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
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Josh Uzelac |
John Brown (Ark.) |
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Gerardo Nava |
Southwestern Assemblies (Texas) |
| Southern States |
Ryan Gebelein |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
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Anthony Rizzi |
Loyola (La.) |
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David Murillo |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
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Leith Rawson |
Mobile (Ala.) |
| The Sun |
Trae Miller |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
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Gabriel Hogan |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
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Nic O'Neill |
USC - Beaufort (S.C.) |
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Sean Trainor |
Webber State |
| Wolverine-Hoosier |
Tony Floyd |
Madonna (Mich.) |
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Kory Johnson |
Madonna (Mich.) |