KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Team and individual qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship have been announced, as 36 teams set sights on a Red Banner at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference will be well represented at the 2025 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship.
No. 6-ranked Eastern Oregon University earned the CCC’s automatic berth as the Conference Champion. Joining the Mountaineers are four At-Large Qualifiers including No. 10-ranked Southern Oregon University, No. 11-ranked College of Idaho, No. 15-ranked Trinity Western University, and No. 22-ranked Corban University.
Four individuals also qualified for nationals based on their performances at the CCC Championships including Josiah Jaquith of Northwest University, Isaac Acker of Walla Walla University, Kobe Wessels of Lewis-Clark State College, and Max Baeder of The Evergreen State College.
The championship will be broadcast on NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network. Visit NAIA.org/watch for links, including URLs, mobile apps, and smart TV information. The men's race is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET, and awards at approximately 11 a.m. ET.
In addition to the 23 automatic bids through conference qualification, 13 at-large selections were determined by the final edition of the 2025 NAIA Men's Cross Country Top 25 Coaches' Rating, reviewed by the rating’s Oversight Committee.
74 Individual Qualifiers also made the field, based on scoring finishes in conference meets. Visit NAIA.org later this week for a full preview of the 70th-Annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship.
Watch the Field Reveal on YouTube