CORVALLIS, Ore. –
Jack Gladfelter of Corban University was named the 2025 Cascade Collegiate Conference McDonalds’s Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year, presented by UEN, announced Wednesday by the conference office.
Gladfelter, a junior from Port Angeles, Wash., began the season as the top non-NCAA Division I finisher at the Charles Bowles Invitational, breaking the program 8K record with a time of 23:52.7 in his first race. He earned CCC, NAIA, and USTFCCCA Men’s Runner of the Week honors that week. He topped that performance at the next race, the George Oja Invitational, breaking the program 8K record again with a time of 23:49.7, over four seconds faster than the previous school best.
At the CCC Championship, he placed third with a time of 24:15.0 and went on to finish 11th at the NAIA Cross Country National Championship in 24:39.4, earning CCC All-Conference and NAIA All-American honors. His performances helped lead the Warriors to their most successful season in program history, finishing 13th at the national championship and ranking No. 22 in the final national rating.
Northwest University received the conference Athletic Solutions Team Sportsmanship Award for the 2025 Men’s Cross Country Season.