MEN'S TEAM SCORES:
1. Trinity Western University, 57 | 2. Southern Oregon University, 66 | 3. College of Idaho, 76 | 4. Corban University, 114 | 5. Eastern Oregon University, 125 | 6. Northwest University, 153 | 7. Oregon Tech, 184 | 8. Lewis-Clark State College, 205 | 9. The Evergreen State College, 227 | 10. Walla Walla University, 276 | 11. Warner Pacific University, 342 | 12. Bushnell University, 347
LEWISTON, Idaho – [RESULTS] Trinity Western University captured its first Cascade Collegiate Conference Men's Cross Country Championship Friday at the 2026 CCC Men's Cross Country Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, at the Lewis-Clark State College Cross Country Trail in Lewiston, Idaho. The championship marked a milestone for the Spartans, who claimed the team title in just their second season as members of the conference.
Trinity Western placed five runners in the top 19 to finish with 57 points and a team average of 24:41.1 over the 8K course, holding off Southern Oregon by nine points. Senior Justin Kiplagat led the Spartans with an individual championship in 24:00.5. David Mutai added a 10th-place finish (24:47.2), followed by Arjun Sandhu in 12th (24:49.2), Elijah Headley in 15th (24:51.7) and Malcolm Reid in 19th (24:56.5).
Corban's Jack Gladfelter finished runner-up in 24:10.2, improving on his third-place finish at last year's championship. Southern Oregon claimed second as a team with 66 points, led by Mason Weisgerber in third (24:20.9), Carter Stedman in fourth (24:24.2) and Andrew Rush in fifth (24:35.1). Josh Hepner also finished in the top 20, placing 17th (24:53.7).
College of Idaho rounded out the team podium in third with 76 points. The Yotes were led by Emiliano Diaz-Garcia in eighth (24:41.1) and Everett Metier in ninth (24:45.9), while Isaac Anttonen (16th, 24:53.1), Elmer Olaco-Castillo (21st, 25:01.9) and Matt Wilde (22nd, 25:05.6) completed the scoring five.
Northwest's Josiah Jaquith also earned All-Conference honors with a sixth-place finish in 24:36.7. Eastern Oregon's Grady Greenwood placed seventh (24:40.5), while Oregon Tech's Kai Miles finished 13th (24:50.5) and Evergreen State's Max Baeder took 14th (24:50.7).
Trinity Western head coach Shane Wiebe was named the CCC Men's Coach of the Year, earning the honor in his second season leading the Spartans in the conference. Northwest University received the Athletic Solutions Team Sportsmanship Award.
With the victory, Trinity Western secured the CCC's automatic berth to the 2026 NAIA Cross Country National Championships, scheduled for November 20 in Vancouver, Washington. At-large team and individual qualifiers will be announced on November 10.
ALL-CASCADE CONFERENCE (8K):
1. Justin Kiplagat (Trinity Western)
2. Jack Gladfelter (Corban)
3. Mason Weisgerber (Southern Oregon)
4. Carter Stedman (Southern Oregon)
5. Andrew Rush (Southern Oregon)
6. Josiah Jaquith (Northwest)
7. Grady Greenwood (Eastern Oregon)
8. Emiliano Diaz-Garcia (College of Idaho)
9. Everett Metier (College of Idaho)
10. David Mutai (Trinity Western)
11. Carson Buergey (Corban)
12. Arjun Sandhu (Trinity Western)
13. Kai Miles (Oregon Tech)
14. Max Baeder (Evergreen State)
15. Elijah Headley (Trinity Western)