KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jack Anderson led wire-to-wire at The Master’s (Calif.) Cross Country Invitational, winning the event by three seconds to claim NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for Sept. 24.
Anderson’s 24:11 was three seconds better than 24:14 from Brogan Collins, Anderson’s teammate and last week’s NAIA Runner of the Week. Anderson led the field of 220 runners, and helped the Mustangs run away with a team title, 24 points in front of Embry-Riddle (Ariz.).
The Master’s returns to the cross country course Oct. 4, at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont, Calif.
The Mustangs are home, Saturday, hosting The Master’s College Cross Country Invitational. For more on NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runners of the Week throughout the 2025 season, visit NAIA.org.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2026 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship will bring 36 qualifying teams and 75 individual qualifiers to Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 20. The men’s 8K championship race is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PT. Indiana Wesleyan returns to defend its national championship after capturing the program’s first men’s cross country Red […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Top-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) continued to strengthen its hold on the No. 1 position in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top 25, earning 560 points to remain comfortably ahead of second-ranked Madonna (Mich.), which collected 542 points. The biggest storyline near the top of the poll came from The Master’s (Calif.) and […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The final weekend of the regular season in NAIA Men’s Cross Country is upon us, with conference championships up for grabs over the next three days across the country. Let’s look at the latest Top 5 ratings released last week. Cumberlands (Ky.) The Patriots grabbed all of the top votes after […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Cumberlands (Ky.) remains unanimous at No. 1 in the Oct. 29 edition of the 2026 NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 Rating, collecting all 20 first-place votes and the rating-maximum of 560 points. Nine teams climbed in the latest rating, with the Great Lakes Challenge on Oct. 24 playing a […]