2023 NAIA cross country championships

The 2023 NAIA cross country championships was the 68th annual [[NAIA men's and 44th annual [[NAIA women's to determine the team and individual national champions of NAIA men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States.

2023 NAIA cross country championships
Edition68th men, 44th women
DateNovember 17, 2023 10:30 AM PST
Host cityWashington (state) Vancouver, Washington
VenueFort Vancouver Historical Park
Distances8 km men, 6 km women
2022
2024

These championships were hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference in Vancouver, Washington.[1]

The race distance for the women's competition was increased to 6000 meters (3.73 miles). All previous championships had been contested over 5000 meters (3.11 miles).

The Milligan men won their second national title in the past three seasons and Jackson Wilson became the first individual champion for Rocky Mountain.[2][3][4][5]

College of Idaho won their first women's national championship and Addy Wiley became the third Huntington runner in the past five years to win the individual championship.[6][7] The championship was Wiley's last NAIA race before signing a professional contract.[8][9] It was also Wiley's only cross country race of the season.[10]

Men's team result (top 15)

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PL Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 (6) (7)
  Milligan (TN) 93 5 6 8 28 46 (68) (84)
  Saint Mary (KS) 98 2 17 23 24 32 (77) (145)
  Cumberlands (KY) 114 4 14 25 34 37 (72) (108)
4 The Master’s (CA) 156 7 11 27 55 56 (89)_ (150)
5 Indiana Wesleyan 206 12 36 43 44 71 (98) (122)
6 College of Idaho 280 10 16 61 82 111 (113) (132)
7 Eastern Oregon 283 18 54 58 75 78 (79) (146)
8 Dordt (IA) 298 19 38 48 93 100 (130) (195)
9 Taylor (IN) 300 30 50 59 76 85 (107) (109)
10 Montreat (NC) 320 15 39 62 73 131 (169) (178)
11 Oklahoma City 358 57 67 70 81 83 (87) (123)
12 Shawnee State (OH) 382 13 26 80 127 136 (162) (173)
13 Grace (IN) 418 45 53 69 117 134 (155) (175)
14 Kansas Wesleyan 436 35 41 99 120 141 (159) (196)
15 Doane (NE) 458 20 33 121 133 151 (199) (201)

Men's individual result (top 15)

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Position Name Team Time
  Jackson Wilson Rocky Mountain (MT) 24:31.8
  Joseph Skoog Bethel (TN) 24:40.9
  Emad Bashir-Mohammed Saint Mary (KS) 24:49.1
4 Robert Swoboda Corban (OR) 24:50.3
5 Serhii Shevchenko Cumberlands (KY) 24:55.7
6 Bryn Woodall Milligan (TN) 24:56.9
7 Aaron Jones Milligan (TN) 24:58.5
8 Jack Anderson The Master’s (CA) 25:02.0
9 Will Stockley Milligan (TN) 25:03.9
10 Demetris Love, Jr. Embry-Riddle (AZ) 25:05.4
11 Daniel Butler College of Idaho 25:09.0
12 Daniel Rush The Master’s (CA) 25:09.6
13 Landon Wakeman Indiana Wesleyan 25:13.1
14 Aiden Kammler Shawnee State (OH) 25:13.4
15 Isaac Kiprop Campbellsville (KY) 25:14.4

Women's team result (top 15)

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PL Team Score 1 2 3 4 5 (6) (7)
  College of Idaho 68 2 3 5 7 51 (92) (103)
  The Master’s (CA) 92 10 13 16 21 32 (64) (135)
  Saint Mary (KS) 133 6 20 22 26 59 (78) (82)
4 Milligan (TN) 145 14 18 19 33 61 (70) (98)
5 Taylor (IN) 184 4 25 34 54 67 (72) (136)
6 Huntington (IN) 201 1 11 47 69 73 (166) (170)
7 Saint Francis (IL) 282 36 52 58 65 71 (154) (204)
8 Southern Oregon 317 27 30 63 81 116 (122) (218)
9 Cumberlands (KY) 321 9 24 79 86 123 (148) (173)
10 Dordt (IA) 332 8 55 76 87 106 (131) (132)
11 Lewis-Clark State (ID) 352 31 37 62 88 134 (142) (164)
12 Embry-Riddle (AZ) 362 40 43 68 104 107 (138) (139)
13 Grace (IN) 433 29 89 94 100 121 (128) (227)
14 Indiana Wesleyan 434 41 48 105 115 125 (157) (165)
15 Goshen (IN) 439 28 75 77 129 130 (147) (167)

Women's individual result (top 15)

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Position Name Team Time
  Addy Wiley Huntington (IN) 21:04.2
  Ellyse Tingelstad College of Idaho 21:16.1
  Sage Martin College of Idaho 21:39.4
4 Mollie Gamble Taylor (IN) 21:40.2
5 Abbey Shirts College of Idaho 21:41.9
6 Reagan Hiebert Saint Mary (KS) 21:44.4
7 Kahea Figueira College of Idaho 21:46.5
8 Jessica Kampman Dordt (IA) 21:48.5
9 Alina Boshchuk Cumberlands (KY) 21:50.8
10 Hannah Fredericks The Master's (CA) 21:52.5
11 Anna Martin Huntington (IN) 21:57.6
12 Haley Nieuwkoop Cornerstone (MI) 22:00.4
13 Suzie Johnson The Master's (CA) 22:01.5
14 Caitlin Dominy Milligan (TN) 22:03.5
15 Alauna Carstens Evergreen State (WA) 22:05.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships Program NAIA.
  2. ^ Milligan Reigns in 2023 Men’s Cross Country National Championship, NAIA, November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ John Letasky (2023-11-17). "Rocky's Jackson Wilson wins NAIA men's cross country national title". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ^ "Rocky Mountain's Jackson Wilson wins program's first individual NAIA cross country title". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ^ Standard, Christian (2023-11-20). "Milligan Cross Country Title Highlights Strong Postseason Efforts by Christian Colleges". Christian Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ College of Idaho Completes Mission to Capture Red Banner, NAIA, November 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "College of Idaho women's cross country takes home national championship". ktvb.com. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "Wiley to run professionally for Adidas". Huntington University. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  9. ^ "Wiley wins individual title, HU's sixth place finish best in program history". 2023-11-17.
  10. ^ "Addy Wiley Wins NAIA Cross Country Championship In First Race Of Fall". RunnerSpace.
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