Four Eagles Qualify for NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship

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, Fla. 

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.

Last season's national champion, the College of Idaho, is back in the 2025 field as an at-large qualifier, as well as the 2024 runner-up that finished just nine points back, Milligan (Tenn.), in as an automatic qualifier out of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.

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.

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Four Texas A&M University–Texarkana men's cross country runners have earned their spots among the 74 individual qualifiers headed to Tallahassee, Fla., for the 2025 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship.

Junior Levi Wagner was the first Eagle to secure his spot at Nationals, placing third at the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Championship with a new 8K personal best of 24:53.0.

Freshman Gideon Kiptoo claimed the second qualifying spot for the Eagles after finishing fifth at the RRAC Championship with an 8K PR of 25:19.0—a performance that also earned him RRAC Freshman of the Year honors.

Junior Chapman White became the third Eagle to punch his ticket to Nationals, finishing sixth with a new 8K PR of 25:24.1.

Freshman Terrance Toliver II rounded out the group of qualifiers, finishing just outside the top 10 with a new 8K PR of 25:46.8 to earn his place at Nationals.

Stay tuned to @TAMUT_Athletics for Nationals coverage, updates, and more!