2023 NAIA cross country championships

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2023 NAIA cross country championships
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
Edition68th men, 44th women
DateNovember 17, 2023 10:30 AM PST
Host city Flag of Washington.svg Vancouver, Washington
Venue Fort Vancouver Historical Park
Distances8 km men, 6 km women
2022
2024

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.

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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)

PLTeamScore12345(6)(7)
Gold medal icon.svgMilligan (TN)935682846(68)(84)
Silver medal icon.svgSaint Mary (KS)98217232432(77)(145)
Bronze medal icon.svgCumberlands (KY)114414253437(72)(108)
4The Master’s (CA)156711275556(89)_(150)
5Indiana Wesleyan2061236434471(98)(122)
6College of Idaho28010166182111(113)(132)
7Eastern Oregon2831854587578(79)(146)
8Dordt (IA)29819384893100(130)(195)
9Taylor (IN)3003050597685(107)(109)
10Montreat (NC)32015396273131(169)(178)
11Oklahoma City3585767708183(87)(123)
12Shawnee State (OH)382132680127136(162)(173)
13Grace (IN)418455369117134(155)(175)
14Kansas Wesleyan436354199120141(159)(196)
15Doane (NE)4582033121133151(199)(201)

Men's individual result (top 15)

PositionNameTeamTime
Gold medal icon.svgJackson WilsonRocky Mountain (MT)24:31.8
Silver medal icon.svgJoseph SkoogBethel (TN)24:40.9
Bronze medal icon.svgEmad Bashir-MohammedSaint Mary (KS)24:49.1
4Robert SwobodaCorban (OR)24:50.3
5Serhii ShevchenkoCumberlands (KY)24:55.7
6Bryn WoodallMilligan (TN)24:56.9
7Aaron JonesMilligan (TN)24:58.5
8Jack AndersonThe Master’s (CA)25:02.0
9Will StockleyMilligan (TN)25:03.9
10Demetris Love, Jr.Embry-Riddle (AZ)25:05.4
11Daniel ButlerCollege of Idaho25:09.0
12Daniel RushThe Master’s (CA)25:09.6
13Landon WakemanIndiana Wesleyan25:13.1
14Aiden KammlerShawnee State (OH)25:13.4
15Isaac KipropCampbellsville (KY)25:14.4

Women's team result (top 15)

PLTeamScore12345(6)(7)
Gold medal icon.svgCollege of Idaho68235751(92)(103)
Silver medal icon.svgThe Master’s (CA)921013162132(64)(135)
Bronze medal icon.svgSaint Mary (KS)133620222659(78)(82)
4Milligan (TN)1451418193361(70)(98)
5Taylor (IN)184425345467(72)(136)
6Huntington (IN)201111476973(166)(170)
7Saint Francis (IL)2823652586571(154)(204)
8Southern Oregon31727306381116(122)(218)
9Cumberlands (KY)3219247986123(148)(173)
10Dordt (IA)3328557687106(131)(132)
11Lewis-Clark State (ID)35231376288134(142)(164)
12Embry-Riddle (AZ)362404368104107(138)(139)
13Grace (IN)433298994100121(128)(227)
14Indiana Wesleyan4344148105115125(157)(165)
15Goshen (IN)439287577129130(147)(167)

Women's individual result (top 15)

PositionNameTeamTime
Gold medal icon.svg Addy Wiley Huntington (IN)21:04.2
Silver medal icon.svgEllyse TingelstadCollege of Idaho21:16.1
Bronze medal icon.svgSage MartinCollege of Idaho21:39.4
4Mollie GambleTaylor (IN)21:40.2
5Abbey ShirtsCollege of Idaho21:41.9
6Reagan HiebertSaint Mary (KS)21:44.4
7Kahea FigueiraCollege of Idaho21:46.5
8Jessica KampmanDordt (IA)21:48.5
9Alina BoshchukCumberlands (KY)21:50.8
10Hannah FredericksThe Master's (CA)21:52.5
11Anna MartinHuntington (IN)21:57.6
12Haley NieuwkoopCornerstone (MI)22:00.4
13Suzie JohnsonThe Master's (CA)22:01.5
14Caitlin DominyMilligan (TN)22:03.5
15Alauna CarstensEvergreen State (WA)22:05.5

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