2025-26 USATF Cross Country Championships

Weini Kelati dropped Katie Izzo to win USA XC, with Kurgat, Schweizer, Venters and Hartman rounding out Team USA. Recap, results and link to race replay.

Parker Wolfe ran down Rocky Hansen to win USATF Cross Country, while pre race favorites Nico Young and Graham Blanks rounded out the strong Team USA for Worlds.

Who will make Team USA for the World Championships? We've got the fan predictions as of race day.

The Friday 15 podcast (free this week thanks to Aletheia Run) breaks down the most exciting USA Cross Country Championships in 33 years: Blanks vs. Young, Houlihan's return to Portland vs Kelati, and what to expect from Valby, Tuohy, and Dani Jones. Plus: How fast will D'Amato and Bates go in Valencia?

Get us your picks for TEAM USA tomorrow.

The most exciting USA XC champs in a generation are in Portland on Saturday and Jonathan Gault tells you who will make the top 6 and represent Team USA at Worlds in Tallahassee. There are lots of big names to choose from including Nico Young, Graham Blanks, Cooper Teare, Rocky Hansen, Paker Wolfe, Shelby Houlihan, Weini Kelati, Katelyn Tuohy,  Parker Valby, Paul Chelimo, and many others .

*USATF Cross Country Champs..Who makes the world team?

We've compiled a list of all of the top Americans who could conceivably race at USA XC this weekend and their explanations for why they are/aren't trying out for the first World XC on US soil since 1992. We've got good news. The US men's field is loaded, with Grant Fisher being the biggest absence.

*MB: USATF Cross Country Champs..Who makes the world team?