NAIA XC/TF 2024-25

What the hell is going on at Cumberlands? Shevchenko and Loser have been competing again for almost a year, but Asslouj and Madeo have suddenly been absent from the meet. The same applies to Carpeggiani. And where the hell are the two Moroccans and Fitiao is apparently not eligible ???

My buddy has connection to them and told me they have been altitude training and flew a few back for this meet. Guess they spent two weeks in AZ and then two weeks in CO.

From what I heard at Charlotte, apparently Asslouj has left the team and is looking to transfer out. Allegedly this is because he had a negative opinion on Sowder. Not sure if this is also the case for Luca Maddeo and the other Moroccans.

I heard Silva is transferring in the spring to use track eligibility.

I guess Santrum is coming back to train with him. This is a fine deal.

Remember when all the Southeast teams would run SandShark and put up crazy fast times?? Ahh the good ol' days! #ImOLD

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) has suspended the Huntington University cross-country teams.

Athletic Teams Suspended from Post-Season Competition as of 2024-2025
Huntington University
Men's and Women's Cross Country programs.
2024 NAIA National Championship
PROBATIONS as of October 2024
(Probation does not deny postseason participation.)
Huntington University
Probation through 2026-2027 academic year.
Violations of the NAIA Code of Ethics

It’s a slow and deceivingly hard course. Last mile is brutal, but also an absolute blast.

Back in the day Taylor had some really really cool proposed plans (which I believe fell through) for the course which would’ve made for an awesome nationals meet venue. I remember seeing some renderings and it would’ve been a spectators DREAM. Definitely a bummer because I really like the Taylor course and it was always refreshing running somewhere that didn’t just stick flags on a golf course and call that the “xc course”.

Cumberlands next!!

Fastest naia or naia alum in Chicago? Cal went 2:27high

Nathan Martin ran 2:14 today

Biggest movers in this weeks ratings release?

Also, which "regional" meet is going to be stacked with the most ranked teams?

Great Lakes looks stacked once again. Based on the last rankings...

#6 IWU

#7 Spring Arbor

#8 Taylor

#13 Rio Grande

#17 Aquinas

#18 St. Francis

#19 Grace

#21 Carroll

#22 Campbellsville

#24 Shawnee State

#25 Goshen

#26 Rocky Mountain

#27 Cornerstone

#28 Olivet Nazarene

#32 IU East

#33 Marian

#38 St. Xavier

Some of these teams should be moving up as well.

Great Lakes will always be the most stacked. Such a big cluster of schools in the Midwest will always lead that to be the case. Appalachian Challenge will be stronger than usual with Cumberlands, Milligan, SCAD Atlanta, SCAD Savannah, and hopefuly Montreat.

Anyone know why the Brian T Simpson Invite hasn’t been added to tfrrs yet?

Men: Embry Riddle moving up.

women: Aquinas/Mt. Mercy moving up or USF moving down.

great lakes has Carroll, Rocky Mountain, Aquinas, Taylor, IWU, Goshen, Spring Arbor, Campbellsville, Rio Grande, St. francis (IL), Grace, Shawnee St, ONU, Cornerstone, and Marian.

Blazing Tiger has a big show down between St. marys and College of Idaho! But also: Dordt, Doane, Concordia (neb), Mt. Mercy, William Penn, Kansas Wesleyan, Columbia, St. Xavier, St. Ambrose, Benedictine (Ks), maybe others I missed?

great lakes has the better field, but blazing tiger has the better top end match up!

It is, just not populating to any team’s page. Just google search Brian T Simpson Invite and it comes up.

St. Francis has to be moving down a lot from #10. Aquinas lost to some lower ranked teams at Gans Creek that signifies they're probably somewhere in the 20s right now.

Mount Mercy was ranked in the 20s as well.

St. Francis was just overrated and people have been saying that since the preseason rankings, the raters just are a little slow.