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.
These championships were hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference in Vancouver, Washington.2023 NAIA Cross Country Championships Program NAIA.
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.Milligan Reigns in 2023 Men's Cross Country National Championship, NAIA, November 17, 2023.
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.College of Idaho Completes Mission to Capture Red Banner, NAIA, November 17, 2023. The championship was Wiley's last NAIA race before signing a professional contract. It was also Wiley's only cross country race of the season.
Men's team result (top 15) 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) The Master's (CA) 156 7 11 27 55 56 (89)_ (150) Indiana Wesleyan 206 12 36 43 44 71 (98) (122) College of Idaho 280 10 16 61 82 111 (113) (132) Eastern Oregon 283 18 54 58 75 78 (79) (146) Dordt (IA) 298 19 38 48 93 100 (130) (195) Taylor (IN) 300 30 50 59 76 85 (107) (109) Montreat (NC) 320 15 39 62 73 131 (169) (178) Oklahoma City 358 57 67 70 81 83 (87) (123) Shawnee State (OH) 382 13 26 80 127 136 (162) (173) Grace (IN) 418 45 53 69 117 134 (155) (175) Kansas Wesleyan 436 35 41 99 120 141 (159) (196) Doane (NE) 458 20 33 121 133 151 (199) (201)
Men's individual result (top 15) 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) 24:49.14 Robert Swoboda Corban (OR) 24:50.35 Serhii Shevchenko Cumberlands (KY) 24:55.76 Bryn Woodall Milligan (TN) 24:56.97 Aaron Jones Milligan (TN) 24:58.58 Jack Anderson The Master's (CA) 25:02.09 Will Stockley Milligan (TN) 25:03.910 Demetris Love, Jr. Embry-Riddle (AZ) 25:05.411 Daniel Butler College of Idaho 25:09.012 Daniel Rush The Master's (CA) 25:09.613 Landon Wakeman Indiana Wesleyan 25:13.114 Aiden Kammler Shawnee State (OH) 25:13.415 Isaac Kiprop Campbellsville (KY) 25:14.4
Women's team result (top 15) 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) Milligan (TN) 145 14 18 19 33 61 (70) (98) Taylor (IN) 184 4 25 34 54 67 (72) (136) Huntington (IN) 201 1 11 47 69 73 (166) (170) Saint Francis (IL) 282 36 52 58 65 71 (154) (204) Southern Oregon 317 27 30 63 81 116 (122) (218) Cumberlands (KY) 321 9 24 79 86 123 (148) (173) Dordt (IA) 332 8 55 76 87 106 (131) (132) Lewis-Clark State (ID) 352 31 37 62 88 134 (142) (164) Embry-Riddle (AZ) 362 40 43 68 104 107 (138) (139) Grace (IN) 433 29 89 94 100 121 (128) (227) Indiana Wesleyan 434 41 48 105 115 125 (157) (165) Goshen (IN) 439 28 75 77 129 130 (147) (167)
Women's individual result (top 15) Position Name Team Time Addy Wiley Huntington (IN) 21:04.2 Ellyse Tingelstad College of Idaho 21:16.1 Sage Martin College of Idaho 21:39.44 Mollie Gamble Taylor (IN) 21:40.25 Abbey Shirts College of Idaho 21:41.96 Reagan Hiebert Saint Mary (KS) 21:44.47 Kahea Figueira College of Idaho 21:46.58 Jessica Kampman Dordt (IA) 21:48.59 Alina Boshchuk Cumberlands (KY) 21:50.810 Hannah Fredericks The Master's (CA) 21:52.511 Anna Martin Huntington (IN) 21:57.612 Haley Nieuwkoop Cornerstone (MI) 22:00.413 Suzie Johnson The Master's (CA) 22:01.514 Caitlin Dominy Milligan (TN) 22:03.515 Alauna Carstens Evergreen State (WA) 22:05.5
See also NAIA men's cross country championships NAIA women's cross country championships NCAA Division I men's cross country championships NCAA Division I women's cross country championships NCAA Division II men's cross country championships NCAA Division II women's cross country championships NCAA Division III men's cross country championships NCAA Division III women's cross country championships
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