NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships Preview
November 17, 2022
Tallahassee, Fla. - The 2022 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships will take place in Tallahassee, Fla. on Nov. 18 at Apalachee Regional Park.
The AMC will see one team and four individuals compete: Missouri Baptist (team), Alexander Dukes (Columbia), Carter Brocato (Columbia), Will Cherrington (Columbia), Jenson Starr (William Woods).
From the NAIA Preview:
The AMC will see one team and four individuals compete: Missouri Baptist (team), Alexander Dukes (Columbia), Carter Brocato (Columbia), Will Cherrington (Columbia), Jenson Starr (William Woods).
From the NAIA Preview:
- We will see 36 teams and 78 individuals at the 67th Annual Men's Cross Country National Championship.
- This is the first time that the championship has been hosted in Tallahassee, Fla.
- The 8k race will start at 8:30 a.m. ET at the Apalachee Regional Park.
- The race will be streamed live for the second time this year and can be found HERE. The live stream will be $9.99 for each event.
- The timer will be sending live results HERE. Keep in mind these results are not finalized until after the review period.
- The 2022 men's cross country national champion, Milligan (Tenn.), returns to the championship this year as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Winner and was ranked No. 1 in the final poll.
- There are 12 teams attending the national championship that have 10 or more appearances since 2010: College of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), St. Francis (Ill.), The Master's (Calif.), Aquinas (Mich.), Southern Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Indiana Wesleyan, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Shawnee State (Ohio), Cornerstone (Mich.), Oklahoma City.
- There are four teams attending the national championship for the first time since 2010: Florida College, IU East (Ind.), Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Vanguard (Calif.).
- The NAIA meet record for the 8k is 23:14.0 set by Silah Misoi of Life (Ga.) in 1996.
Team Participation from 2010-2022
| School | Qualification Method | Appearances (between 2010-2022) | Last Appearance | Titles |
| Aquinas (Mich.) | At-Large | 12 | 2021 | 0 |
| Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| College of Idaho | At-Large | 13 | 2021 | 0 |
| Cornerstone (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 10 | 2021 | 0 |
| Dakota State (S.D.) | North Star Athletic Association Tournament Winner | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| Dordt (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 6 | 2021 | 0 |
| Eastern Oregon | At-Large | 11 | 2021 | 0 |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | California Pacific Conference Tournament Winner | 7 | 2021 | 0 |
| Florida College | Continental Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 1 | NA | 0 |
| Goshen (Ind.) | At-Large | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| Grace (Ind.) | At-Large | 2 | 2021 | 0 |
| Grand View (Iowa) | Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 3 | 2021 | 0 |
| Huntington (Ind.) | At-Large | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | Crossroads League Tournament Winner | 11 | 2021 | 0 |
| IU East (Ind.) | River States Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 1 | NA | 0 |
| Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | At-Large | 1 | NA | 0 |
| Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | At-Large | 13 | 2021 | 0 |
| Milligan (Tenn.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 7 | 2021 | 1 |
| Missouri Baptist | American Midwest Conference Tournament Winner | 2 | 2021 | 0 |
| Montreat College (N.C.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City | Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 10 | 2021 | 5 |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | At-Large | 11 | 2021 | 0 |
| Oregon Tech | At-Large | 8 | 2021 | 0 |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 6 | 2021 | 0 |
| Philander Smith (Ark.) | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 2 | 2020 | 0 |
| Shawnee State (Ohio) | Mid-South Conference Tournament Winner | 11 | 2021 | 0 |
| Southeastern (Fla.) | The Sun Conference Tournament Winner | 2 | 2020 | 0 |
| Southern Oregon | Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Winner | 12 | 2021 | 2 |
| Spring Arbor (Mich.) | At-Large | 2 | 2020 | 0 |
| St. Francis (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 13 | 2021 | 1 |
| St. Mary (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 5 | 2021 | 0 |
| Taylor (Ind.) | At-Large | 9 | 2021 | 1 |
| The Master's (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 13 | 2021 | 0 |
| Vanguard (Calif.) | At-Large | 1 | NA | 0 |
| Westmont (Calif.) | At-Large | 7 | 2021 | 0 |
| William Carey (Miss.) | Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Winner | 4 | 2021 |