https://admin.cyclones.com/rss.aspx?path=xcLatest news items for Iowa State Athleticsen-us60https://cyclones.com/news/2025/12/19/2025-cross-country-season-in-reviewhttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/12/19/2025-cross-country-season-in-reviewCross Country

]]>""Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:04:00 CST531250https://cyclones.com/news/2025/12/4/cross-country-kimutai-named-big-12-newcomer-of-the-yearhttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/12/4/cross-country-kimutai-named-big-12-newcomer-of-the-yearCross Country

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State cross country freshman Meshack Kimutai has been named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, announced by the Conference Thursday afternoon. Kimutai helped Iowa State to a third-place team finish at the NCAA Championships on November 22 and earned All-America honors.]]>""Thu, 4 Dec 2025 14:00:00 CST531198https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/25/cross-country-brightest-day-darkest-nighthttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/25/cross-country-brightest-day-darkest-nightCross Country

Tom Kroeschell worked for the Iowa State Athletics Department for 36 years in the Athletics Communications office and Cyclones.tv. Forty years ago, tragedy struck Iowa State Athletics when three members of the ISU cross country team, two coaches, a student trainer and pilot perished in a plane crash returning home from the 1985 NCAA Championships in Madison, Wis. He remembers the 1985 ISU cross country team in this story written in 2015.]]>1985 Women's Cross CountryTue, 25 Nov 2025 07:02:00 CST531139https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-no-2-cyclone-men-finish-third-at-ncaa-championshipshttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-no-2-cyclone-men-finish-third-at-ncaa-championshipsCross Country

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 2 Iowa State men's cross country team brings home another trophy to Ames following a third-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships. It marks the third Top 5 finish for the Cyclones in as many seasons.]]>""Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:44:00 CST531161https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-no-12-isu-women-finish-20th-at-ncaa-championshipshttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-no-12-isu-women-finish-20th-at-ncaa-championshipsCross Country

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 12 Iowa State women's cross country team ran to Top 20 team finish at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, matching its team result from 2023. Betty Kipkore and Mercy Kibet earned All-America honors for their individual performances.]]>""Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:13:00 CST531160https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/20/primer-cross-country-to-compete-at-ncaa-championshipshttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/20/primer-cross-country-to-compete-at-ncaa-championshipsCross Country

The Iowa State men's and women's cross country teams will get the chance to compete for national championships on Saturday morning. The No. 2 Iowa State men are seeking to improve upon their 2024 NCAA Runner-Up team finish while the women make their return to the national meet after finishing 20th in 2023.]]>""Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:49:00 CST531148https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-receives-at-large-selection-to-ncaa-championshipshttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-receives-at-large-selection-to-ncaa-championshipsCross Country

AMES, Iowa – The No. 6 Iowa State women's cross country team will have the chance to compete for a national title next weekend at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. The Cyclones earned an at-large selection from the NCAA Selection Subcommittee on Saturday afternoon.]]>""Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:38:00 CST531127https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/14/cross-country-no-2-cyclone-men-earn-third-straight-automatic-bid-to-ncaa-championshipshttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/14/cross-country-no-2-cyclone-men-earn-third-straight-automatic-bid-to-ncaa-championshipsCross Country

STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 2 Iowa State men's cross country team will chase a national championship next weekend following a runner-up finish at the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday morning. The Cyclones had four runners place in the Top 10 while five earned all-region honors.]]>""Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:06:00 CST531124https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/14/cross-country-no-6-isu-women-finish-third-at-ncaa-midwest-regionalhttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/14/cross-country-no-6-isu-women-finish-third-at-ncaa-midwest-regionalCross Country

STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 6 Iowa State women's cross country team ran to a third-place team finish at the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Friday morning. The Cyclones were paced by three Top 10 individuals.]]>""Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:52:00 CST531123https://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/13/primer-cross-country-set-for-ncaa-midwest-regionalhttps://cyclones.com/news/2025/11/13/primer-cross-country-set-for-ncaa-midwest-regionalCross Country

The Iowa State men's and women's cross country teams travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for the 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on Friday. The Cyclones are seeking automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Columbia, Missouri next weekend.]]>""Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:49:00 CST531113