COLUMBIA, Missouri (Nov. 22, 2025) – Cross Country heads across the country to Missouri for the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. Both men's and women's teams were selected on Saturday by way of at-large bids to participate in the race. The men qualify as a team for the first time since 2016, while the women qualify for only the third time in program history and the first time since 1985. The women's 6k will begin at 9:20 am CT, 7:20 am PT, with the men's 10k following that race at 10:10 am CT, 8:10 am PT.
 
Evans Kurui, Solomon Kipchoge, Josphat Meli, Kutoven Stevens, Vincent Koech, Kade Brownell, and Evan Bruce will compete for the men in the 10k. Rosemary Longisa, Zenah Cheptoo, Caroline Jepkorir, Nicole Bissell, Kylah Madariaga, Aleeya Cossey, and Kaleena Narus will compete for the women in the 6k.
 
WSU will compete against Air Force (m), Alabama, Arkasas (m), Boise State (w), Boston College (w), Butler (m), BYU, California Baptist (m), Colorado, Eastern Kentucky (m), Florida (w) Georgetown, Georgia (m), Harvard (m), Iona (m), Iowa State, Louisville, LSU (w), Michigan (m), Michigan State (m), Missouri (w), NC State (w), New Mexico, Northwestern(w), North Carolina, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Oklahoma (m), Oklahoma State, Ole Miss (m), Oregon, Penn State(w), Princeton, Providence (w), South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse (m), Tennessee (w), Texas A&M (w), Tulane (m), Virginia, Virginia Tech (m), Wake Forest, Washington (w), West Virginia (w), and Wisconsin.
 
The men are ranked 12th in the nation and third in the West Region by USTFCCCA. The women are ranked 25th in the nation and fourth in the West Region.

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Last Time Out: West Regionals (Nov. 14)
- Solomon Kipchoge won the NCAA West Regionals with a personal best and course record time of 28 minutes and 54.4 seconds
- Rosemary Longisa won the West Regionals with a course record 6k time of 19 minutes and 8.3 seconds
- Evans Kurui finished second behind his teammate with a time of 29 minutes and 23.1 seconds
- Josphat Meli and Kutoven Stevens set personal best times in Sacramento, helping lead the Cougs to an at-large team bid to the National Championships
- Zenah Cheptoo finished in sixth with an impressive time of 19 minutes and 31 seconds
- Nicole Bissell set a personal best time, finishing in the top 35, with teammate Caroline Jepkorir, to help the women qualify for the National Championships.