<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ekusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Eastern Kentucky University Athletics</title><link>https://ekusports.com/rss.aspx?path=cross_country</link><description>Latest news items for Eastern Kentucky University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://ekusports.com/rss?path=cross_country" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Colonel Men Make History at NCAA XC National Championships</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-colonel-men-make-history-at-ncaa-xc-national-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/22/cross-country-colonel-men-make-history-at-ncaa-xc-national-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's XC at National Championships" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Men_Nats_Start.png" /><br /><br />COLUMBIA, Mo. -  The Eastern Kentucky University men's cross-country team made history on Saturday, finishing 9th as a team at the NCAA National Championships in Columbia, Missouri.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Men_Nats_Start.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Men_Nats_Start.png"><media:title>Men's XC at National Championships</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Men_Nats_Start.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:14:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23824</s:story_id></item><item><title>EKU Men’s Cross-Country &amp; Chelulei Run for History at Nationals</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/21/cross-country-eku-mens-cross-country-chelulei-run-for-history-at-nationals.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/21/cross-country-eku-mens-cross-country-chelulei-run-for-history-at-nationals.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="XC Men at Regional Starting LineXC Men at Regional Starting Line" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/21/XC_Men_at_Regional_Starting_Line.png" /><br /><br />RICHMOND, Ky. – Championship season culminates on Saturday for the Eastern Kentucky University men's cross-country team and Edna Chelulei at the NCAA National Championships in Columbia, Missouri.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/XC_Men_at_Regional_Starting_Line.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/XC_Men_at_Regional_Starting_Line.png"><media:title>XC Men at Regional Starting LineXC Men at Regional Starting Line</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/XC_Men_at_Regional_Starting_Line.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23820</s:story_id></item><item><title>Chelulei Earns At-Large Bid to NCAA XC Championships</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/15/cross-country-chelulei-earns-at-large-bid-to-ncaa-xc-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/15/cross-country-chelulei-earns-at-large-bid-to-ncaa-xc-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Chelulei at SE Regional" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Chelulei_at_SE_Regional.png" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS – Eastern Kentucky University's Edna Chelulei of the women's cross-country team will run at the NCAA National Championships in Columbia, Missouri, on November 22, as announced on the live NCAA Selection Show on Saturday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Chelulei_at_SE_Regional.png" /><media:content 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Ticket Punched 2025 Regionals" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/14/Men_XC_Ticket_Punched.png" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For the second time in three seasons, the Eastern Kentucky University men's cross-country team earned an automatic bid for the NCAA National Championships by finishing second as a team at the Southeast Regional on Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/Men_XC_Ticket_Punched.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/Men_XC_Ticket_Punched.png"><media:title>Men XC Ticket Punched 2025 Regionals</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/Men_XC_Ticket_Punched.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:39:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23801</s:story_id></item><item><title>Colonel XC Set to Run at NCAA Southeast Regional</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/13/cross-country-colonel-xc-set-to-run-at-ncaa-southeast-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/13/cross-country-colonel-xc-set-to-run-at-ncaa-southeast-regional.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's XC at ASUNs" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/13/XC_at_start_ASUN.png" /><br /><br />RICHMOND, Ky. – Postseason action is here for Eastern Kentucky University as the Colonels will run tomorrow in Charlottesville, Virginia tomorrow at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a trip to the National Championships on the line.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/XC_at_start_ASUN.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/XC_at_start_ASUN.png"><media:title>Men's XC at ASUNs</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/XC_at_start_ASUN.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23799</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kickin' It With The Colonels Ep. 41 (Mario Priego)</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/12/cross-country-kickin-it-with-the-colonels-ep-41-mario-priego.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/11/12/cross-country-kickin-it-with-the-colonels-ep-41-mario-priego.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="KIWTC - Mario Priego" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/12/kiwtc_mario_web.png" /><br /><br />Listen to the new episode of the Kickin' It With The Colonels podcast, as hosts Wes Chandler and Kennedy Drafton are kickin' it with Mario Priego of EKU men's cross country.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/kiwtc_mario_web.png" /><media:content 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src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/31/Taha_ASUN_XC_Championships.png" /><br /><br />JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the fourth consecutive season, Eastern Kentucky University's men's cross country team claimed the ASUN Conference team title this Friday, with the women finishing second behind Lipscomb.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/Taha_ASUN_XC_Championships.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/Taha_ASUN_XC_Championships.png"><media:title>Taha ASUN XC Championships</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/Taha_ASUN_XC_Championships.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:22:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23760</s:story_id></item><item><title>Colonel Cross Country Set for ASUN Championships</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/10/30/colonel-cross-country-set-for-asun-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/10/30/colonel-cross-country-set-for-asun-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ennasri_Kobylinsky - EKU Invite" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/30/Ennasri_Kobylinsky_-_EKU_Invite.png" /><br /><br />RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's cross country teams are ready for the ASUN Conference Championships to be held on Friday morning at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Week</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/10/22/cross-country-ekus-miguel-baidal-named-asun-runner-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/10/22/cross-country-ekus-miguel-baidal-named-asun-runner-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Miguel Baidal" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/22/miguel_baidal_eku_xc.png" /><br /><br />JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -  For the third time in 2025, a member of the Eastern Kentucky University men's cross country team has been named the ASUN Runner of the Week, with Miguel Baidal claiming the honor for the Colonels.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/22/miguel_baidal_eku_xc.png" /><media:content 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Wisc. / EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The men's and women's cross country teams of Eastern Kentucky University finished the 2025 regular season on Friday at the Angel Mounds Invitational and Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/womens_xc.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/womens_xc.png"><media:title>women's XC team start</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/womens_xc.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23733</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>