2025 Mars Hill Men's Cross Country News

Season
McNulty, Owens, and Sanchez named Academic All-Americans and the Lions named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
McNulty, Owens, and Sanchez named Academic All-Americans and the Lions named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

The Mars Hill Men’s Cross Country was recognized for having the 3rd highest cross country team cumulative GPA in the nation and has earned Team All-Academic recognition for the 15th time in school history along with individual Academic All-Americans Brandon McNulty, Justin Owens, and Sean Sanchez.

Top 10 Ranked NCAA Southeast Regional finish for Mars Hill Men's Cross Country
Top 10 Ranked NCAA Southeast Regional finish for Mars Hill Men's Cross Country

The Mars Hill men's cross country team had their highest team finish since 2017 and finished the season ranked 10th of 35 teams in the Southeast Region at the NCAA DII Southeast Regional Championship held in Wingate, NC during the running of the 10k race.

Mars Hill men finish 8th at South Atlantic Conference Championship
Mars Hill men finish 8th at South Atlantic Conference Championship

The Mars Hill men's cross country team finished 8th of 12 teams at the South Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday led by sophomore Sean Sanchez in 30th place.

MHU Men's Cross Country ranked seventh in the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings
MHU Men's Cross Country ranked seventh in the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings

It marks the first time since 2017 the Lions have been ranked in the Southeast Region.

Lions finish the regular season with new record times at Royals Cross Country Challenge
Lions finish the regular season with new record times at Royals Cross Country Challenge

The Mars Hill men's cross country team ran an extremely strong team average of 25:46 to finish 6th place of 21 NCAA Division II teams and placed 9th of 37 teams overall at the Royals XC Challenge, hosted at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday evening over the 8k race distance.

Lions race to big finish against over 100 teams at the Louisville Cross Country Classic
Lions race to big finish against over 100 teams at the Louisville Cross Country Classic

The Mars Hill men's cross country team raced to a big finish against 100+ collegiate teams across all NCAA and other divisions at the extremely competitive Louisville Cross Country Classic.

Lions run at South Atlantic Conference Preview
Lions run at South Atlantic Conference Preview

The Mars Hill men's cross country team headed to Greeneville on Saturday morning to preview the South Atlantic Conference Championship course hosted by Tusculum University at Kinser Park.

Mars Hill men place 4th among DII teams at Queen City Invite
Mars Hill men place 4th among DII teams at Queen City Invite

The Mars Hill men's cross country team finished a strong 4th place of NCAA Division II teams in competition and placed 13th of 21 teams overall at the Queen City Invite, hosted at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday evening over the 8k race distance.

Mars Hill begins 2025 campaign with strong 2nd place showing at Bruins XC Night Classic
Mars Hill begins 2025 campaign with strong 2nd place showing at Bruins XC Night Classic

The Mars Hill men's cross country team placed 2nd out of 14 teams at their opening race, the Bruins XC Night Classic.

Lions tie for seventh in SAC preseason poll
Lions tie for seventh in SAC preseason poll