2025 Mars Hill Men's Cross Country News
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.
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.
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.
It marks the first time since 2017 the Lions have been ranked in the Southeast Region.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Mars Hill men's cross country team placed 2nd out of 14 teams at their opening race, the Bruins XC Night Classic.
