KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Team and individual qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship have been announced, as 36 teams set sights on a Red Banner at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. 

For the second consecutive season, the Marian men's cross country team is headed to the NAIA National Championship as a team, as the Knights will compete at the 70th Annual Men's Cross Country Championship. The national championship is held in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday, November 21. 

The championship will be broadcast on NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network. Visit NAIA.org/watch for links, including URLs, mobile apps, and smart TV information. The men's race is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET, and awards at approximately 11 a.m. ET.

Last season's national champion, the College of Idaho, is back in the 2025 field as an at-large qualifier, as well as the 2024 runner-up that finished just nine points back, Milligan (Tenn.), in as an automatic qualifier out of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.

In addition to the 23 automatic bids through conference qualification, 13 at-large selections were determined by the final edition of the 2025 NAIA Men's Cross Country Top 25 Coaches' Rating, reviewed by the rating's Oversight Committee.

74 Individual Qualifiers also made the field, based on scoring finishes in conference meets. 

The men will compete for an NAIA Championship on Friday, November 21, at 9:30 a.m.

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