Men's Cross Country | 10/17/2025 3:40:00 PM

The Cloud County Community College men's cross country team came in at No. 24 in the 2025 NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll, which was released Wednesday, October 15 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

It is the third appearance for the T-Birds in the top 25.

Cloud County last competed October 4 at the 37th annual Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas, hosted by the University of Arkansas. The Cloud County men's team placed eighth in the Prairie Fire Pepper 8K. Sophomore Gelasa Degefa Abdisa led the way once again for the T-Birds, placing 19th out of 256 competitors with a time of 26:26.5. Sophomore Abdelaziz Benbrahim was next to cross, finishing in 28th place with a time of 26:47.2. Freshman Davis Miltner closely followed in 35th place at 26:58.8. Freshman Jesus Baltazar's time of 29:14.5 was good for 114th. He was followed by sophomore Cody Sharp who finished in 150th with a time of 29:57.2. Freshman Zeb Schultze was 159th with a time of 30:18.4, while freshmen Korbin Dykes and Nicholas Johnson rounded out the scoring with times of 31:01.0 and 31:28.4, respectively.

The T-Birds will next race in the 2025 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference/NJCAA Region 6 Women's and Men's Cross Country Championships, set for Friday, October 24 at Meadow Lake Golf Course in Colby, Kansas. Hosted by Colby Community College, the men's 8K race will start at 10 am, while the women's 5K race will start at 10:45 am.

The 2025 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are scheduled for Saturday, November 8 at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa.