Men's Cross Country | 10/8/2026 6:10:00 PM

In the Week 2 edition of the 2026 NJCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll, the Cloud County Community College men's cross country team remains ranked at No. 21 following the team's second place finish at the 2026 Tiger Ambush XC Open in Winfield, Kansas on October 2.

The new poll was released Wednesday, October 7 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

All six of the T-Bird runners crossed the line in the top 30 at the Tiger Ambush XC Open.

Freshman Santiago Del Moral paced the T-Birds with a second place showing, covering the 8k course in 25:42.2. Sophomore Davis Miltner was next across the line in ninth place with a time of 27:08.7. Freshman Chevhoun Connolly turned in a solid performance in his second collegiate race, finishing in 13th place with a time of 27:38.0. Sophomore Jesus Baltazar ran 27:48.2 to earn 16th overall. Sophomore Nicholas Johnson and freshman Maiwand Mohammad Rasool rounded out the T-Bird lineup in 19th and 30th, respectively. Johnson crossed the line in 28:07.1, while Rasool finished in 29:19.4.

Both the Cloud County men's and women's cross country teams will compete in their final regular season meet on Saturday, October 10 at the Fort Hays State University Tiger Open held in Hays, Kansas. The men's 8k race will begin at 9:15 am, while the women's 5k will run at 10 am at the Tiger Cross Country Course.

Fans can follow race results from the FHSU Tiger Open by visiting cloudtbirds.com, as well as following the Cloud County Athletic Department's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.