University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, November 14
Stillwater, Okla.
9:00 a.m. CT
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NCAA Midwest Regional
Photo by: Bonnie Ryan
Cross Country to make NCAA postseason debut Friday at Midwest Regional
11/13/2025 9:34:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Women to run 6K at 9 a.m. followed by men’s 10K at 10 a.m. on Oklahoma State campus
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Thomas cross country teams are set to become the department's first programs to compete in the NCAA postseason Friday at the 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Midwest Regional hosted by Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
The women's 6,000-meter race beings at 9 a.m. CT followed by the men's 10,000-meter at 10 a.m. CT from the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course.
How to Follow
2025 NCAA Midwest Regional
Cross Country Course at Mahoney State Park (Ashland, Neb.)
ESPN+ | Live Results | Regional Information
Last Time Out
St. Thomas Cross Country turned in a strong showing at the 2025 Summit League Championships at Mahoney State Park, as both the men's and women's teams finished fifth overall. Sophomore Olivia Pauly highlighted the meet with a program-record time of 21:01.54 in the women's 6K to earn All-Summit League Second Team honors. Freshman Layla Vennink also impressed with a personal-best 21:22.53 to place 20th, while Lindsay Berg (28th), Sophie Yetter (37th, PR), and Elsie Kmecak (38th, PR) rounded out the Tommie scoring. The St. Thomas women finished with 126 points behind team champion North Dakota.
The Tommie men mirrored that success, taking fifth with 115 points and six personal records on the day. Max Westerlund led the squad with a 13th-place finish in 24:22.63 to secure All-Summit League Second Team honors, while freshman Casey Poppler followed in 15th with a personal-best 24:31.73 to become the league's Newcomer of the Championship. Joe McNeil, Ethan Foote, and Isaac Nowak all recorded personal bests to complete the scoring lineup as South Dakota State captured the men's team and individual titles.
Up Next
The 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 in Columbia, Mo., hosted by the University of Missouri.
The top two teams from each regional race – there are nine in total – automatically qualify for the championships. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee will then choose 14 at-large teams to fill out the 32-team field. At-large selections are based firstly on their performance at regionals, making the third- and fourth-place teams the most likely candidates.
Individual selections are a different story. From the regional, the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All four finishers have to finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Cross Country, follow along on X (formerly Twitter) at @TommieXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's and Women's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @tommiemtfxc and @tommiewxctf
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
The women's 6,000-meter race beings at 9 a.m. CT followed by the men's 10,000-meter at 10 a.m. CT from the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course.
How to Follow
2025 NCAA Midwest Regional
Cross Country Course at Mahoney State Park (Ashland, Neb.)
ESPN+ | Live Results | Regional Information
Last Time Out
St. Thomas Cross Country turned in a strong showing at the 2025 Summit League Championships at Mahoney State Park, as both the men's and women's teams finished fifth overall. Sophomore Olivia Pauly highlighted the meet with a program-record time of 21:01.54 in the women's 6K to earn All-Summit League Second Team honors. Freshman Layla Vennink also impressed with a personal-best 21:22.53 to place 20th, while Lindsay Berg (28th), Sophie Yetter (37th, PR), and Elsie Kmecak (38th, PR) rounded out the Tommie scoring. The St. Thomas women finished with 126 points behind team champion North Dakota.
The Tommie men mirrored that success, taking fifth with 115 points and six personal records on the day. Max Westerlund led the squad with a 13th-place finish in 24:22.63 to secure All-Summit League Second Team honors, while freshman Casey Poppler followed in 15th with a personal-best 24:31.73 to become the league's Newcomer of the Championship. Joe McNeil, Ethan Foote, and Isaac Nowak all recorded personal bests to complete the scoring lineup as South Dakota State captured the men's team and individual titles.
Up Next
The 2025 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 in Columbia, Mo., hosted by the University of Missouri.
The top two teams from each regional race – there are nine in total – automatically qualify for the championships. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee will then choose 14 at-large teams to fill out the 32-team field. At-large selections are based firstly on their performance at regionals, making the third- and fourth-place teams the most likely candidates.
Individual selections are a different story. From the regional, the first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All four finishers have to finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Cross Country, follow along on X (formerly Twitter) at @TommieXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's and Women's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @tommiemtfxc and @tommiewxctf
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
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