<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://malonepioneers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Malone University Athletics</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/rss.aspx?path=cross</link><description>Latest news items for Malone University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://malonepioneers.com/rss?path=cross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>USTFCCCA Announces All-Academic Honors from 2025 Cross Country Season</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2026/1/29/ustfccca-announces-all-academic-honors-from-2025-cross-country-season.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2026/1/29/ustfccca-announces-all-academic-honors-from-2025-cross-country-season.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic 1-29-26" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/29/2025_USTFCCCA_Academic_Awards_1-29-26.png" /><br /><br />NEW ORLEANS, La. - The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced the 2025 honorees from cross country for All-Academic Teams and Athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/2025_USTFCCCA_Academic_Awards_1-29-26.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/2025_USTFCCCA_Academic_Awards_1-29-26.png"><media:title>2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic 1-29-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/2025_USTFCCCA_Academic_Awards_1-29-26.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13920</s:story_id></item><item><title>Malone Sweeps NCCAA Cross Country National Championships</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/14/malone-sweeps-nccaa-cross-country-national-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/14/malone-sweeps-nccaa-cross-country-national-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCCAA XC National Champions 11-14-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/14/XC_NCCAA_National_Champions_picture_11-14-25.png" /><br /><br />JOPLIN, Mo. - For the first time since 2011, the Malone University men's and women's cross country teams swept the NCCAA National Championship meet. The Pioneers were first in the men's race for the first time in 14 years while the women become back-to-back NCCAA team champions.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/XC_NCCAA_National_Champions_picture_11-14-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/XC_NCCAA_National_Champions_picture_11-14-25.png"><media:title>NCCAA XC National Champions 11-14-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/XC_NCCAA_National_Champions_picture_11-14-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13807</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tyler Twining Receives the 2025 Elvin and Joyce King Award</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/13/cross-country-tyler-twining-receives-the-2025-elvin-and-joyce-king-award.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/13/cross-country-tyler-twining-receives-the-2025-elvin-and-joyce-king-award.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tyler Twining - King Award 11-11-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Tyler_Twining_-_King_Award_11-11-25.png" /><br /><br />JOPLIN, Mo. - Prior to the start of the NCCAA National Championship meet, the association announced the postseason award honorees. Tyler Twining of the Malone University men's cross country team has been named the recipient of the prestigious Elvin and Joyce King Award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Tyler_Twining_-_King_Award_11-11-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Tyler_Twining_-_King_Award_11-11-25.png"><media:title>Tyler Twining - King Award 11-11-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Tyler_Twining_-_King_Award_11-11-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13804</s:story_id></item><item><title>16 Pioneer Cross Country Runners Named NCCAA Scholar-Athletes</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/13/16-pioneer-cross-country-runners-named-nccaa-scholar-athletes.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/13/16-pioneer-cross-country-runners-named-nccaa-scholar-athletes.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes - XC 11-5-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/2025_NCCAA_Scholar-Athletes_-_Men_s___Women_s_Cross_Country_11-5-25.png" /><br /><br />JOPLIN, Mo. - The NCCAA has unveiled the recipients of the Scholar-Athlete award for the 2025 cross country season. In order to be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.40 cumulative grade point average and be a junior, senior or graduate student who has attended their current institution for at least one full semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/2025_NCCAA_Scholar-Athletes_-_Men_s___Women_s_Cross_Country_11-5-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/2025_NCCAA_Scholar-Athletes_-_Men_s___Women_s_Cross_Country_11-5-25.png"><media:title>2025 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes - XC 11-5-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/2025_NCCAA_Scholar-Athletes_-_Men_s___Women_s_Cross_Country_11-5-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13797</s:story_id></item><item><title>NCCAA Cross Country National Championships Take Place on Friday, November 14</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/11/nccaa-cross-country-national-championships-take-place-on-friday-november-14.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/11/nccaa-cross-country-national-championships-take-place-on-friday-november-14.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="XC NCCAA National Championship Promo 11-11-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/11/XC_NCCAA_Championship_Promo_-_11-11-25.png" /><br /><br />JOPLIN, Mo. - Ozark Christian College is the host of the 2025 NCCAA Cross Country National Championships on Friday, November 14. The Malone University men's and women's cross country teams will be favorites to claim the national title, with the women looking to go back-to-back as reigning champions.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/XC_NCCAA_Championship_Promo_-_11-11-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/XC_NCCAA_Championship_Promo_-_11-11-25.png"><media:title>XC NCCAA National Championship Promo 11-11-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/XC_NCCAA_Championship_Promo_-_11-11-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13803</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hayden Schmidt Named USTFCCCA All-Region</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/10/cross-country-hayden-schmidt-named-all-region.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/10/cross-country-hayden-schmidt-named-all-region.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hayden Schmidt All-Region 11-10-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/10/Hayden_Schmidt_All-Region_11-10-25.png" /><br /><br />KENOSHA, Wisc. - Hayden Schmidt of the Malone University men's cross country team earned All-Midwest Region honors due to his efforts at the Midwest Regional Championships last weekend.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/10/Hayden_Schmidt_All-Region_11-10-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/10/Hayden_Schmidt_All-Region_11-10-25.png"><media:title>Hayden Schmidt All-Region 11-10-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/10/Hayden_Schmidt_All-Region_11-10-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13802</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Competes at Midwest Region Championships</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-competes-at-midwest-region-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-competes-at-midwest-region-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Medina, Zavier action 11-8-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Medina__Zavier_action_11-8-25.png" /><br /><br />KENOSHA, Wisc. - The Malone University cross country programs traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. The Pioneer men were 14th and women 20th at the postseason event. Grand Valley State University were the Midwest Regional Champion in both the men's and women's races.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Medina__Zavier_action_11-8-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Medina__Zavier_action_11-8-25.png"><media:title>Medina, Zavier action 11-8-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Medina__Zavier_action_11-8-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 14:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13800</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Improves Times in NCCAA Stat Report</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/4/cross-country-nccaa-stat-report.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/11/4/cross-country-nccaa-stat-report.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCCAA Stat Report 11-4-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/NCCAA_Stat_Report_11-4-25.png" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Malone University cross country team recently competed in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championships. The men finished 7th and the women finished 6th and both programs improved their team times. The NCCAA has updated the 2025 Stat Report with the Pioneer men in second (2:06:26) and the women in third (1:36:01).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/NCCAA_Stat_Report_11-4-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/NCCAA_Stat_Report_11-4-25.png"><media:title>NCCAA Stat Report 11-4-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/NCCAA_Stat_Report_11-4-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:18:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13793</s:story_id></item><item><title>Two Named All-Conference for Cross Country; Teams Finish Mid-Pack</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/10/25/two-named-all-conference-for-cross-country-teams-finish-mid-pack.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/10/25/two-named-all-conference-for-cross-country-teams-finish-mid-pack.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="XC All-Conference 10-25-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/25/XC_All-Conference_10-25-25_2SpRW.png" /><br /><br />MIDLAND, Mich. - At the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championships, the Malone University cross country teams had a pair of student-athletes named to All-Conference teams. Hayden Schmidt and Kristin Yeager were each awarded Second Team All-Conference for their performances at the championship event.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/XC_All-Conference_10-25-25_2SpRW.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/XC_All-Conference_10-25-25_2SpRW.png"><media:title>XC All-Conference 10-25-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/25/XC_All-Conference_10-25-25_2SpRW.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13782</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men Improve Individual Times, Women Drop One Spot in NCCAA Stat Report</title><link>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/10/21/cross-country-men-improve-individual-times-women-drop-one-spot-in-nccaa-stat-report.aspx</link><guid>https://malonepioneers.com/news/2025/10/21/cross-country-men-improve-individual-times-women-drop-one-spot-in-nccaa-stat-report.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="XC Stat Report 10-21-25" src="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/21/XC_Stat_Report_10-21-25.png" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. - The NCCAA has announced the most recent Stat Report for the cross country season. The Malone University men's cross country team remains in second, but the women's cross country team is now third.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/XC_Stat_Report_10-21-25.png" /><media:content url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/XC_Stat_Report_10-21-25.png"><media:title>XC Stat Report 10-21-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://malonepioneers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/XC_Stat_Report_10-21-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:54:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>22</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13776</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>