2025 NCAA XC CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP: HABTOM SAMUEL GETS REDEMPTION, DORIS LEMNGOLE DEFENDS TITLE + MORE

The 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships delivered on the hype! Isaac Wood and Paul Hof-Mahoney recap all the biggest takeaways from an action-packed morning in Columbia, Missouri, including:

- Women’s individual champion: Defending champion Doris Lemngole puts her championship experience to use, running 18:25.4 to win over Jane Hedengren’s 18:38.9.

- Men’s individual champion: New Mexico’s Habtom Samuel runs 28:33.9 to finally get his individual cross country victory after finishing runner-up last year.

- Women’s team champion: Hannah Gapes and Grace Hartman’s 5th and 6th place finishes lead NC State to the team win with 114 points over BYU’s 130 points.

- Men’s team champion: OSU redeems themselves from last year’s 7th place finish to finish with 57 points ahead of New Mexico’s 82 points.

+ Reactions and analysis on the biggest surprises and most exciting moments, including Syracuse finishing 4th, Hilda Olemomoi peaking at just the right time, and more.

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