Tallahassee, Fla.— This year's championship featured 37 scoring teams and 323 runners from around the country, with all of the teams and individuals qualifying for the national meet either through their conference championship or by earning an at-large berth.

It comes as no surprises that senior Kenneth Howell has earned his All-America status by finishing in the top 40 with an overall time of 25:16.0, ending what has been an incredible cross-country season for the Lansing native. Howell and his Spire teammates finished exceptionally well as USM took home 10th place overall at the national meet--a huge and well-earned accomplishment for all. 

Fellow Spire teammates freshman Derebe Carr, who has had an exceptional start to his young collegiate career, and senior Prince Ntozo finished neck and neck at 42^nd and 43^rd place with a finals time of 25:19.1 and 25:20.4, respectively. Junior Austin Howell finished strong at 138^th place and a finals time of 26:12.5 and junior Brayden Marcotte coming in 157^th place with a final finish of 26:21.0. Rounding out the scoring and strong showing for USM is sophomore Jonah Godina (26:49.7) in 219^th place and junior Kevin Nava (27:04.5) in 238^th place.

The top 40 individual finishers in the race earned NAIA All-America awards for their remarkable grit and hard work each athlete has shown during this now completed 2025 cross-country season.