Manhattan Christian College Athletics and Thunder Cross Country are excited to put out the 2025 men's and women's cross country schedule. MCC and athletics bring back cross country for the first time since 2021. There are four regular season meets set in September, October, and November. The Thunder will travel to North Newton, Kansas to run in the Muthama-Rogers Invitational hosted by Bethel College, Chanute, Kansas to compete in the NCCC Invite hosted by Neosho County Community College, Iola, Kansas to run in the ACC Firestarter hosted by Allen Community College, and finally to Joplin, Missouri to compete in the Last Chance Meet before heading to the NCCAA National Championships. The Championships will be held in Joplin, Missouri at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course on November 14th.

Check out the entire schedule here: 2025 Cross Country Schedule

How to Follow the Thunder: For complete information and to stay up-to-date with Manhattan Christian College Cross Country, visit www.mccthunder.com and follow the team's social media pages on Instagram.

Manhattan Christian College Athletics is excited to announce the addition of women's golf, while bringing back men's and women's cross country, as varsity sports for the 2025-26 academic year. Today's announcement marks the introduction of women's golf at MCC, and are reintroducing cross country for the first time since 2021-22. The Thunder will still compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association for these sports. Women's golf will compete in Division I of the NCCAA as they do not have two separate divisions. Cross country will compete in Division II. Both sports compete in the Fall championships of the NCCAA.

The NCCAA Women's Golf National Championship is hosted at Hammock Beach Resort's Conservatory Course in Palm Coast, Florida from October 20th-22nd. The NCCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships are hosted at Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course in Joplin, Missouri on November 14th.

The athletic department is currently working on schedules for both women's golf and cross country. They will be released on our website once completed.

How to Follow the Thunder: For complete information and to stay up-to-date with Manhattan Christian College Athletics, visit www.mccthunder.com and follow the department's social media pages on X, Instagram, and Facebook.

The men and women’s cross-country runners are looking forward to picking up where things left off last fall.

Things will start up with a return meet to McPherson College to compete in the Carol Swenson Invitational. Manhattan Christian will race on this course twice this season and will see tough competitors. MCC will also travel Crowder College and finish up at the Last Chance Meet hosted by Ozark Christian College.

“The Thunder will race against some of the top NAIA Cross Country runners this fall, which I think will push our runners and just make them that much better when it comes to our last meet in Joplin before the National Meet,” stated head coach Mindy Eckert.

In the first year of being reinstated, it saw each runner improving on their times each race. Kate McGee returns this season, she was just a couple minute shy of making the NCCAA DII National Meet last year and will be looking towards that goal this year.

Ian Uphoff, in one of the tougher courses, made it to Nationals with a time of 32:03.40. Due to other commitments Uphoff was unable to attend.

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