For the first time since 2014, the Thunder men's cross country team qualified for the NCCAA National Championships. On a chilly Saturday morning the Thunder cross country team raced in the Billy Mills Classic hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University. The women would run first as 25 runners would compete. Sophomore, Grace Black would run a personal best, 24:33 and finish 15th, while freshman, Emily Forshee would also set a personal best with 26:46 5k time. Freshman, Alyssa Fowles would run her first collegiate race and finish with a time of 26:47 right behind Forshee. On the men's side, freshman, Elijah Wasson and sophomore, Thomas Craig would both run national championship qualifying times of 33:27 with Wasson setting a personal best in the process. Freshman, Jack Keesecker would also set a personal best 8k with a 34:16. As a team, the Thunder men ran a combined 2:59:32 to qualify for the NCCAA National Championships in Joplin, Missouri on November 13th.

The Thunder cross country teams will race again in two weeks and will run at the Last Chance Meet hosted by Ozark Christian College on Saturday, October 31st with the race starting at 9:00AM.

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 page on Instagram.