Men's Cross Country

Oles make it five in a row as MIAC men’s cross country champs

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – For the fifth consecutive season and 14th time in program history, St. Olaf College has won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men's cross country championship.

The Oles placed five runners in the top 15 to earn 36 points and a 52-point margin of victory.
 
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Carleton finished second with 88 points, followed by Saint John's in third with 92 points. Macalester totaled 115 points, while Bethel had 128, Gustavus had 158, St. Scholastica had 167, Concordia had 217, Saint Mary's had 231, Hamline had 312, and Augsburg had 352.
 
Saint John's senior Cole Stencel won the individual MIAC title with a time of 24:56.1. Stencel is the 11th Johnnie in program history to win the conference cross country title, and the first to do so since 2007.
 
St. Olaf's Garrett Seppanen (25:09.0) took second, with Bethel's Hootie Hage (25:19.2) in third, Concordia's Tyler Goss (25:24.5) in fourth, and St. Olaf's Connor Hitchcock (25:29.7) in fifth.
 
Nearly 180 student-athletes participated in this year's MIAC Men's Cross Country Championships. The top 15 finishers earned All-Conference recognition, while finishers 16-25 were awarded Honorable Mention. The All-MIAC and Honorable Mention runners were honored at a post-meet awards ceremony, and the Oles were also presented with their MIAC Championship trophy.
 
Full results are published online by Hero's Timing and can also be found on the 2026 MIAC Cross Country Championship homepage.
 
Official championship apparel is available for online purchase via the MIAC Shop powered by UNRestricted MKTG. The online MIAC Shop features officially licensed short-sleeve t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts, and hooded sweatshirts to commemorate the 2026 conference championship meet. The items available in this store are custom-decorated. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. All apparel items are online-only, custom-made, and all sales are final.
 
The MIAC would like to thank St. Olaf College for its work in organizing and hosting this year's championships and making the event a great success.
 
MIAC runners will return to Northfield in two weeks for the NCAA Division III North Regionals at St. Olaf College on Saturday, November 14, followed by the NCAA Division III Championships hosted at Carleton College on Saturday, November 21.