Men’s Cross Country Crowned NCAC Champions With Program Scoring Record Of 24 Points

11/1/2025 7:40:00 PM | By: Jamie Dailey '22, SID Assistant

Men's Cross Country Earns First NCAC Championship With 24 Points, Highlighted By Eight Runners Earning All-Conference Honors (Photo Credit: Dani Johnson)

GAMBIER, Ohio – From start to finish, today was a day the program will never forget.

Appearing in their first ever North Coast Athletic Conference Championship meet, the Blue Streaks certainly did not disappoint.

At the 2025 NCAC Conference Championships hosted by Kenyon College, the men came away with their first NCAC team title with a new program scoring record of 24 points this afternoon.

Placing second overall as a team was Kenyon College, who scored a total of 62 points, followed by Oberlin placing third overall with 73 points.

Men's Championship 8k Results

Leading the way for the Blue Streaks and earning his first individual conference championship was junior Nate Julien, who crossed the finish line with a time of 25:20.3. Julien would go on to win the NCAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Following right behind were both Sam Su (25:21.7) and Ian Paul (25:23.8) placing second and third overall, capturing First-Team All-NCAC honors and sweeping the top three spots for JCU.

In his cross country championship debut, Charlie Payne stepped up and placed seventh overall with a time of 25:46.2 to also earn First-Team All-NCAC honors, as well as being named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year award.

Finishing in 11th place overall was junior Phil Coury, who was named on the Second-Team All-NCAC honor list finishing with a time of 25:55.7 to round up the scoring for the Blue Streaks.

That wasn't the end for John Carroll. Three runners including Chuck Reigrut (26:14.2), Joey Naiman (26:14.3), and Brian Standley (26:20.3) all earned Third-Team All-NCAC honors to help bring more of that momentum to the team finish.

Steve Fuelling, Head Cross Country & Assistant Track & Field Coach at John Carroll University was very pleased with today's performance from the guys.

"The men had a great day from top to bottom," Fuelling emphasized. "The way they responded after a tough outing at our previous meet says a lot about the group and overall program."

Fuelling, as well as Daniel Tutskey (Director of Cross Country/Track & Field) and Jamie Dailey (Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Coach) were named the NCAC Coaching Staff of the Year with the championship win.
This is now the fifth-straight conference championship victory for the men, dating back to 2021 and being a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.

It was an exciting and tremendous day for the Blue Streaks as they will now look forward to their next opportunity.

Next Up
The men's cross country team will head down to Louisville, Kentucky for the second time this season for the 2025 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Cross Country Regional Championships at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park on Saturday, November 15th.

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