<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>West Virginia Wesleyan College Athletics</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for West Virginia Wesleyan College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>10 Bobcat Men’s Cross Country Runners Chosen for MEC Fall 2025 Academic Honors</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2026/1/21/mens-cross-country-10-bobcat-mens-cross-country-runners-chosen-for-mec-fall-2025-academic-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2026/1/21/mens-cross-country-10-bobcat-mens-cross-country-runners-chosen-for-mec-fall-2025-academic-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/21/All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry.jpg" /><br /><br />BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference released the Academic All-MEC and Commissioner's Honor Roll list for the 2025 Fall semester on Tuesday. The list includes all MEC sports which completed a championship in the Fall 2025 semester: football; men's and women's cross country; men's and women's soccer; men's and women's golf; and volleyball.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry.jpg"><media:title>All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/All-MEC-2025-mens-xcountry.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6388</s:story_id></item><item><title>Niland Awarded First Team All-MEC at Conference Championships</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/26/mens-cross-country-niland-awarded-first-team-all-mec-at-conference-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/26/mens-cross-country-niland-awarded-first-team-all-mec-at-conference-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kent-Niland-all-conference" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Kent-Niland-all-conference.jpg" /><br /><br />WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Virginia Wesleyan men's cross country team placed four men in the top 20 finishers, giving the Bobcats four Mountain East All-Conference awards.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Kent-Niland-all-conference.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Kent-Niland-all-conference.jpg"><media:title>Kent-Niland-all-conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/3/Kent-Niland-all-conference.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:24:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6335</s:story_id></item><item><title>Niland Named MEC Cross Country Runner of the Week</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-niland-named-mec-cross-country-runner-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-niland-named-mec-cross-country-runner-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week.jpg" /><br /><br />BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week's Cross Country Runner of the Week awards. The weekly awards are presented by The Health Plan.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week.jpg"><media:title>mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU-runner-of-the-week.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:38:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6305</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bobcats Finish Third at CMU Invitational Behind Performances from Niland and Norton</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-bobcats-finish-third-at-cmu-invitational-behind-performances-from-niland-and-norton.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/10/13/mens-cross-country-bobcats-finish-third-at-cmu-invitational-behind-performances-from-niland-and-norton.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mcros101125-CMU" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU.jpg" /><br /><br />PITTSBURGH, Pa. – October 11, 2025 — The Wesleyan men's cross country team delivered a strong team showing, finishing third overall in a competitive 19-team field at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational held at Schenley Park. The Bobcats posted a team score of 130 points with a total time of 2:08:47.0, averaging 25:45 per runner over the 8K course]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU.jpg"><media:title>mcros101125-CMU</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/13/mcros101125-CMU.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:42:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6304</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bobcat Men's Cross Country Selected 5th in MEC Preseason Poll</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/8/21/bobcat-mens-cross-country-selected-5th-in-mec-preseason-poll.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/8/21/bobcat-mens-cross-country-selected-5th-in-mec-preseason-poll.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/21/25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265.jpg" /><br /><br />BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The University of Charleston has been picked as the preseason favorite in the 2025 Mountain East Conference men's cross country poll, the league announced Thursday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/21/25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/21/25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265.jpg"><media:title>25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/21/25_MEC_MXC_PRESEASON_POLL_7636265.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:25:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6245</s:story_id></item><item><title>135 Bobcats Named to Fall MEC Academic All-Conference Team and Commissioner’s Honor Roll</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/2/10/football-135-bobcats-named-to-fall-mec-academic-all-conference-team-and-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2025/2/10/football-135-bobcats-named-to-fall-mec-academic-all-conference-team-and-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Football, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/23/Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams.png" /><br /><br />BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference selected the Academic All-Conference Team and Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2024 semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/23/Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams.png" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/23/Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams.png"><media:title>Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/23/Fall_2024_All_Academic_Teams.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6233</s:story_id></item><item><title>Atlantic Regional Cross Country Meet Recap</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/11/11/womens-cross-country-regional-meet-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/11/11/womens-cross-country-regional-meet-recap.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Evan Pyles and Anthony Sanders running in the 10K" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/11/202C9804-EBB3-4DBB-BEB2-173951268179.jpg" /><br /><br />NCAA ATLANTIC REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS: The women finished 6th place, which is the highest finish in Wesleyan HISTORY! Leigha Hall led the way with a 3rd place finish, qualifying her for the NCAA national championships! She also ran the fastest 6k time in Wesleyan HISTORY (20:48). Lindsey Dillon and Mo Akita just finished outside of All-Region honors, both having huge days and big PRs! Aubrey Paes, Mariam Al-Zoubi, Taylor Hess, and Sofia Pancoast rounded out historic team finish all with lifetime or season PRs. The men finished top 10 for the first time since 2015!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/11/202C9804-EBB3-4DBB-BEB2-173951268179.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/11/202C9804-EBB3-4DBB-BEB2-173951268179.jpg"><media:title>Evan Pyles and Anthony Sanders running in the 10K</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/11/202C9804-EBB3-4DBB-BEB2-173951268179.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>6015</s:story_id></item><item><title>MEC Championship Recap</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/28/mens-cross-country-mec-championship-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/28/mens-cross-country-mec-championship-recap.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[The Women and Men's Cross Country Team were in action at the Mountain East Conference Championship this weekend at Oglebay Resort. The men came in fourth place out of eleven teams and the women came in fourth place out of ten teams.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:48:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5997</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sanders Named MEC Men's Runner of the Week</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/15/mens-cross-country-sanders-named-mec-mens-runner-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/15/mens-cross-country-sanders-named-mec-mens-runner-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/10/15/anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24.jpg" /><br /><br />BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference has announced this week's MEC Cross Country Runners of the Week. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/15/anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/15/anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24.jpg"><media:title>anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/15/anthony-sanders-player-of-the-week-oct-24.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5977</s:story_id></item><item><title>Carnegie Melon Cross Country Meet Recap</title><link>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/14/mens-cross-country-carnegie-melon-cross-country-meet-recap.aspx</link><guid>https://wesleyanbobcats.com/news/2024/10/14/mens-cross-country-carnegie-melon-cross-country-meet-recap.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anthony and Leigha" src="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/10/14/cross101224.jpg" /><br /><br />The Women and Men's Cross Country Team was in action this weekend at the Carnegie Mellon Cross Country Meet. The women came in 5th out of 16 teams and the men came in 2nd out of 16 teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/14/cross101224.jpg" /><media:content url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/14/cross101224.jpg"><media:title>Anthony and Leigha</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wesleyanbobcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/14/cross101224.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5975</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>