<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.central.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Central College Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Central College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.central.edu/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Eight Dutch cross country runners take all-academic honor</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/1/29/mens-cross-country-eight-dutch-cross-country-runners-take-all-academic-honor.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/1/29/mens-cross-country-eight-dutch-cross-country-runners-take-all-academic-honor.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Brown talks to team before race" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its academic honors for cross country Thursday and Central College's women's and men's team were prominently featured.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Jack Brown talks to team before race</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:33:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8049</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch quintet completes cross country season at national meet</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/22/mens-cross-country-dutch-quintet-completes-cross-country-season-at-national-meet.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/22/mens-cross-country-dutch-quintet-completes-cross-country-season-at-national-meet.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Brown leads the race" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_4_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />SPARTANBURG, S.C.— Five members of the Central College cross country program put a bow on their 2025 season by competing at the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_4_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_4_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Jack Brown leads the race</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_4_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:33:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7958</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central sending five cross country runners to NCAA meet</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/17/mens-cross-country-central-sending-five-cross-country-runners-to-ncaa-meet.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/17/mens-cross-country-central-sending-five-cross-country-runners-to-ncaa-meet.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="William Wadsley runs through the finishing chute" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Wadsley_5_mxc25.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA— Three members of the Central College women's cross country team and two from the men's squad will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina for the NCAA Division III Championships this Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Wadsley_5_mxc25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Wadsley_5_mxc25.jpg"><media:title>William Wadsley runs through the finishing chute</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Wadsley_5_mxc25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:48:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7949</s:story_id></item><item><title>Brown leads Dutch men at cross country regional</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-brown-leads-dutch-men-at-cross-country-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-brown-leads-dutch-men-at-cross-country-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Brown at the start of a race" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />WAVERLY — Jack Brown (junior, Norwalk) took seventh overall to lead the Central College men's cross country team to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Jack Brown at the start of a race</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:09:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7944</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eighty-one Dutch student-athletes on conference fall academic list</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/14/mens-cross-country-eighty-one-dutch-student-athletes-on-conference-fall-academic-list.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/14/mens-cross-country-eighty-one-dutch-student-athletes-on-conference-fall-academic-list.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Taylot Thunstedt runs down hill" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Thunstedt_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — Central College landed the second most student-athletes on the fall sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team for the third year in a row with 81 selections announced Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Thunstedt_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Thunstedt_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Taylot Thunstedt runs down hill</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Thunstedt_1_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:16:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7936</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch men No. 6 in regional criss country rankings</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-no-6-in-regional-criss-country-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-no-6-in-regional-criss-country-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Every running down a hill" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/J.Every_4_mxc25.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—After a second-place finish in the American Rivers Conference Championships, Central women's cross country team got a three-spot bump in the week seven United States Track and Field & Cross-Country Coaches Association Division III poll, which now puts them at No. 24 in the nation.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/J.Every_4_mxc25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/J.Every_4_mxc25.jpg"><media:title>Jack Every running down a hill</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/J.Every_4_mxc25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 20:15:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7911</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central men third at conference cross country championships</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-central-men-third-at-conference-cross-country-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-central-men-third-at-conference-cross-country-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Brown leads pack up a hill" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_3_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />DUBUQUE — The Central College men's cross country team had two all-league performances en route to a third-place finish at the American Rivers Conference Championships Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_3_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_3_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Jack Brown leads pack up a hill</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/Brown_3_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 16:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7897</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central men are up one spot in regional cross country rankings</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/22/mens-cross-country-central-men-are-up-one-spot-in-regional-cross-country-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/22/mens-cross-country-central-men-are-up-one-spot-in-regional-cross-country-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nathan Vander Waal warms up before race" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/VanderWaal_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—The Central College women's cross country team climbed back up two spots in this week's United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Division III poll released Wednesday]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/VanderWaal_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/VanderWaal_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg"><media:title>Nathan Vander Waal warms up before race</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/VanderWaal_2_Dutch_Open_mxc25_bower.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:03:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7882</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch men finish runner-up at Bradley cross country classic</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-finish-runner-up-at-bradley-cross-country-classic.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-finish-runner-up-at-bradley-cross-country-classic.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Dillon Starlin rounds a corner near trees" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Starlin_3_mxc25.jpg" /><br /><br />PEORIA, ILL. — A pair of top-five finishers on the Central College men's cross country team propelled the team to a runner-up effort at the Bradley Pink Classic Friday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Starlin_3_mxc25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Starlin_3_mxc25.jpg"><media:title>Dillon Starlin rounds a corner near trees</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Starlin_3_mxc25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:25:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7869</s:story_id></item><item><title>Dutch men at No. 7 in midwest cross country regional poll</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/16/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-at-no-7-in-midwest-cross-country-regional-poll.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/16/mens-cross-country-dutch-men-at-no-7-in-midwest-cross-country-regional-poll.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Conner Hansen runs in finishing chute" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Hansen_5_mxc25.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—The Central College women's cross country team held strong at No. 29 in the fifth week of the United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Division III poll.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Hansen_5_mxc25.jpg" /><media:content 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