<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://chicowildcats.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Chico State Athletics</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/rss.aspx?path=crosscountry</link><description>Latest news items for Chico State Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://chicowildcats.com/rss?path=crosscountry" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>All Roads Lead to Kenosha: Wildcats Set for NCAA Championship Showdown</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/11/20/cross-country-all-roads-lead-to-kenosha-wildcats-set-for-ncaa-championship-showdown.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/11/20/cross-country-all-roads-lead-to-kenosha-wildcats-set-for-ncaa-championship-showdown.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 CCAA Men's & Women's XC Champions" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/2025_CCAA_Men_s___Women_s_XC_Champions.jpg" /><br /><br />CHICO, Calif. – A familiar tradition continues for the Chico State men's and women's cross country programs as the Wildcats return to the NCAA Championships on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/2025_CCAA_Men_s___Women_s_XC_Champions.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/2025_CCAA_Men_s___Women_s_XC_Champions.jpg"><media:title>2025 CCAA Men's &amp; Women's XC Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/2025_CCAA_Men_s___Women_s_XC_Champions.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:30:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11644</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wildcats Ready to Host First CCAA Championships in 12 Years</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/10/20/cross-country-wildcats-ready-to-host-first-ccaa-championships-in-13-years.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/10/20/cross-country-wildcats-ready-to-host-first-ccaa-championships-in-13-years.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 CCAA Championship Main Image" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/20/CCAA_Championship_Splash_Page_1024x576.jpg" /><br /><br />The 2025 CCAA Cross Country Championships return to Hooker Oak Recreation Area at Bidwell Park in Chico for the third time since the event was held there in 2003. Chico State also served as the host on the very same site in 2013.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/CCAA_Championship_Splash_Page_1024x576.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/CCAA_Championship_Splash_Page_1024x576.jpg"><media:title>2025 CCAA Championship Main Image</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/20/CCAA_Championship_Splash_Page_1024x576.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:55:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11603</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wildcats Claim Their Tenth West Regional Title in Dominant Fashion</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/11/8/womens-cross-country-cats-showcase-dominant-performance-enroute-to-tenth-west-region-title.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/11/8/womens-cross-country-cats-showcase-dominant-performance-enroute-to-tenth-west-region-title.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 NCAA West Region Champions" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/NCAA_West_Region_Champions__women_.jpg" /><br /><br />MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Chico State women's cross-country team made waves at the 2025 CCAA Championships, reclaiming the conference title from strong rivals. In similar fashion on Saturday, the 'Cats made an emphatic statement at the NCAA West Regionals, capturing their tenth regional championship in program history — and doing so by a staggering margin.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/NCAA_West_Region_Champions__women_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/NCAA_West_Region_Champions__women_.jpg"><media:title>2025 NCAA West Region Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/NCAA_West_Region_Champions__women_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 14:56:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11626</s:story_id></item><item><title>Chico State Today: Cross Country Runner Strides for Justice</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/4/8/womens-cross-country-chico-state-today-cross-country-runner-strides-for-justice.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2025/4/8/womens-cross-country-chico-state-today-cross-country-runner-strides-for-justice.aspx</guid><category>Track and Field, Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hannah Wirth" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/4/8/Wirth__Hannah_2025_01.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/8/Wirth__Hannah_2025_01.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/8/Wirth__Hannah_2025_01.jpg"><media:title>Hannah Wirth</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/4/8/Wirth__Hannah_2025_01.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2025 11:08:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11433</s:story_id></item><item><title>All-Americans Again! Molina Sisters Excel at Muddy NCAA Championships</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/23/womens-cross-country-all-american-again-molina-sisters-excel-at-muddy-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/23/womens-cross-country-all-american-again-molina-sisters-excel-at-muddy-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="on Saturday, November 23, 2024 in Chico, Calif.(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Molina__Iresh_2024.jpg" /><br /><br />First, they earned All-CCAA accolades. Then they became All-West Region. And now Iresh and Della Molina completed a trifecta as All-Americans.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Molina__Iresh_2024.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Molina__Iresh_2024.jpg"><media:title>on Saturday, November 23, 2024 in Chico, Calif.(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Molina__Iresh_2024.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:09:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11258</s:story_id></item><item><title>Giannini, Wildcats Place Sixth at Rainy NCAA Championships</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/23/mens-cross-country-giannini-wildcats-place-sixth-at-rainy-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/23/mens-cross-country-giannini-wildcats-place-sixth-at-rainy-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Mario Giannini & Daniel Hernandez" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Giannini-Hernandez_NCAA_Championships.png" /><br /><br />On-and-off rain and mud did not stop many supporters of the Chico State cross country program from watching the Wildcat men's team finish sixth at the NCAA Division II Championships in nearby Arcade Creek in Sacramento on Saturday to keep an impressive streak going.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Giannini-Hernandez_NCAA_Championships.png" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Giannini-Hernandez_NCAA_Championships.png"><media:title>Mario Giannini &amp; Daniel Hernandez</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/23/Giannini-Hernandez_NCAA_Championships.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11257</s:story_id></item><item><title>‘Cats Ready for ‘Home Course’ Advantage at NCAA Championships</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/20/cross-country-cats-ready-for-home-course-advantage-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/20/cross-country-cats-ready-for-home-course-advantage-at-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2024 CCAA Men's & Women's Cross Country Champions" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/20/2024_CCAA_M-W_XC_Champions.jpg" /><br /><br />The Chico State women's and men's cross country teams have been frequent visitors of the NCAA Championships for around a quarter of a century. But the 2024 edition of the national championship will become more of a 'home course' feeling for the Wildcats as the meet will be held at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, just less than 100 miles from campus.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/20/2024_CCAA_M-W_XC_Champions.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/20/2024_CCAA_M-W_XC_Champions.jpg"><media:title>2024 CCAA Men's &amp; Women's Cross Country Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/20/2024_CCAA_M-W_XC_Champions.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:57:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11252</s:story_id></item><item><title>A Gr-8 Run! Wildcats Capture Another Regional Title</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/9/mens-cross-country-feeling-gr-8-wildcats-capture-another-regional-title.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/9/mens-cross-country-feeling-gr-8-wildcats-capture-another-regional-title.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2024 MXC West Region Champions" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/9/2024_MXC_West_Region_Champions.jpg" /><br /><br />Amend Park continues to be a favorite path to the NCAA Championships for the Chico State men's cross country team as Mario Giannini and the Wildcats captured the NCAA West Regional championship for the eighth consecutive year and the 20th in program history.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/9/2024_MXC_West_Region_Champions.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/9/2024_MXC_West_Region_Champions.jpg"><media:title>2024 MXC West Region Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/9/2024_MXC_West_Region_Champions.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 9 Nov 2024 14:03:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11238</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wildcats Return to Billings Seeking Another Regional Title</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/5/cross-country-wildcats-return-to-billings-seeking-another-regional-title.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/5/cross-country-wildcats-return-to-billings-seeking-another-regional-title.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2024 Men's & Women's Cross Country Team" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/10/10/2024_M_W_Cross_Country_Team.jpg" /><br /><br />Amend Park in Billings, Montana has been a favorite path to the NCAA Championships for the Chico State men's and women's cross country teams. And for the fifth time in the last decade, the Wildcats will have another opportunity to take the same road when they participate in the NCAA West Regionals on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/10/2024_M_W_Cross_Country_Team.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/10/2024_M_W_Cross_Country_Team.jpg"><media:title>2024 Men's &amp; Women's Cross Country Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/10/10/2024_M_W_Cross_Country_Team.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 5 Nov 2024 13:47:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11230</s:story_id></item><item><title>Towne Sweeps CCAA Coach of the Year for the 16th Time</title><link>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/1/cross-country-towne-sweeps-ccaa-coach-of-the-year-for-the-16th-time.aspx</link><guid>https://chicowildcats.com/news/2024/11/1/cross-country-towne-sweeps-ccaa-coach-of-the-year-for-the-16th-time.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gary Towne 2024 CCAA Championships Trophy Presentation" src="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/1/Towne__Gary_2024_CCAA_Championships.jpg" /><br /><br />Last week, Gary Towne proudly watched his Chico State men's and women's cross country teams sweep the CCAA Championships last week. The Wildcats made sure their longtime head coach was rewarded for assembling two championship-caliber teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/1/Towne__Gary_2024_CCAA_Championships.jpg" /><media:content url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/1/Towne__Gary_2024_CCAA_Championships.jpg"><media:title>Gary Towne 2024 CCAA Championships Trophy Presentation</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://chicowildcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/1/Towne__Gary_2024_CCAA_Championships.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 1 Nov 2024 11:20:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11223</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>