US EditionNew Mexico Star Habtom Samuel Finally Earns His First NCAA Cross Country Title
Habtom Samuel executed a late surge to win the individual title as Oklahoma State secured the men’s team championship with four runners in the top 12, finishing undefeated.
- On November 22, 2025, Habtom Samuel of New Mexico won the men's individual NCAA Division I cross country title at University of Missouri Gans Creek Cross Country Course in 28:33.9.
- A two-time runner-up, Habtom Samuel finished second at nationals the previous two seasons and lost a spike last year, motivating him to avoid leaving doubt at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
- In the closing stages, Samuel recorded a 1,000-meter split of 2:37.4 and pulled away with 1,000 meters left, finishing in 28:33.9, ahead of Hansen and Kipchoge.
- Oklahoma State won the men's team championship with 57 points, followed by New Mexico at 82 and Iowa State at 158; it was the Cowboys' second title in three seasons and fifth in program history under head coach Dave Smith.
- Oklahoma State's top four runners on Saturday were recruited internationally, while senior Ryan Schoppe joined from Texas in 2020; BYU coach Ed Eyestone said, `I always felt I’d be embarrassed to have seven foreigners on the team.
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Oklahoma St., NC State win cross country titles
The top-ranked Oklahoma State men and NC State women continued to collect team titles, Alabama junior Doris Lemngole defended her championship, and New Mexico's Habtom Samuel took the men's title at the NCAA Division I cross country championships.
Mass Course-Cutting Scandal Mars 2025 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship
2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship After two previous years of heartbreak, both of which saw him finish second, New Mexico star Habtom Samuel finally claimed glory when he won the NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championships on Saturday at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri. However, Samuel’s remarkable triumph was sadly overshadowed by repetitive, widespread course cutting that was called out by the cross country community by…
Oklahoma State, Habtom Samuel win men's titles, NC State, Lemngole take women's titles in x-country
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The top-ranked Oklahoma State men and N.C. State women continued to collect team titles, Alabama junior Doris Lemngole defended her championship and New Mexico's two-time runner-up Habtom Samuel took the men's title at the NCAA Division…
Oklahoma State, Habtom Samuel win men's titles, NC State, Lemngole take women's titles in x-country
The top-ranked Oklahoma State men and N.C. State women continued to collect team titles, Alabama junior Doris Lemngole defended her championship and New Mexico’s two-time runner-up Habtom Samuel took the men’s title at the NCAA Division I cross country championships.…
Oklahoma State, Habtom Samuel win men's titles, NC State, Lemngole take women's titles in x-country
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The top-ranked Oklahoma State men and N.C. State women continued to collect team titles, Alabama junior Doris Lemngole defended her championship and New Mexico's two-time runner-up Habtom Samuel took the men's title at the NCAA Division…
Oklahoma State, Habtom Samuel win men's titles, NC State, Lemngole take women's titles in x-country
The top-ranked Oklahoma State men and N.C. State women continued to collect team titles, Alabama junior Doris Lemngole defended her championship and New Mexico’s two-time runner-up Habtom Samuel took the men’s title at the NCAA Division I cross country championships.…
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