WICHITA- Timothy Kiprotich qualified for Cross Country Nationals after placing 15th at NCAA Central Regionals, finishing with a time of 31:07.20. The National Championships will be held November 22nd in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 

Kiprotich's Season Recap: 
To kick off his season, Kiprotich placed 25th at the Southern Stampede. He brought in a time of 25:06.80 (8K) to pace the Jets. Next, the Jets would compete at the Gans Creek Classic. At Gans Creek, Kiprotich placed 38th with a time of 26:01.2 to lead the Jets across the finish line. Kiprotich would earn his first individual title of the season at the U of O Invitational. Kiprotich recorded a time of 24:57.94 to claim first place, and finish as the first Jet. The Jets team would claim runner-up. At the MIAA Championships, Kiprotich led the Jets with a 25:31.93. He would place 22nd and help the Jets claim 11th place. Kiprotich would then earn 15th place at the DII Central Regional on November 8th. His time of 31:07.20 broke the Jets Cross Country record and helped him punch his ticket to DII Nationals. 

Nationals Information: 
A total of 34 teams were chosen to compete at each championship. Twenty-four teams earned automatic bids by finishing among the top three seven-person squads in each of the eight regions. The remaining 10 teams were selected at-large. Additionally, at least 24 individual runners advanced through automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. The advancing teams and individuals are listed below.

The championships are scheduled for Saturday, November 22, at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course, with the University of Wisconsin–Parkside serving as host. The women's race will start at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, followed by the men's race at 12:15 p.m. Eastern.

A live webstream of the championships will occur on www.NCAA.com  from 11:00 a.m. Eastern until the conclusion of the awards ceremony. 

Championship History: 
The DII Men's Cross Country National Championship dates back to 1974, skipping 2020 due to Covid-19, with the first ever Men's Championship trophy going to Missouri State. Adams State leads NCAA DII with 13 Men's Cross Country National Championships, while also adding nine runners-up. In the past four years. Colorado School of Mines has won two National Championships (2024, 2022). Wingate snagged the 2023 title and Grand Valley State won the 2021 title. 

Listed below are the Men's Cross Country qualifying teams for the 2025 National Championship: 
School - Region
Adams State — South Central
Alabama Huntsville — South
Alaska Anchorage — West
Anderson (South Carolina) — Southeast
Augustana (South Dakota) — Central
Cal Poly Pomona — West
Charleston (West Virginia) — Atlantic
Chico State — West
Colorado Christian — South Central
Colorado School of Mines — South Central
Colorado-Colorado Springs — South Central
Davis & Elkins — Atlantic
East Central — Central
Embry-Riddle (Florida) — South
Flagler College — Southeast
Florida Southern — South
Franklin Pierce — East
Grand Valley State — Midwest
Lee — South
Lewis — Midwest
Nebraska-Kearney — Central
Northwest Missouri State — Central
Northwest Nazarene — West
Oklahoma Baptist — Central
Pittsburg State — Central
Roberts Wesleyan — East
Saginaw Valley State — Midwest
Shippensburg — Atlantic
Southern Connecticut State — East
Washburn — Central
West Texas A&M — South Central
Western Colorado — South Central
Western Washington — West
Wingate University — Southeast

Listed below are the individuals of who qualified for the 2025 National Championship: 
Athlete - School - Region
Mike Formica — Indiana (Pennsylvania) — Atlantic Region
Franklin Kipchirchir — Fayetteville State — Atlantic Region
Brian Kiprop — Fayetteville State — Atlantic Region
Josh Miller — West Chester — Atlantic Region
Jonathan Thrush — California (Pennsylvania) — Atlantic Region
Jaden Deaton — Missouri Southern State — Central Region
Wimachmorr Gilo — Missouri Western — Central Region
Timothy Kiprotich — Newman University — Central Region
Chase Sorrell — Missouri Southern State — Central Region
Dylan Boyle — Thomas Jefferson University — East Region
CJ Johnson — Daemen — East Region
Julian Jones — Wilmington University — East Region
Dillon Labonte — Southern New Hampshire Univ. — East Region
Louis Ginane — Tiffin — Midwest Region
Tyler Harris — Drury University — Midwest Region
Ramon Rodriguez — Tiffin — Midwest Region
Basile Chevrel — Christian Brothers — South Region
Colten Lee — Palm Beach Atl. — South Region
Weldon Chebon — New Mexico Highlands — South Central Region
 Ian Rono — Texas A&M International — South Central Region
Nasrudin Mohamed — Augusta University — Southeast Region
James Shue — Catawba — Southeast Region
Dexter Delaney — Alaska Fairbanks — West Region
Alan Jimenez — Cal State San Marcos — West Region
Noah Plaza — Concordia University Irvine — West Region