CONCORD, N.C. – The Tulsa men’s cross country team regained the title with a six-point victory over Tulane to claim their American Conference-record 11th championship, while the Tulane women’s team captured the team crown for the second time in three years.
 
Tulsa earned its 11th conference title with all five scorers finishing among the top 10. Shay McEvoy led the Golden Hurricane with a time of 23:32.4, finishing third overall. He was followed by Ben Brown in fifth (23:40.2), Luke Birdseye in seventh (23:52.3), Levi Rowan in ninth (23:55.4), and Charlie Krasnoff in 10th (23:56.7).
 
Wichita State’s Elkana Kipruto captured the individual championship with a time of 23:16.6, while Tulane’s Bernard Cheruiyot (23:25.6) and Silas Kiptanui (23:38.8) placed second and fourth, respectively. Other All-Conference honorees included Wichita State’s Kelvin Kipyego (6th, 23:47.0), Charlotte’s Bryce Anderson (11th, 23:57.8), Wichita State’s Adrian Diaz-Lopez (12th, 24:00.2), Tulane’s Tommy Rice (13th, 24:03.0), Charlotte’s Andrew Harding (14th, 24:03.7), and Tulane’s Rogerio Amaral (15th, 24:12.8).
 
On the women’s side, Tulane took home the team title with 36 points, marking the program’s second championship in the past three seasons. All five scorers finished in the top 15, led by Blezzin Kimutai, who placed second with a time of 20:16.3. Dorcas Naibei followed in fourth (20:36.0), with Haly Harper eighth (20:41.8), Petra Dos Santos ninth (20:42.3), and Janae Dean 13th (20:53.5).
 
Tulsa’s Evyn Humphrey earned the individual championship with a time of 20:04.1, while Wichita State freshman Mercy Jepkoech collected Freshman of the Year honors after placing 10th in 20:44.5.
 
Additional All-Conference finishers included Rice’s Oliwia Kopec (3rd, 20:31.4), Charlotte’s Ella White (5th, 20:36.2), Rice’s Alex Gobran (6th, 20:36.8), Charlotte’s Cali Coffin (7th, 20:37.6), Tulsa’s Kathryn Koonts (11th, 20:45.1), Wichita State’s Lucy Ndungu (12th, 20:48.5), Tulsa’s Sara Morefield (14th, 20:55.4), and East Carolina’s Abrielle Schweitzer (15th, 20:59.2).
 
Tulsa head coach Taylor Gulley and staff were named the American Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year, while Tulane head coach Adrian Myers and staff earned American Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
 
2025 American Conference Cross Country Championships
 
Men’s Team Standings

1. Tulsa                    35
2. Tulane                  41
3. Wichita State     59
4. Charlotte             96
5. Rice                      179
6. Temple                 197
7. Memphis             213
8. North Texas        237
9. UTSA                    258
10. South Florida      283
11. East Carolina      292
12. Florida Atlantic  360

Women’s Team Standings

1. Tulane                  36
2. Rice                      72
3. Charlotte             78
4. Tulsa                    82
5. Wichita State     132
6. UAB                       209
7. East Carolina      218
8. North Texas        220
9. Florida Atlantic  267
10. South Florida      275
11. Memphis             307
12. UTSA                    341
13. Temple                 345

 
Men’s All-Conference

1. Elkana Kipruto, Wichita State – 23:16.6
2. Bernard Cheruiyot, Tulane – 23:25.6
3. Shay McEvoy, Tulsa – 23:32.4
4. Silas Kiptanui, Tulane – 23:38.8
5. Ben Brown, Tulsa – 23:40.2
6. Kelvin Kipyego, Wichita State – 23:47.0
7. Luke Birdseye, Tulsa – 23:52.3
8. Illia Kunin, Tulane – 23:52.3
9. Levi Rowan, Tulsa – 23:55.4
10. Charlie Krasnoff, Tulsa – 23:56.7
11. Bryce Anderson, Charlotte – 23:57.8
12. Adrian Diaz-Lopez, Wichita State – 24:00.2
13. Tommy Rice, Tulane – 24:03.0
14. Andrew Harding, Charlotte (Freshman of the Year) – 24:03.7
15. Rogerio Amaral, Tulane – 24:12.8

 
Women’s All-Conference

1. Evyn Humphrey, Tulsa – 20:04.1
2. Blezzin Kimutai, Tulane – 20:16.3
3. Oliwia Kopec, Rice – 20:31.4
4. Dorcas Naibei, Tulane – 20:36.0
5. Ella White, Charlotte – 20:36.2
6. Alex Gobran, Rice – 20:36.8
7. Cali Coffin, Charlotte – 20:37.6
8. Haley Harper, Tulane – 20:41.8
9. Petra Dos Santos, Tulane – 20:42.3
10. Mercy Jepkoech, Wichita State – 20:44.5
11. Kathryn Koonts, Tulsa – 20:45.1
12. Lucy Ndungu, Wichita State – 20:48.5
13. Janae Dean, Tulane – 20:53.5
14. Sara Morefield, Tulsa – 20:55.4
15. Abrielle Schweitzer, East Carolina – 20:59.2

 
Men’s All-Freshmen
Andrew Harding, Charlotte (Freshman of the Year) – 24:03.7
Austin Carrera, Wichita State – 24:41.4
Connor Tyrrell, Charlotte – 25:16.0
Kasem Kaheal, Temple – 25:21.3
Ethan Carranza, UTSA – 25:33.4
 
Women’s All-Freshmen
Mercy Jepkoech, Wichita State – 20:44.5 (Freshman of the Year)
Dana Rojas Vazquez, Tulane – 21:07.2
Eliza Keith, Charlotte – 21:34.3
Jocelyn Karry, UTSA – 21:40.5
Aubrey Milam, North Texas – 22:07.9