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Tufts Paces NESCAC Teams at NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – NESCAC Champion Tufts paced the conference contingent of six teams and three individuals at the 2025 NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship held at the Roger Milliken Cross Country Course in Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday, November 22.

The Jumbos placed two runners in the top 40, led by senior Cullen McCaleb who was the top individual runner in the conference. McCaleb finished 21st overall with a time of 24:27.7 to lead Tufts to a seventh place finish, its best in the championship since 2012.

Wisconsin-La Crosse captured the team title for the second straight season with runners finishing 3-4-5 and another in 13th position. Emmanuel LeBlond of Johns Hopkins claimed the individual title with a time of 23:35.0, marking the Blue Jays' first individual NCAA Men's Cross Country Champion.

NESCAC Team finishes
Tufts – 7th
Amherst – 11th
Williams – 14th
Wesleyan – 17th
Middlebury – 21st
Colby – 31st

Individual NESCAC Finishers
Ellis Iurilli-Hough – Conn. College, 24:49.4
Nathaniel Aronson – Bates, 25:22.2
Jack Crum – Bates, 26:08.0