NCAA Championship To Include UW-Oshkosh Men For 23rd Time

UW-Oshkosh will run at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship for the second time in three years and 23rd time overall following its at-large selection into an event that the Titans will host this Saturday (Nov. 21) at the Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne.

The NCAA officially announced its team and individual participants for the championship on Sunday (Nov. 15).

The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regional meets that were held Saturday (Nov. 14), while 16 additional squads were selected at-large.

Fifty-six individuals, the first seven student-athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate in the championship as well.

UW-Oshkosh earned the right to run on its home course after a strong regular season and a fourth-place finish at Saturday's Midwest Regional in Rock Island, Ill. The Titans scored 147 points in the 38-team Midwest Regional to trail the 54 of first-place UW-Eau Claire, 69 of second-place North Central College (Ill.) and 124 of fourth-place UW-La Crosse.

UW-Oshkosh's previous appearances at the Division III Championship were highlighted by national titles won in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 2002. The Titans also finished third in 1987, 1991 and 2000.

Earning automatic berths into the championship were Allegheny College (Pa.), Amherst College (Mass.), Central College (Iowa), Christopher Newport University (Va.), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.), Elizabethtown College (Pa.), Emory University (Ga.), Haverford College (Pa.), North Central College, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.), St. Lawrence University (N.Y.), St. Olaf College (Minn.), State University of New York-Geneseo, UW-Eau Claire, Wabash College (Ind.) and Williams College (Mass.).

Teams receiving at-large berths besides UW-Oshkosh were Augustana College (Ill.), Calvin College (Mich.), Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.), Hamilton College (N.Y.), Loras College (Iowa), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College (Vt.), Tufts University (Mass.), University of Chicago (Ill.), UW-La Crosse, UW-Platteville, Wartburg College (Iowa), Washington University (Mo.), Wesleyan University (Conn.) and Willamette University (Ore.).

North Central College won last year's NCAA Division III title with 130 points, while St. Olaf College finished second with 143.

Saturday's 8,000-meter race begins at 12:30 p.m. (CST). It follows the women's 6,000-meter race that starts at 11 a.m. (CST).

Spectator parking for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships will not be available at the Lake Breeze Golf Club.

Admission will be charged at Winneconne High School (100 Wolf Run, Winneconne, 54986) for the use of the shuttle service.

Spectator shuttles are available to transport spectators for $5 round trip. Accessible shuttles will be available. The shuttle service will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. There are portable restrooms at the parking venue.

Official Announcement Of Selections For The 2015 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships