FARMINGTON, Utah (Nov. 19, 2025) – Two teams and one individual will be wearing the Big Sky Conference logo on their singlets this Saturday at the NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships in Columbia, Missouri as Northern Arizona’s men’s and women’s teams, along with Weber State’s Peter Visser, will toe the line with trophies on their mind.
The meet will air on ESPNU, starting at 8:20 a.m. MT with the women’s race. The men’s race will follow at 9:10 a.m. MT.
No. 9 Northern Arizona Men
The Lumberjacks have competed in every NCAA National Championship meet since 2016, and in that window they have claimed six team titles.
They started their 2025 season with a team victory at the George Kyte Classic, followed up by an eighth place finish at the Gans Creek Classic in Missouri.
At the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational, they picked up a lot of momentum with a fourth place finish.
Moving into Championship Season, the Lumberjacks won the Big Sky Conference title for the fifth time in as mean seasons before securing a third place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regionals in Salt Lake City.
Last season, the ‘Jacks finished fifth as a team, led by an 18
th place finish from David Mullarkey.
No. 14 Northern Arizona Women
On the women’s side, the Lumberjacks have qualified for every National Championship meet as a team since 2019 and have finished as high as runner-up during that span.
This year’s campaign started with a team victory at the George Kyte Classic, followed by a runner-up finish at the Gans Creek Classic, which took place at the site of the National Championship.
After an 18
th place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational, the Lumberjacks claimed their seventh consecutive Big Sky Conference title in Bozeman, Montana.
Like the men’s team, the Lumberjack women finished third at the NCAA Mountain Regional to earn an at-large berth to Nationals.
Last year in this meet, the Lumberjacks finished in fourth place, led by a 22
nd place finish from Ali Upshaw.
Both Northern Arizona squads are under the direction of first-year head coach Jarred Cornfield, who was voted Big Sky Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Weber State’s Peter Visser
Making his third-consecutive appearance at the National Championships, Weber State’s Peter Visser earned an automatic qualifying spot at the NCAA Mountain Regional with an eighth place finish.
Visser had a very strong season for the Wildcats, which also included a runner-up finish at the 2025 Big Sky Conference Championships in Bozeman. Additionally, he claimed a fifth place finish at the Bill Dellinger XC Invite in Oregon and was 50
th in the field at the Gans Creek Classic.
Last season, he finished 126
th in the field and is primed to improve upon that finish this year.
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