BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The 2025 Patriot League Cross Country Championships will be run at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday, Oct., 31. All 20 Patriot League men’s and women’s programs will participate in the championships, with the top ?ve runners for each school counting toward the team score.
The Mountain Hawks will host the championships for the 11
th time and the first since 2021 when Navy secured both the men’s and women’s titles.
The women’s 6K championship race will kick off at 12 p.m. on Friday. The men’s 8k race will follow at 1 p.m. All 10 Patriot League programs will compete in the championships, with team scoring determined by each squad’s top-five finishers. Live results for the 2025 Patriot League Cross Country Championship are available by visiting the Patriot League’s official website –
www.PatriotLeague.org.
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Patriot League Cross Country Major Awards and All-League Honors
The Patriot League cross country major awards will be distributed following the race and will be determined by the individual finish of the competing student-athletes at the championship. The individual champion of both races will be named the Patriot League Runner of the Year for the men and women. The top-finishing freshman in both races earns Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors. The top-seven finishers in the men’s and women’s races make the All-Patriot League First Team, with the eighth through 14th-place runners making up the second team. The Patriot League’s Men’s and Women’s Coaching Staffs of the Year will be voted on by the League’s head coaches at the conclusion of both races. Academic All-Patriot League and Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards will be voted upon by the League’s head coaches and announced the week following the race.
Returning All-Patriot League Performers
Ten of the 14 2024 All-Patriot League runners return in 2025, including Army West Point’s Nathan Davis, who went on to be the League’s only representative in the NCAA Championship race after finishing as the runner-up at the League Championship. Last years’ Rookie of the Meet, Patrick Gandini, also returns for Navy as the Mids aim to secure their fifth straight title.
A loaded women’s group returns in 2025 following a team title that was decided by just two points in 2024. Defending champion Army West Point returns its top-two finishers in Charlotte Richman and Louisa Diamond as the Black Knights aim for back-to-back-to-back championships for the first time this century. Eight other 2024 All-Patriot League runners return to the fold as well, in a race that could be just as close as a season ago.
Patriot League Cross Country Championship History
The Navy men earned their 12
th title a season ago, taking over the top spot in the League. The Mids have won the last four League men’s championships. Army West Point trails with 11 championship victories. The last non-academy champion was Lehigh in 2012.
The Bucknell women’s program has a League-high 12 team titles. Army West Point earned a seventh title last season to secure the second overall spot in League history. Navy (6), Boston University (4) and American (2) have each won multiple League Championships. Colgate, Lafayette and Lehigh each have one women’s team title.
USTFCCCA Polls
- The Navy men’s cross country team was ranked No. 4 in the US Track and Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region when the polls were released on Oct. 20. American was No. 11 and Lehigh checked in at No. 15. In the Northeast Region, Boston University led the way with a No. 5 ranking, while Army West Point was tabbed No. 7.
- Bucknell’s women’s team is currently No. 9 in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Poll, while Navy is No. 10 and Lehigh is ranked No. 12. Army West Point is No. 7 in the Northeast Region with Boston University coming in at No. 13.
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.