Joplin, MO – For the tenth year in a row, the Bob Jones University (BJU) men’s cross country team stands at the top of the podium, winning the 2025 NCCAA DII Men’s Cross Country National Championship on Friday, November 14.

Bob Jones had five runners finish inside the top 10, rolling to the blue banner with 27 points. Moody Bible Institute finished second with 81 points, while Crown College finished third with 90 points. Judah Nash paced the Bruins, finishing second with a time of 27:18.0. Four more BJU runners earned All-American honors, with Joel Batres-Mena finishing fourth at 27:54.9, James Baer finishing right behind him in fifth at 28:10.4, Jacob Doshier recording a seventh-place finish at 28:26.1, and Levi Gerbitz finishing 10^th at 28:46.3. It is the most All-Americans for the Bruins since 2023, when Bob Jones also had five runners earn the nod.

With the national championship, Ken Roach from Bob Jones earns NCCAA Coach of the Year honors for the fifth straight year.
 
Highlights:

• Alex Morton from Boyce College won the individual championship by almost seven seconds, winning first place with a time of 27:11.2 in the 8K race. It is the first time a men’s runner from Boyce has won the individual national championship
• Kevin Drake of Moody Bible Institute finished third with a time of 27:33.7. His third-place finish is the highest ever for any MBI men’s cross country runner.
• Crown’s David Tuttle finished sixth with a time of 28:21.6, while Patrick De Ronde of Spurgeon College finished eighth with a time of 28:36.1. De Ronde is the first All-American men’s cross country runner in the history of the Spurgeon program, while Tuttle gives Crown an men’s All-American for the second straight season.
• Jose Martinez of Dallas Christian College recorded a ninth-place finish with a time of 28:44.7, becoming the first All-American from the DCC men’s cross country program since 2023.
• Of the ten All-Americans, four of the runners are currently freshmen at their respective institutions.

 
Final results from the NCCAA Division II Men’s 8,000-meter can be found here. A full list of award winners can be found here.

About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 23 national championship events, along with one national invitational for 88 member schools across 28 states and two Canadian provinces. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.