Tartans Earn 11th Straight NCAA Championship Bid

(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's cross country team received an at-large invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships which will be held at Milliken Research Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Saturday, November 22. It marks the Tartans' 11th straight team appearance at the championships and 18th in the last 19 years.

Carnegie Mellon received the invite after placing second at the Mid-Atlantic Regional on Saturday. Six Tartans finished in the top 35 to earn all-region accolades.

The Tartans are led by 2024 All-American Ryan Podnar who finished second at the Mid-Atlantic Regional and is the only Tartan who has competed at the national meet, with this being his fourth appearance.

The men's race will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the women's race set to start at 12:00 p.m.