<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://msumdragons.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>MSU Moorhead Athletics</title><link>https://www.msumdragons.com/rss.aspx?path=cross</link><description>Latest news items for MSU Moorhead Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.msumdragons.com/rss?path=cross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>See Her, Be Her: Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/2/4/athletics-department-see-her-be-her-celebrating-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/2/4/athletics-department-see-her-be-her-celebrating-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day.aspx</guid><category>Athletics Department, Softball, Women's Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Swimming &amp; Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Dance Team, Track &amp; Field, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NGWSD 2026 Banner" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/4/16X9NGWSD.png" /><br /><br />MOORHEAD, Minn. -- On National Girls and Women IN Sports Day 2026, Minnesota State Moorhead athletics recognizes all of the incredible effort our student-athletes pour in while also helping inspire the next generation of female athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/16X9NGWSD.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/16X9NGWSD.png"><media:title>NGWSD 2026 Banner</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/4/16X9NGWSD.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 12:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10276</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gregoire, Dragons Collect USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/1/29/cross-country-gregoire-dragons-collect-ustfccca-all-academic-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/1/29/cross-country-gregoire-dragons-collect-ustfccca-all-academic-honors.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="USTFCCCA All-Academic 2025" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/26/All-Academic-Athletes-2025-Cross-Country-Website1.png" /><br /><br />NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Minnesota State Moorhead men's and women's cross country were named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams on Thursday afternoon. Additionally, Jared Gregoire was tabbed as an All-Academic individual for the Dragons.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/All-Academic-Athletes-2025-Cross-Country-Website1.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/All-Academic-Athletes-2025-Cross-Country-Website1.png"><media:title>USTFCCCA All-Academic 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/All-Academic-Athletes-2025-Cross-Country-Website1.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:04:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10374</s:story_id></item><item><title>76 Dragons Named to NSIC Fall All-Academic Team</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/12/11/athletics-department-76-dragons-named-to-nsic-fall-all-academic-team.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/12/11/athletics-department-76-dragons-named-to-nsic-fall-all-academic-team.aspx</guid><category>Football, Athletics Department, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NSIC All-Academic" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2020/11/17/all_academic.jpg" /><br /><br />BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead had 76 student-athletes named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Academic Team for the fall term.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2020/11/17/all_academic.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/11/17/all_academic.jpg"><media:title>NSIC All-Academic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/11/17/all_academic.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10168</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kennedy, Hoechst Lead Moorhead at NCAA Central Region Championships</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-kennedy-hoechst-lead-moorhead-at-ncaa-central-region-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-kennedy-hoechst-lead-moorhead-at-ncaa-central-region-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kate Kennedy and Chase Hoechst were MSUM's top finishers at the NCAA Central Region Championships on Saturday." src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/XCRecap11825.png" /><br /><br />JOPLIN, Mo. – Minnesota State Moorhead cross country was led by Katelyn Kennedy and Chase Hoechst at the NCAA Central Region Championships on Saturday. Hoechst earned all-region honors for Moorhead.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/XCRecap11825.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/XCRecap11825.png"><media:title>Kate Kennedy and Chase Hoechst were MSUM's top finishers at the NCAA Central Region Championships on Saturday.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/XCRecap11825.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 15:11:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10103</s:story_id></item><item><title>MSUM Travels for NCAA Central Region Championships</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/5/cross-country-msum-travels-for-ncaa-central-region-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/5/cross-country-msum-travels-for-ncaa-central-region-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/4/XCPre11525.png" /><br /><br />MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead cross country looks to punch a ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championships this weekend as part of the NCAA Central Region Championships. Action from Joplin, Mo., begins with the women's 8k race at 10 a.m. followed by the men's 10k at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, November 8.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/XCPre11525.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/XCPre11525.png"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/4/XCPre11525.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 10:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10098</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gregoire, Bjerke Named MSUM Athletes of the Month - Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/3/athletics-department-gregoire-bjerke-named-msum-athletes-of-the-month-presented-by-buffalo-wild-wings.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/11/3/athletics-department-gregoire-bjerke-named-msum-athletes-of-the-month-presented-by-buffalo-wild-wings.aspx</guid><category>Athletics Department, Swimming &amp; Diving, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Student-Athletes of the Month October 2025" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/31/SAOMOctober2025.png" /><br /><br />MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Redshirt sophomore harrier Jared Gregoire and junior diver Zoe Bjerke have been named the Minnesota State Moorhead Athletes of the Month presented by Buffalo Wild Wings for the month of October 2025.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/SAOMOctober2025.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/SAOMOctober2025.png"><media:title>Student-Athletes of the Month October 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/31/SAOMOctober2025.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 14:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10092</s:story_id></item><item><title>Year of the Jaguar: Gregoire Captures NSIC Individual Championship</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/24/cross-country-year-of-the-jaguar-gregoire-captures-nsic-individual-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/24/cross-country-year-of-the-jaguar-gregoire-captures-nsic-individual-championship.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Katelyn Kennedy and Jared Gregoire were MSUM's top finishers at the 2025 NSIC Cross Country Championships. Gregoire won the individual conference championship." src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/24/XCRecap102425.png" /><br /><br />WAYNE, Neb. – Minnesota State Moorhead cross country was highlighted by an NSIC title-winning run from Jared Gregoire at Friday's conference championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/XCRecap102425.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/XCRecap102425.png"><media:title>Katelyn Kennedy and Jared Gregoire were MSUM's top finishers at the 2025 NSIC Cross Country Championships. Gregoire won the individual conference championship.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/XCRecap102425.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:56:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10073</s:story_id></item><item><title>PODCAST: The Practice of Patience with Jared Gregoire</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/23/cross-country-podcast-the-practice-of-patience-with-jared-gregoire.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/23/cross-country-podcast-the-practice-of-patience-with-jared-gregoire.aspx</guid><category>Track &amp; Field, Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Podcast Card Generic no sponsor" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/29/PodcastCard_copy.png" /><br /><br />On this edition of the MSUM Dragons Podcast, Assistant AD for Media and PR Nolan Schmidt sits down with distance man Jared Gregoire. The Buffalo, Minn., native turned in one of the greatest first-year campaigns in the history of the Northern Sun, winning conference Newcomer of the Year in indoor and outdoor track as well as cross country. Gregoire set numerous school records as a true freshman on the track and continued his upward pace as a sophomore.

The premier harrier would run into injury trouble late in his sophomore season that kept him out of action for the entirety of the 2024-25 athletic year. A mysterious injury could have kept Gregoire down, but he has since returned to action, looking sharp as the Dragons prepare for the NSIC Cross Country Championships. Gregoire discusses the important of patience throughout his journey back to running and why he is poised to pick up where he left off.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/29/PodcastCard_copy.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/29/PodcastCard_copy.png"><media:title>Podcast Card Generic no sponsor</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/29/PodcastCard_copy.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10071</s:story_id></item><item><title>MSUM Ready for NSIC Cross Country Championships</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/21/msum-ready-for-nsic-cross-country-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/21/msum-ready-for-nsic-cross-country-championships.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/XCPre10-22.png" /><br /><br />MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead cross country looks towards the NSIC Cross Country Championships this Friday in Wayne, Neb. Action from Wayne Country Club begins with the women's 6k race at 12 p.m. followed by the men's 8k run at 1:15 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/XCPre10-22.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/XCPre10-22.png"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/XCPre10-22.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10066</s:story_id></item><item><title>Personal, Season Bests Aplenty for Moorhead at Jimmie Invitational</title><link>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/3/cross-country-personal-season-bests-aplenty-for-moorhead-at-jimmie-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://msumdragons.com/news/2025/10/3/cross-country-personal-season-bests-aplenty-for-moorhead-at-jimmie-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MSUM Cross Country was led by Jared Gregoire and Katelyn Kennedy at Friday morning's Jimmie Invitational" src="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/XCRecap10-3-25.png" /><br /><br />JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Minnesota State Moorhead cross country wrapped up the 2025 regular season at the Jimmie Invitational on Friday. Several Dragons marked new personal bests, while others would improve on season-best efforts.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/XCRecap10-3-25.png" /><media:content url="https://www.msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/XCRecap10-3-25.png"><media:title>MSUM Cross Country was led by Jared Gregoire and Katelyn Kennedy at Friday morning's Jimmie Invitational</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://msumdragons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/XCRecap10-3-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:55:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10033</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>