<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://iwusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics</title><link>https://www.iwusports.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.iwusports.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Ninth Annual Victory with Honor Banquet Recognizes Senior Titan Student-Athletes</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ninth-annual-victory-with-honor-banquet-recognizes-senior-titan-student-athletes.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-ninth-annual-victory-with-honor-banquet-recognizes-senior-titan-student-athletes.aspx</guid><category>Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2023 Titan Athletics" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/7/31/Titan_Athletics_General_Announcement.png" /><br /><br />BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The presentation of top male and female athlete awards along with doling out the annual Order of Titans awards to deserving senior student-athletes highlighted the ninth annual "Victory With Honor Senior Banquet", held Wednesday, April 28. To view the banquet on-demand, click here.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/7/31/Titan_Athletics_General_Announcement.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/7/31/Titan_Athletics_General_Announcement.png"><media:title>2023 Titan Athletics</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/7/31/Titan_Athletics_General_Announcement.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:16:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12998</s:story_id></item><item><title>Titans Celebrate 15th Annual Tommy’s Awards</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/4/13/general-titans-celebrate-15th-annual-tommys-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/4/13/general-titans-celebrate-15th-annual-tommys-awards.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Wrestling, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Men's Volleyball, Women's Bowling, Women's Wrestling, Women's Flag Football, Spirit Squad</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SAAC Cabinet at 2026 Tommy Awards" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/13/2026_SAAC_Cabinet_at_Tommy_Awards.png" /><br /><br />BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The 15th annual Illinois Wesleyan University "Tommy Awards" sponsored by the IWU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and State Farm Insurance, presented awards to Illinois Wesleyan athletes in an array of categories inside the Shirk Center Monday night, April 14. The full awards show can be viewed on-demand by clicking here.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/2026_SAAC_Cabinet_at_Tommy_Awards.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/2026_SAAC_Cabinet_at_Tommy_Awards.png"><media:title>SAAC Cabinet at 2026 Tommy Awards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/2026_SAAC_Cabinet_at_Tommy_Awards.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12916</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ninety-Two Titans Named Dave Wrath Fall Academic All-CCIW Team</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/2/23/general-ninety-two-titans-named-dave-wrath-fall-academic-all-cciw-team.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/2/23/general-ninety-two-titans-named-dave-wrath-fall-academic-all-cciw-team.aspx</guid><category>Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CCIW logo green" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/4/12/cciw.png" /><br /><br />CCIW Release]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/12/cciw.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/12/cciw.png"><media:title>CCIW logo green</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/12/cciw.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:09:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12614</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Named USTFCCCA All-Academic</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-mens-and-womens-cross-country-named-ustfccca-all-academic.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2026/1/29/womens-cross-country-mens-and-womens-cross-country-named-ustfccca-all-academic.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2022-23 Cross Country All-Academic Awards Story Photo" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/1/27/XCAll-Academic.png" /><br /><br />USTFCCCA Release]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/27/XCAll-Academic.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/27/XCAll-Academic.png"><media:title>2022-23 Cross Country All-Academic Awards Story Photo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/27/XCAll-Academic.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:50:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12491</s:story_id></item><item><title>Illinois Wesleyan 56th in Fall Learfield Rankings</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/12/31/general-illinois-wesleyan-56th-in-fall-learfield-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/12/31/general-illinois-wesleyan-56th-in-fall-learfield-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Football, General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gates generic campus shot" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2020/3/12/iwu_gates_ames_fjg_2226.jpg" /><br /><br />NACDA Release]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2020/3/12/iwu_gates_ames_fjg_2226.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/3/12/iwu_gates_ames_fjg_2226.jpg"><media:title>Gates generic campus shot</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2020/3/12/iwu_gates_ames_fjg_2226.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:12:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12395</s:story_id></item><item><title>Crabtree Earns All-Region Honors After Top-10 Finish at NCAA Midwest Regional</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-crabtree-earns-all-region-honors-after-top-10-finish-at-ncaa-midwest-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-crabtree-earns-all-region-honors-after-top-10-finish-at-ncaa-midwest-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Adriana Crabtree at CCIW Championships 11-1-25 with Maddie Morgan and Alexia Spatz" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Adriana_Crabtree_running_at_CCIW_Championships_with_Maddie_and_Alexia_11-1-25.png" /><br /><br />WAVERLY, Iowa - The Illinois Wesleyan University cross country teams concluded action at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships held at Max Cross Country Course Saturday, Nov. 15. The women's squad posted an 11th-place finish, while the men's team finished 17th.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Adriana_Crabtree_running_at_CCIW_Championships_with_Maddie_and_Alexia_11-1-25.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Adriana_Crabtree_running_at_CCIW_Championships_with_Maddie_and_Alexia_11-1-25.png"><media:title>Adriana Crabtree at CCIW Championships 11-1-25 with Maddie Morgan and Alexia Spatz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/Adriana_Crabtree_running_at_CCIW_Championships_with_Maddie_and_Alexia_11-1-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:29:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12284</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Preps For NCAA Division III Midwest Regional</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/13/mens-cross-country-cross-country-preps-for-ncaa-division-iii-midwest-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/13/mens-cross-country-cross-country-preps-for-ncaa-division-iii-midwest-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Women's XC Starting Line at CCIW Championship 2025" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/12/women_s_start_line_at_2025_cciw_championships.png" /><br /><br />BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams head to Waverly, Iowa for the second time this season for the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships, Saturday, Nov. 15. Max Cross Country Course will serve as the host for the men's 8k race, slated to begin at 11 a.m. and the women's 6k race starting at 12 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/women_s_start_line_at_2025_cciw_championships.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/women_s_start_line_at_2025_cciw_championships.png"><media:title>Women's XC Starting Line at CCIW Championship 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/women_s_start_line_at_2025_cciw_championships.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12273</s:story_id></item><item><title>Crabtree Crowned CCIW Champion in Record Fashion</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-crabtree-crowned-cciw-champion-in-record-fashion.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-crabtree-crowned-cciw-champion-in-record-fashion.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Adriana Crabtree CCIW Championship WINNER Nov. 1 " src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ADRIANA_SSTORY_PHOTO_CCIW_Nov._1.png" /><br /><br />ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Senior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) of the Illinois Wesleyan University women's cross country team matched a 23-year-old College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship meet record Saturday, Nov. 1 at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Ill. en route to her second career conference championship. Crabtree led the Titan women's team to a third-place finish, while the Illinois Wesleyan men's team grabbed fifth-place by one point in the 8k race.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ADRIANA_SSTORY_PHOTO_CCIW_Nov._1.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ADRIANA_SSTORY_PHOTO_CCIW_Nov._1.png"><media:title>Adriana Crabtree CCIW Championship WINNER Nov. 1 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ADRIANA_SSTORY_PHOTO_CCIW_Nov._1.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 15:45:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12242</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Sets Sights on CCIW Championships</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/10/30/mens-cross-country-cross-country-sets-sights-on-cciw-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/10/30/mens-cross-country-cross-country-sets-sights-on-cciw-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WXC Starting Line Redbird Invitational 9-12-25" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/30/wxc_starting_redbird_invite_9-12-25.png" /><br /><br />BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams travel to Rock Island, Ill. for the second time this season as Augustana College hosts the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships, Saturday, Nov. 1 at Saukie Golf Course. The men's 8k race is slated to begin at 12 p.m. with the women's race to follow at 12:45 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/wxc_starting_redbird_invite_9-12-25.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/wxc_starting_redbird_invite_9-12-25.png"><media:title>WXC Starting Line Redbird Invitational 9-12-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/wxc_starting_redbird_invite_9-12-25.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12231</s:story_id></item><item><title>Daniel’s Top-25 Finish Leads Titans as Cross Country Concludes Appearance at Interregional Invitational</title><link>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-daniels-top-25-finish-leads-titans-as-cross-country-concludes-appearance-at-interregional-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://iwusports.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-daniels-top-25-finish-leads-titans-as-cross-country-concludes-appearance-at-interregional-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Zack Daniel racing 2025" src="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/18/xc-10182025_yB8u4.png" /><br /><br />Final Results]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/xc-10182025_yB8u4.png" /><media:content url="https://www.iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/xc-10182025_yB8u4.png"><media:title>Zack Daniel racing 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://iwusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/xc-10182025_yB8u4.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:31:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12181</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>