BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's cross country team returns to St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrensville, Ill., as Carroll University hosts the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship Saturday, Oct. 31. The Titans opened their season at the same course as the Gil Dodds Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College. The men's race is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m. 

IWU ranked sixth in the CCIW Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll, earning 28 points. North Central topped the poll with 64 points and all eight first-place votes. Carthage ranked second with 54 points, followed by Millikin (52), Wheaton (42), and Augustana (33).

Senior Jack Thomas (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) leads the Titans into the championship. He owns IWU's fastest time of the season, 26:50.7, and placed 26th at the 2025 CCIW Championship with 26:30.4. 

At the Augustana Interregional on Oct. 17, senior Aidan Nishimura (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Hersey) led the Titans in the blue race, finishing 132nd in 26:53.6. Junior Josh Holloway (Pekin, Ill.-Pekin) followed in 153rd at 27:04, while Thomas placed 156th in 27:06.5. The Titans finished 21st as a team. 

Official results from the meet will be posted on the cross country page of iwusports.com upon the conclusion of all races. 


2026 CCIW Men's Cross Country Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll