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WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Bobcats/Lady Bobcats ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Bobcats

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank		     FINAL
Team Rank		 First Stick
National NCAA DII
#10 Regional Atlantic 10th Erik NYGAARD (37th)
  Conference Mountain East 3rd Kent NILAND (9th)
  Carnegie Mellon Invitational 3rd Kent NILAND (7th)
  Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 13th Jonathan NORTON (27th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NCAA DII Atlantic Regional

November 8
10.0k (6.2M)
10th place (287 pts) 		Mountain East Cross Country Championships

October 25
8.0k (4.9M)
3rd place (103 pts) 		Carnegie Mellon Invitational

October 11
8.0k (4.9M)
3rd place (130 pts) 		Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic

October 4
8.0k (4.9M)
13th place (453 pts)
Jonathan NORTON (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:14.0 (M) 5:12.3


 		49th 2
32:32.4
(KM) 3:15.2 / adj: 3:11.2
(M) 5:14.2 / adj: 5:07.8 		12th 2
26:51.5
(KM) 3:21.4
(M) 5:24.1 		16th 2
25:25.9
(KM) 3:10.7
(M) 5:06.9 		27th 1
25:42.5
(KM) 3:12.8
(M) 5:10.3
Kent NILAND (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:14.6 (M) 5:13.2


 		56th 3
32:51.5
(KM) 3:17.1 / adj: 3:13.1
(M) 5:17.2 / adj: 5:10.9 		9th 1
26:39.8
(KM) 3:19.9
(M) 5:21.8 		7th 1
25:07.1
(KM) 3:08.3
(M) 5:03.1 		80th 3
26:16.9
(KM) 3:17.1
(M) 5:17.2
Erik NYGAARD (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:15.7 (M) 5:15.0


 		37th 1
32:13.9
(KM) 3:13.4 / adj: 3:09.4
(M) 5:11.2 / adj: 5:04.8 		20th 4
27:09.0
(KM) 3:23.6
(M) 5:27.7 		26th 3
25:47.4
(KM) 3:13.4
(M) 5:11.2 		73rd 2
26:12.0
(KM) 3:16.5
(M) 5:16.2
Anthony SANDERS (SR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:18.7 (M) 5:19.8


 		60th 4
33:00.7
(KM) 3:18.0 / adj: 3:14.1
(M) 5:18.7 / adj: 5:12.3 		15th 3
27:04.2
(KM) 3:23.0
(M) 5:26.7 		48th 5
26:20.0
(KM) 3:17.5
(M) 5:17.8 		132nd 4
26:42.4
(KM) 3:20.3
(M) 5:22.3
Griffin THOMAS (JR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:20.0 (M) 5:21.9


 		101st 6
34:20.7
(KM) 3:26.0 / adj: 3:22.1
(M) 5:31.6 / adj: 5:25.2 		41st 4
26:06.6
(KM) 3:15.8
(M) 5:15.1 		167th 5
26:57.2
(KM) 3:22.1
(M) 5:25.3
Peyton SLIDER (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:28.5 (M) 5:35.6


 		91st 5
34:01.0
(KM) 3:24.1 / adj: 3:20.1
(M) 5:28.4 / adj: 5:22.1 		51st 5
28:55.2
(KM) 3:36.9
(M) 5:49.0 		85th 6
27:05.7
(KM) 3:23.2
(M) 5:27.0 		306th 6
28:31.3
(KM) 3:33.9
(M) 5:44.2
Zane NELSON (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:51.0 (M) 6:11.8


 		139th 7
37:04.8
(KM) 3:42.4 / adj: 3:38.5
(M) 5:58.0 / adj: 5:51.7 		83rd 6
32:28.1
(KM) 4:03.5
(M) 6:31.9

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 8 NCAA DII Atlantic Regional
Lock Haven, Pa. * West Branch Cross Country Course (host: Lock Haven)
10.0k (6.2M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 37th Erik NYGAARD SO 32:13.90 36 — 32:13.9
2 49th Jonathan NORTON JR 32:32.40 48 0:18.5 32:23.1
3 56th Kent NILAND JR 32:51.50 55 0:37.6 32:32.6
4 60th Anthony SANDERS SR 33:00.70 59 0:46.8 32:39.6
5 91st Peyton SLIDER SO 34:01.00 89 1:47.1 32:55.9
6 101st Griffin THOMAS JR 34:20.70 (99) 2:06.8 33:10.0
7 139th Zane NELSON SO 37:04.80 (134) 4:50.9 33:43.5
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 60 1:38.7 7s/7f Shippensburg Atlantic 1 AQ PSAC (1)
2nd 62 0:40.5 7s/6f #29 Charleston (W.Va.) Atlantic 2 AQ Mountain East (1)
3rd 100 0:51.2 7s/7f Davis and Elkins Atlantic 3 AQ Mountain East (2)
4th 101 2:04.8 6s/6f Fayetteville State Atlantic 4 CIAA (1)
5th 146 0:19.0 7s/7f East Stroudsburg Atlantic 5 PSAC (2)
6th 196 0:42.7 7s/7f Kutztown Atlantic 6 PSAC (3)
7th 247 2:40.0 7s/7f West Chester Atlantic 7 PSAC (4)
8th 266 2:40.5 7s/7f West Liberty State Atlantic 8 Mountain East (5)
9th 278 1:53.5 7s/7f Concord Atlantic 9 Mountain East (4)
10th 287 1:47.0 7s/7f WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Atlantic 10 Mountain East (3)
11th 320 3:42.2 7s/7f Indiana (Pa.) Atlantic 11 PSAC (6)
12th 335 0:28.2 7s/7f Slippery Rock Atlantic 12 PSAC (7)
13th 358 2:39.5 7s/7f Glenville State Atlantic 13 Mountain East (7)
14th 360 2:12.7 7s/7f Lock Haven Atlantic 14 PSAC (5)
15th 361 2:31.2 7s/7f Gannon Atlantic 15 PSAC (9)
16th 400 4:28.1 7s/7f California (Pa.) Atlantic 16 PSAC (10)
17th 439 1:54.1 7s/7f Edinboro Atlantic 17 PSAC (8)
18th 481 2:08.3 7s/7f Frostburg State Atlantic 18 Mountain East (8)
19th 492 5:23.3 7s/7f Fairmont State Atlantic 19 Mountain East (9)
20th 589 6:03.3 6s/6f Bloomsburg Atlantic 20 PSAC (14)
21st 593 5:30.2 6s/6f Mansfield Atlantic 21 PSAC (12)
22nd 671 5:54.8 5s/5f Pitt Johnstown Atlantic 22 PSAC (13)
— 0 — 1s/1f Seton Hill Atlantic PSAC (11)
— 0 — 3s/3f Wheeling Atlantic Mountain East (10)
— 0 — 4s/4f Shepherd Atlantic PSAC (15)

October 25 Mountain East Cross Country Championships
Wheeling, W.Va. * Crisipin Golf Course (host: Mountain East)
8.0k (4.9M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 9th Kent NILAND JR 26:39.78 9 — 26:39.8
2 12th Jonathan NORTON JR 26:51.46 12 0:11.7 26:45.6
3 15th Anthony SANDERS SR 27:04.16 15 0:24.4 26:51.8
4 20th Erik NYGAARD SO 27:09.00 20 0:29.2 26:56.1
5 51st Peyton SLIDER SO 28:55.19 47 2:15.4 27:19.9
6 83rd Zane NELSON SO 32:28.09 (64) 5:48.3 28:11.3
7 89th Micah EVANS FR 37:09.75 (68) 10:30.0 29:28.2
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 27 1:16.2 6s/6f #29 Charleston (W.Va.) Atlantic 2 AQ Mountain East (1)
2nd 47 0:35.8 7s/7f Davis and Elkins Atlantic 3 AQ Mountain East (2)
3rd 103 2:15.4 7s/6f WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Atlantic 10 Mountain East (3)
4th 122 2:00.0 7s/7f Concord Atlantic 9 Mountain East (4)
5th 148 1:33.2 7s/7f West Liberty State Atlantic 8 Mountain East (5)
6th 157 0:47.2 7s/7f Point Park (Pa.) Atlantic Mountain East (6)
7th 162 2:24.1 7s/7f Glenville State Atlantic 13 Mountain East (7)
8th 188 2:46.2 7s/7f Frostburg State Atlantic 18 Mountain East (8)
9th 230 3:35.6 7s/7f Fairmont State Atlantic 19 Mountain East (9)
10th 293 6:29.4 3s/3f Wheeling Atlantic Mountain East (10)
— 0 — 2s/2f West Virginia State Atlantic Mountain East

October 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Pittsburgh, Pa. * Schenley Park (host: Carnegie Mellon)
8.0k (4.9M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 7th Kent NILAND JR 25:07.10 7 — 25:07.1
2 16th Jonathan NORTON JR 25:25.90 16 0:18.8 25:16.5
3 26th Erik NYGAARD SO 25:47.40 26 0:40.3 25:26.8
4 41st Griffin THOMAS JR 26:06.60 37 0:59.5 25:36.7
5 48th Anthony SANDERS SR 26:20.00 44 1:12.9 25:45.4
6 85th Peyton SLIDER SO 27:05.70 (73) 1:58.6 25:58.7
7 179th Micah EVANS FR 31:57.40 (119) 6:50.3 26:50.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 20 0:42.5 7s/7f #26 Ashland Midwest 6 G-MAC (2)
2nd 85 0:23.0 2s/2f (“B”) Carnegie Mellon NCAA DIII
3rd 130 1:12.9 6s/6f WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Atlantic 10 Mountain East (3)
4th 165 1:20.5 7s/7f Point Park (Pa.) Atlantic Mountain East (6)
5th 180 1:51.1 7s/7f Glenville State Atlantic 13 Mountain East (7)
6th 192 1:07.0 7s/7f Slippery Rock Atlantic 12 PSAC (7)
7th 201 1:48.0 7s/7f Mercyhurst NCAA DI
8th 214 2:24.8 6s/6f California (Pa.) Atlantic 16 PSAC (10)
9th 221 1:18.7 7s/7f West Liberty State Atlantic 8 Mountain East (5)
10th 246 1:26.2 6s/6f Edinboro Atlantic 17 PSAC (8)
11th 312 1:33.1 3s/3f (“B”) Indiana (Pa.) Atlantic 11 PSAC (6)
12th 316 1:27.7 7s/7f Frostburg State Atlantic 18 Mountain East (8)
13th 323 2:45.7 1s/1f (“B”) Seton Hill Atlantic PSAC (11)
14th 470 3:41.2 5s/5f Pitt Johnstown Atlantic 22 PSAC (13)
15th 482 15:38.0 3s/3f (“B”) Wheeling Atlantic Mountain East (10)
16th 528 3:48.4 1s/1f (“B”) Lake Erie Midwest G-MAC (11)
17th 547 4:19.5 6s/6f Westminster (Pa.) NCAA DIII
18th 549 4:04.2 5s/5f Penn State Altoona NCAA DIII
— 0 — 0s/0f (“B”) Duquesne NCAA DI

October 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic
Louisville, Ky. * E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park (host: Louisville Sports Commission)
8.0k (4.9M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 27th Jonathan NORTON JR 25:42.5 24 — 25:42.5
2 73rd Erik NYGAARD SO 26:12.0 69 0:29.5 25:57.2
3 80th Kent NILAND JR 26:16.9 76 0:34.4 26:03.8
4 132nd Anthony SANDERS SR 26:42.4 126 0:59.9 26:13.4
5 167th Griffin THOMAS JR 26:57.2 158 1:14.7 26:22.2
6 306th Peyton SLIDER SO 28:31.3 (247) 2:48.8 26:43.7
7 414th Micah EVANS FR 35:26.9 (280) 9:44.4 27:58.4
Team Scores
Team
Rank		 Score 1-5
Gap		 TAP
s/f		 Team NCAA DII
Region		 Conference
1st 153 1:16.5 7s/7f Otterbein NCAA DIII
2nd 155 1:11.8 5s/5f Mount Union NCAA DIII
3rd 209 1:56.7 7s/7f St. Bonaventure NCAA DI
4th 212 0:43.5 7s/7f John Carroll NCAA DIII
5th 257 0:47.1 7s/7f Trinity (Texas) NCAA DIII
6th 279 0:50.5 1s/1f (“B”) North Central (Ill.) NCAA DIII
7th 285 1:40.2 7s/6f Shawnee State (Ohio) NAIA
8th 335 1:08.0 7s/7f Kenyon NCAA DIII
9th 353 1:19.1 7s/7f Baldwin Wallace NCAA DIII
10th 367 1:19.6 7s/7f Trine NCAA DIII
11th 376 0:29.2 7s/7f Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) NAIA
12th 385 1:31.0 7s/7f Manchester NCAA DIII
13th 453 1:14.7 6s/6f WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN Atlantic 10 Mountain East (3)
14th 459 0:37.0 7s/6f Concord Atlantic 9 Mountain East (4)
15th 479 1:15.7 7s/7f SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) NAIA
16th 497 0:57.0 7s/7f Centre NCAA DIII
17th 502 1:30.5 7s/7f Kalamazoo NCAA DIII
18th 522 1:51.3 7s/7f West Liberty State Atlantic 8 Mountain East (5)
19th 539 0:58.5 7s/7f Geneva NCAA DIII
20th 540 1:35.2 4s/4f Murray State NCAA DI
21st 568 1:22.7 6s/6f Saint Francis (Ind.) NAIA
22nd 600 0:53.5 7s/7f Mars Hill Southeast 10 SAC (8)
23rd 609 1:49.0 7s/7f Saint Francis (Pa.) NCAA DI
24th 612 1:30.1 7s/7f Rhodes NCAA DIII
25th 654 2:48.2 6s/6f Wilmington (Del.) East 8 CACC
26th 655 0:47.3 5s/5f Capital NCAA DIII
27th 674 1:09.6 4s/4f (“B”) Texas A&M-Kingsville South Central 24 Lone Star (10)
28th 703 1:07.2 0s/0f (“B”) Wright State NCAA DI
29th 727 2:48.1 5s/5f San Diego NCAA DI
30th 800 2:38.3 7s/7f Wilmington (Ohio) NCAA DIII
31st 801 1:30.1 7s/7f DePauw NCAA DIII
32nd 822 2:06.7 7s/7f Franciscan NCAA DIII
33rd 824 1:43.2 7s/7f Trevecca Nazarene South 14 GSC (10)
34th 845 5:01.9 6s/6f Washington & Jefferson NCAA DIII
35th 846 2:04.7 7s/7f Covenant NCAA DIII
36th 934 2:00.7 6s/6f IU Kokomo (Ind.) NAIA
37th 937 5:09.8 6s/6f Campbellsville (Ky.) NAIA
38th 970 2:58.2 7s/5f Converse Southeast 12 Conference Carolinas (4)
39th 1028 6:40.4 5s/5f Cumberland (Tenn.) NAIA
40th 1029 1:41.7 4s/4f (“B”) Wabash NCAA DIII
41st 1067 1:21.3 7s/7f North Greenville Southeast 17 Conference Carolinas (6)
— 0 — 4s/2f (“B”) William Carey (Miss.) NAIA
— 0 — 4s/3f (“B”) Wittenberg NCAA DIII
— 0 — 1s/1f (“B”) Midway (Ky.) NAIA

September 12 Robert Morris Invitational
Clinton, Pa. * Youthtowne (host: Robert Morris)
8.0k (4.9M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 28th Erik NYGAARD SO 25:15.5 28 — 25:15.5
2 35th Kent NILAND JR 25:23.3 30 0:07.8 25:19.4
3 46th Jonathan NORTON JR 25:42.6 37 0:27.1 25:27.1
4 81st Peyton SLIDER SO 27:31.2 49 2:15.7 25:58.1
5 94th Griffin THOMAS JR 28:18.6 52 3:03.1 26:26.2
6 120th Micah EVANS FR 35:09.2 (66) 9:53.7 27:53.4

September 5 Virginia Tech Invitational
Blacksburg, Va. * Buford Meredith Cross Country Course (host: Virginia Tech)
6.0k (3.7M)

West Virginia Wesleyan Starters
Squad
Place		 Overall
Place		 Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap		 Rolling
Avg
1 17th Jonathan NORTON JR 19:05.3 13 — 19:05.3
2 21st Erik NYGAARD SO 19:13.6 16 0:08.3 19:09.4
3 28th Kent NILAND JR 19:38.7 21 0:33.4 19:19.2
4 35th Griffin THOMAS JR 20:13.5 26 1:08.2 19:32.7
5 37th Peyton SLIDER SO 20:16.2 28 1:10.9 19:41.4
6 59th Micah EVANS FR 23:55.3 (40) 4:50.0 20:23.7

Season Individual Results

Jonathan NORTON – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 19:05.3 17th 1
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:42.6 46th 3
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 25:42.5 27th 1
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:25.9 16th 2
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 26:51.5 12th 2
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 32:32.4 49th 2

Kent NILAND – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 19:38.7 28th 3
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:23.3 35th 2
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 26:16.9 80th 3
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:07.1 7th 1
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 26:39.8 9th 1
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 32:51.5 56th 3

Erik NYGAARD – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 19:13.6 21st 2
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:15.5 28th 1
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 26:12.0 73rd 2
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 25:47.4 26th 3
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 27:09.0 20th 4
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 32:13.9 37th 1

Anthony SANDERS – SR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) — 0
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 26:42.4 132nd 4
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 26:20.0 48th 5
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 27:04.2 15th 3
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 33:00.7 60th 4

Griffin THOMAS – JR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 20:13.5 35th 4
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 28:18.6 94th 5
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 26:57.2 167th 5
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 26:06.6 41st 4
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) — 0
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 34:20.7 101st 6

Peyton SLIDER – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 20:16.2 37th 5
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 27:31.2 81st 4
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 28:31.3 306th 6
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 27:05.7 85th 6
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 28:55.2 51st 5
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 34:01.0 91st 5

Zane NELSON – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) — 0
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 32:28.1 83rd 6
Nov 8 Atlantic 10.0k (6.2M) 37:04.8 139th 7

Micah EVANS – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 5 Virginia Tech Invitational (cross country) 6.0k (3.7M) 23:55.3 59th 6
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 35:09.2 120th 6
Oct 4 Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic 8.0k (4.9M) 35:26.9 414th 7
Oct 11 Carnegie Mellon Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) 31:57.4 179th 7
Oct 25 Mountain East 8.0k (4.9M) 37:09.8 89th 7

Ethan RIEPENHOFF – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 12 Robert Morris Invitational (cross country) 8.0k (4.9M) — 0