TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Southern States Athletic Conference runners ran at the 2025 NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Championship Friday. 
 
The meet was held at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. Mobile competed as a team, while individuals from UT Southern, Blue Mountain Christian and William Carey also ran.
 
The Firehawks’ Frank Kipruto paced the SSAC runners with a time of 25:31.7 to finish at No. 56 in the 8K race.
 
Team Results
35. Mobile – 990 – 27:44 Avg Time
 
Individual Results
56. Frank Kipruto (UT Southern) – 25:31.7
123. Joey Jones (Mobile) – 26:06.4
165. Matthew McGuire (William Carey) 26:25.2
213. Amon Rotich (UT Southern) – 26:45.9
250. William Givens (Mobile) 27:13.8
256. Jonah Barnhardt (Blue Mountain) – 27:19.3
277. Denzel Sawyer (Mobile) – 27:57.5
289. John Spillers (Mobile) – 28:14.5
299. John Vickers (Mobile) – 29:10.5
304. Peter Eckhoff (Mobile) – 29:49.5
313. Jaiden Harrell (Mobile) – 31:00.3