<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://lopers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics</title><link>https://lopers.com/rss.aspx?path=wcross</link><description>Latest news items for University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://lopers.com/rss?path=wcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>2025 MIAA Cross Country Academic Awards Announced</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2026/1/6/mens-cross-country-2025-miaa-cross-country-academic-awards-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2026/1/6/mens-cross-country-2025-miaa-cross-country-academic-awards-announced.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 MIAA Academic Awards" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/2025_xc_academic_awards.jfif" /><br /><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2025 men's and women's cross country seasons. Two-hundred and 14 cross country student-athletes from 13 MIAA institutions were honored by the Association for their efforts in the classroom during the 2025 cross country season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/2025_xc_academic_awards.jfif" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/2025_xc_academic_awards.jfif"><media:title>2025 MIAA Academic Awards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/2025_xc_academic_awards.jfif" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2026 15:28:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14443</s:story_id></item><item><title>UNK Cross Country in Wisconsin for NCAA Championships</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/21/mens-cross-country-unk-cross-country-in-wisconsin-for-ncaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/21/mens-cross-country-unk-cross-country-in-wisconsin-for-ncaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 NCAA D2 Cross Country Champ Course (UWP)" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/21/UWP_Map_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The 16th-ranked Nebraska Kearney women's cross country team and the 31st-ranked Loper men will run in the 2025 NCAA Division II Championships Saturday (Nov. 22) in Kenosha, Wisc.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/UWP_Map_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/UWP_Map_copy.jpg"><media:title>2025 NCAA D2 Cross Country Champ Course (UWP)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/UWP_Map_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:49:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14396</s:story_id></item><item><title>Excelling in Every Lane: Senior Ella Buhlke is ‘The Epitome of a Student-Athlete’</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-track-and-field-excelling-in-every-lane-senior-ella-buhlke-is-the-epitome-of-a-student-athlete.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-track-and-field-excelling-in-every-lane-senior-ella-buhlke-is-the-epitome-of-a-student-athlete.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ella Buhlke" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Ella_Buhlke_2_Ec5FQ.jpg" /><br /><br />KEARNEY – Ella Buhlke prepares for every race like it could be her last.

That mindset isn't rooted in pressure or fear – it's perspective.

Two years ago, the University of Nebraska at Kearney senior was in a boating accident while vacationing with her family.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Ella_Buhlke_2_Ec5FQ.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Ella_Buhlke_2_Ec5FQ.jpg"><media:title>Ella Buhlke</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Ella_Buhlke_2_Ec5FQ.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14393</s:story_id></item><item><title>#19 Women Punch NCAA Ticket; Four Earn All-Region Honors</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-19-women-punch-ncaa-ticket-four-earn-all-region-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-19-women-punch-ncaa-ticket-four-earn-all-region-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ella Buhlke" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Ella_Buhlke_3.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska Kearney cross country teams finished third (women) and sixth (men) at the 2025 NCAA Central Regional meet Saturday in Joplin, Mo.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Ella_Buhlke_3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Ella_Buhlke_3.jpg"><media:title>Ella Buhlke</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Ella_Buhlke_3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:14:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14368</s:story_id></item><item><title>UNK 3rd &amp; 5th at MIAA's; Four Earn All-League Honors</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/25/mens-cross-country-unk-3rd-5th-at-miaas-four-earn-all-league-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/25/mens-cross-country-unk-3rd-5th-at-miaas-four-earn-all-league-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kassidy Stuckey" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Kassidy_Stuckey_EHPrj.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska Kearney cross country teams finished third (women) and fifth (men) at the 2025 MIAA Championships Saturday morning in Pittsburg, Kan.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Kassidy_Stuckey_EHPrj.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Kassidy_Stuckey_EHPrj.jpg"><media:title>Kassidy Stuckey</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/11/Kassidy_Stuckey_EHPrj.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:54:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14350</s:story_id></item><item><title>MIAA Championships Saturday at Pitt</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/24/mens-cross-country-miaa-championships-saturday-at-pitt.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/24/mens-cross-country-miaa-championships-saturday-at-pitt.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nick Abdalla" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/9/16/008A7935_qWrKg.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The 2025 MIAA Cross Country Championships are set for this Saturday (Oct. 25) in Pittsburg, Kan., at Four Oaks Golf Course.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/9/16/008A7935_qWrKg.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/9/16/008A7935_qWrKg.jpg"><media:title>Nick Abdalla</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/9/16/008A7935_qWrKg.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:44:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14348</s:story_id></item><item><title>UNK Gets Some Work In Prior to MIAA Championships</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-unk-gets-some-work-in-prior-to-miaa-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-unk-gets-some-work-in-prior-to-miaa-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lexi Liess" 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14340</s:story_id></item><item><title>UNK Runs Past Top Competition in Large Arkansas Meet</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/4/mens-cross-country-unk-runs-past-top-competition-in-large-arkansas-meet.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/10/4/mens-cross-country-unk-runs-past-top-competition-in-large-arkansas-meet.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nick Abdalla" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/9/0N5A8034_um5YD.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska Kearney cross country teams placed seventh (women) and 10th (men) at the annual Chile Pepper Festival Saturday morning in Fayetteville, Ark.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/9/0N5A8034_um5YD.jpg" 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Meet</title><link>https://lopers.com/news/2025/9/20/mens-cross-country-lopers-run-well-at-large-lincoln-meet.aspx</link><guid>https://lopers.com/news/2025/9/20/mens-cross-country-lopers-run-well-at-large-lincoln-meet.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ella Buhlke" src="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/9/008A5331.jpg" /><br /><br />Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska Kearney cross country teams placed second (women) and fourth (men) at the annual Greeno/Dirksen Invitational Saturday morning in Lincoln.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/9/008A5331.jpg" /><media:content url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/9/008A5331.jpg"><media:title>Ella Buhlke</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://lopers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/9/008A5331.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:20:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14302</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>