<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://csssaints.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>The College of St. Scholastica Athletics</title><link>https://csssaints.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for The College of St. Scholastica Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://csssaints.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>77 Saints Named Fall MIAC Academic All-Conference</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2026/1/28/general-77-saints-named-fall-miac-academic-all-conference.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2026/1/28/general-77-saints-named-fall-miac-academic-all-conference.aspx</guid><category>General, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Football, Women's Soccer, Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Fall Sports Academic All Conference" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/28/Fall_Sports_Academic_All-Conference.jpg" /><br /><br />DULUTH, Minn. – A total of 77 student-athletes from The College of St. Scholastica have been named to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Academic All-Conference Team for the 2025 fall season, as announced by the league.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/28/Fall_Sports_Academic_All-Conference.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/28/Fall_Sports_Academic_All-Conference.jpg"><media:title>Fall Sports Academic All Conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/28/Fall_Sports_Academic_All-Conference.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10768</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saints Men Runners Save Best Races for Last at NCAA North Regional</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/11/16/mens-cross-country-saints-men-runners-save-best-races-for-last-at-ncaa-north-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/11/16/mens-cross-country-saints-men-runners-save-best-races-for-last-at-ncaa-north-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCAA North Regional 2025" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/16/IMG_8694.jpg" /><br /><br />The Saints Men came off a strong MIAC Championships showing two weeks ago with all five of the scoring runners, and eight of fourteen total starters, running the fastest 8km cross country races of their lives, to finish a respectable 7th place as a team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/16/IMG_8694.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/16/IMG_8694.jpg"><media:title>NCAA North Regional 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/16/IMG_8694.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10675</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kayfes Leads Saints to 7th in MIAC Championship</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-kayfes-leads-saints-to-7th-in-miac-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-kayfes-leads-saints-to-7th-in-miac-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jeffrey Kayfes MIAC 2025" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/2/MEM07362.jpg" /><br /><br />Coming into the 2025 MIAC Championships, Jeffery Kayfes made a college career of stepping up his game and scoring big for the Saints when they've needed him to.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/MEM07362.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/MEM07362.jpg"><media:title>Jeffrey Kayfes MIAC 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/MEM07362.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 20:08:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10650</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Cross Country Finishes 21st at Augustana (Ill.) Interregional Invite</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-finishes-21st-at-augustana-ill-interregional-invite.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-finishes-21st-at-augustana-ill-interregional-invite.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MXC Kayfes" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/18/IMG_2306_o7xX3.jpg" /><br /><br />ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Jeffrey Kayfes (Buhl, Minn./Mountain Iron-Buhl HS) and Ashton Niemi (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS) have taken turns leading the Saints men's cross-country efforts this season. As Niemi nursed a strained calf and pulled from the race, Kayfes took his cue and led the Saints' efforts in the men's Blue 8K at the Interregional in Rock Island, Illinois, finishing 110th in a time of 27:41.1.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/IMG_2306_o7xX3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/IMG_2306_o7xX3.jpg"><media:title>MXC Kayfes</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/IMG_2306_o7xX3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:56:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10630</s:story_id></item><item><title>Niemi Leads Men's Cross Country with 8k PR at Blugold Invitational</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/10/3/niemi-leads-mens-cross-country-with-8k-pr-at-blugold-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/10/3/niemi-leads-mens-cross-country-with-8k-pr-at-blugold-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Cross Country – Blugold Invitational" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/4/IMG_8203.jpg" /><br /><br />COLFAX, Wis. – A lot changed in the 72 hours leading up to the 2025 Blugold Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconson Eau Claire, at Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, Wisconsin.  Set as a Friday evening &quot;twilight,&quot; the 2025 edition also served as the preview for the NCAA North Regional on November 15th.  But forecasts threatened cancellation with extreme warm temperatures expected Friday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/4/IMG_8203.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/4/IMG_8203.jpg"><media:title>Men's Cross Country – Blugold Invitational</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/4/IMG_8203.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2025 17:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10608</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kayfes Paces Saints to 5th at Hamline Invitational</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/9/13/mens-cross-country-kayfes-paces-saints-to-5th-at-hamline-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/9/13/mens-cross-country-kayfes-paces-saints-to-5th-at-hamline-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kayfes" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/13/kayfes_hamline_invite.jpg" /><br /><br />As a freshman, Jeffrey Kayfes (Buhl, Minn./Mountain Iron-Buhl HS) scored for the Saints for the first time at the 2022 MIAC Championships in 2022 on the Hyland Park Golf Course.  He found similar magic again at a steamy Hamline Invitational, Friday evening-- which also served as the preview meet for the 2025 MIAC Championships-- to lead the Saints scoring for the first time in his career.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/kayfes_hamline_invite.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/kayfes_hamline_invite.jpg"><media:title>Kayfes</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/kayfes_hamline_invite.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:18:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10586</s:story_id></item><item><title>Niemi Leads Saints to Fourth at Ole Opener</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/8/30/mens-cross-country-niemi-leads-saints-to-fourth-at-ole-opener.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/8/30/mens-cross-country-niemi-leads-saints-to-fourth-at-ole-opener.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0017.JPG" /><br /><br />For the first time in his collegiate cross country career, Ashton Niemi (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS) led the Saints in varsity competition, finishing 29th overall in the Ole Opener Men's 5km at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.  He completed the course just shy of a minute faster than he ran it last year at this time.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0017.JPG" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0017.JPG"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0017.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:28:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10567</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ninety-Seven Saints Named to MIAC Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/6/26/general-ninety-seven-saints-named-to-miac-winter-spring-academic-all-conference.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/6/26/general-ninety-seven-saints-named-to-miac-winter-spring-academic-all-conference.aspx</guid><category>General, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Baseball, Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Women's Nordic Skiing, Men's Nordic Skiing, Men's Outdoor Track &amp; Field, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Football, Women's Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Women's Tennis, Women's Outdoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Hockey, Men's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Sports Medicine, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MIAC All-Conference Spring 2025" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/26/200121-AAC.jpg" /><br /><br />Student-athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) continue to achieve in both competition and the classroom. On Thursday, the MIAC announced its 2024-25 Winter and Spring Academic All-Conference honorees, and the Saints had ninety-seven athletes make the cut.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/200121-AAC.jpg" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/200121-AAC.jpg"><media:title>MIAC All-Conference Spring 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/200121-AAC.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:07:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10554</s:story_id></item><item><title>Track and Field Adds Ten to CSC Academic All-District List</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/6/26/womens-cross-country-track-and-field-adds-10-to-csc-academic-all-district-list.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2025/6/26/womens-cross-country-track-and-field-adds-10-to-csc-academic-all-district-list.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Men's Outdoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Outdoor Track &amp; Field, Men's Indoor Track &amp; Field, Women's Indoor Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Women's XC/TF CSC 2025" src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/26/Women_s_XCTF_CSC.png" /><br /><br />The Cross Country and Track and Field Academic All-District® Teams from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) were recently announced, and the Saints were honored with five men's and five women's members.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/Women_s_XCTF_CSC.png" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/Women_s_XCTF_CSC.png"><media:title>Women's XC/TF CSC 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/26/Women_s_XCTF_CSC.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:31:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10553</s:story_id></item><item><title>Boone Wraps Outstanding Cross Country Career At NCAA Championship</title><link>https://csssaints.com/news/2024/11/24/mens-cross-country-boone-wraps-outstanding-cross-country-career-at-ncaa-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://csssaints.com/news/2024/11/24/mens-cross-country-boone-wraps-outstanding-cross-country-career-at-ncaa-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0078.JPG" /><br /><br />Terre Haute, Indiana. - Calvin Boone (St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Highland Park HS) entered the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championship as only the third Saints runner in history to qualify three times, and the first male to do so in program history.  He capped off his remarkable collegiate cross-country career Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana, finishing 136th place in the field of 294 runners.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0078.JPG" /><media:content url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0078.JPG"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://csssaints.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/11/27/1X8A0078.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:44:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10278</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>