https://msueagles.com/rss.aspx?path=mcrossLatest news items for Morehead State University Athleticsen-us60https://msueagles.com/news/2026/3/23/mens-cross-country-in-my-own-words-with-track-cross-country-head-coach-clay-dixon.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2026/3/23/mens-cross-country-in-my-own-words-with-track-cross-country-head-coach-clay-dixon.aspxMen's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field

When Clay Dixon talks about coaching, he doesn't start with training plans or race tactics. He starts with people.]]>IMOW Clay DixonMon, 23 Mar 2026 18:34:00 EST518873https://msueagles.com/news/2026/2/9/mens-cross-country-in-my-own-words-with-cross-countrys-aidan-whitsell.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2026/2/9/mens-cross-country-in-my-own-words-with-cross-countrys-aidan-whitsell.aspxMen's Cross Country

Growing up in Clay, Kentucky, cross country wasn't just a sport for Aidan Whitsell—it was a family tradition. With both parents coaching and a brother who ran before him, the path seemed almost inevitable. But what started as something he was surrounded by quickly became something he genuinely loved. "It was never a chore every day. I was surrounded by the greatest people," he said. "My family was heavily involved, my best friends were involved, and we did everything together."]]>IMOW Aidan WhitsellMon, 9 Feb 2026 13:38:00 EST518719https://msueagles.com/news/2025/12/9/mens-cross-country-dixon-earns-contract-extension-to-continue-leading-cross-country-and-track.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/12/9/mens-cross-country-dixon-earns-contract-extension-to-continue-leading-cross-country-and-track.aspxMen's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's head cross country and track and field coach Clay Dixon will be leading the program into the future as he has earned a contract extension through the 2027-28 seasons.]]>ClayTue, 9 Dec 2025 13:25:00 EST518601https://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-massey-holman-lead-eagles-at-cross-country-regional.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/15/womens-cross-country-massey-holman-lead-eagles-at-cross-country-regional.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Outside of a few individual performances, things did not go as well as Coach Clay Dixon had hoped at Friday's NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va. Despite graduate student Aidan Massey posting the 12th-best 10K time in school history, the Morehead State men's team finished in 31st and the women placed 36th.]]>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:31:00 EST1218547https://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/14/womens-cross-country-cross-country-returns-to-earlysville-va-for-southeast-regional.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/14/womens-cross-country-cross-country-returns-to-earlysville-va-for-southeast-regional.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. — After two straight years in South Carolina and the two years before that in Louisville, Ky., the NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships will return to Earlysville, Va., and Panorama Farms. The last time the meet was held there was 2019. It will be hosted by the University of Virginia.]]>2025 NCAA Regional cross country preview graphicFri, 14 Nov 2025 03:13:00 EST1218543https://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/6/mens-cross-country-renos-student-athlete-of-the-week-cross-countrys-aidan-massey.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/6/mens-cross-country-renos-student-athlete-of-the-week-cross-countrys-aidan-massey.aspxMen's Cross Country

MOREHEAD Ky. -- This weeks Reno's Student Athlete of the Week is cross country's Aidan Massey.]]>Reno's Student Athlete of the Week - Cross Country's Aidan MasseyThu, 6 Nov 2025 13:24:00 EST518516https://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-massey-notches-highest-ovc-mens-cross-country-finish-in-eight-years.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-massey-notches-highest-ovc-mens-cross-country-finish-in-eight-years.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Not since Justin Moakler finished fourth in 2017 has a Morehead State men's cross country runner performed better at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships than graduate student Aidan Massey did on Friday morning on the Tom Woodall Panther Trail at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill.]]>2025 OVC Cross Country Championships logoSat, 1 Nov 2025 00:23:00 EST518501https://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/31/mens-cross-country-massey-enters-ovc-cross-country-championships-as-one-of-the-favorites.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/31/mens-cross-country-massey-enters-ovc-cross-country-championships-as-one-of-the-favorites.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. — The Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams return to the site of their most successful meet of the season when they compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Friday morning at Eastern Illinois' Tom Woodall Panther Trail in Charleston, Ill. The men's 8K race will begin at 10 a.m. ET, followed by the women's 6K event at 11 a.m. ET. The weather is expected to be sunny and in the 40s.]]>2025 OVC Cross Country Championships grahpicFri, 31 Oct 2025 02:05:00 EST518498https://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/22/mens-cross-country-massey-named-ovc-mens-runner-of-the-week.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/22/mens-cross-country-massey-named-ovc-mens-runner-of-the-week.aspxMen's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Graduate student Aidan Massey led the pack of Ohio Valley Conference competitors at the Angel Mounds Invitational this past Friday and consequently was chosen as Morehead State's first OVC Male Runner of the Week this fall the league office announced on Wednesday morning.]]>2025 OVC Male Runner of the Week graphicWed, 22 Oct 2025 11:06:00 EST518474https://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-massey-tops-ovc-field-at-final-angel-mounds-invitational.aspxhttps://msueagles.com/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-massey-tops-ovc-field-at-final-angel-mounds-invitational.aspxMen's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Graduate student Aidan Massey continued his strong campaign for the Morehead State cross country team as he placed 12th among collegiate runners and ahead of every Ohio Valley Conference competitor at Friday morning's Angel Mounds Invitational. Massey's time was the eighth-best in MSU history as he led the Eagles in their final race at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site course in Evansville, Ind.]]>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:02:00 EST518460