<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://monmouthhawks.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Monmouth University Athletics</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/rss.aspx?path=wcross&amp;view=default</link><description>Latest news items for Monmouth University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://monmouthhawks.com/rss?path=wcross&amp;view=default" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Simko Leads Monmouth Women’s Cross Country to Fourth-Place Finish at Spiked Shoe Invitational</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-cross-country-simko-leads-monmouth-womens-cross-country-to-fourth-place-finish-at-spiked-shoe-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-cross-country-simko-leads-monmouth-womens-cross-country-to-fourth-place-finish-at-spiked-shoe-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Monmouth Cross Country at Panther Invite." src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/5/IMG_0378.WEBP" /><br /><br />UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Monmouth University cross country teams continued their 2026 seasons at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational on Friday, as the women's squad earned a fourth-place finish in the 6,000-meter race while the men competed in the 5.2-mile event.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/IMG_0378.WEBP" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/IMG_0378.WEBP"><media:title>Monmouth Cross Country at Panther Invite.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/5/IMG_0378.WEBP" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:47:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55552</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Cross Country Kicks Off 2026 Season With Pair of Top Five Team Finishes</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/4/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-kicks-off-2026-season-with-a-pair-of-top-five-team-finishes.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/4/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-kicks-off-2026-season-with-a-pair-of-top-five-team-finishes.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sarnicola" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/4/MU26_098.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHPAGE, N.Y. – The Monmouth University men's and women's cross country teams opened the 2026 season with a pair of strong performances at the Adelphi Panthers XC Invite on Friday at Bethpage State Park, highlighted by a runner-up finish from the women's squad and a fourth-place showing from the men.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/MU26_098.jpg" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/MU26_098.jpg"><media:title>Sarnicola</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/4/MU26_098.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2026 20:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55543</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Cross Country Announces the Hiring of Assistant Coach Savanah Beavers</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/3/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-announces-the-hiring-of-assistant-coach-savanah-beavers.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/3/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-announces-the-hiring-of-assistant-coach-savanah-beavers.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Beavers" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/3/ROW_HIRING-SCARPA.png" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth Cross Country Head Coach Damon Godfrey announced the hiring of new Cross Country Assistant Coach Savanah Beavers.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/ROW_HIRING-SCARPA.png" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/ROW_HIRING-SCARPA.png"><media:title>Beavers</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/ROW_HIRING-SCARPA.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2026 11:39:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55540</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Cross Country Readies for 2026 Campaign</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/3/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-readies-for-2026-campaign.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/9/3/womens-cross-country-monmouth-cross-country-readies-for-2026-campaign.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WXC" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/3/MON06774.jpg" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth men's and women's cross-country teams are set to kick off the 2026 season on Friday in Bethpage, N.Y., embarking on a two-month journey before returning to Long Island on Oct. 31 for the CAA championships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/MON06774.jpg" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/MON06774.jpg"><media:title>WXC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/3/MON06774.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2026 10:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55539</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Cross Country/Track and Field Unveil Incoming Freshman Class</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/8/20/womens-track-and-field-monmouth-cross-country-track-and-field-unveil-incoming-freshman-class.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/8/20/womens-track-and-field-monmouth-cross-country-track-and-field-unveil-incoming-freshman-class.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CAA Track & Field Indoor Championships." src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/22/MON04333.jpg" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth Men's and Women's Track and Field Head Coach Jordan Torney and Cross Country Head Coach Damon Godfrey announced the teams' incoming 2026 incoming classes on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/22/MON04333.jpg" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/22/MON04333.jpg"><media:title>CAA Track &amp; Field Indoor Championships.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/22/MON04333.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:38:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>23</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55521</s:story_id></item><item><title>432 Monmouth Student-Athletes Named to CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/24/athletics-432-monmouth-student-athletes-named-to-caa-commissioners-academic-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/24/athletics-432-monmouth-student-athletes-named-to-caa-commissioners-academic-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Athletics, Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll 2026 (text saying that with a CAA logo)" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/23/1920x1080.png" /><br /><br />The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) has honored 432 Monmouth University student-athletes as members of the Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the 2026 spring semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/23/1920x1080.png" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/23/1920x1080.png"><media:title>CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll 2026 (text saying that with a CAA logo)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/23/1920x1080.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>34</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55507</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Women’s Cross Country Earns CAA Team Academic Excellence Award</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/21/athletics-monmouth-womens-cross-country-earns-caa-team-academic-excellence-award.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/21/athletics-monmouth-womens-cross-country-earns-caa-team-academic-excellence-award.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country, Athletics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Team Excellence Award Women's Cross Country main story graphic" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/21/WXC_CAA-AcademicExcellenceAward-main.png" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth women's cross country team earned the CAA Team Academic Excellence Award, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/21/WXC_CAA-AcademicExcellenceAward-main.png" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/21/WXC_CAA-AcademicExcellenceAward-main.png"><media:title>Team Excellence Award Women's Cross Country main story graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/21/WXC_CAA-AcademicExcellenceAward-main.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>34</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55503</s:story_id></item><item><title>Monmouth Cross Country Announces 2026 Fall Event Schedule</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/8/cross-country-cross-country-announces-2026-fall-event-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/7/8/cross-country-cross-country-announces-2026-fall-event-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Cross Country 2026 Fall Schedule Main Story graphic" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/8/XC_schedule26-mainstory_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth Men's and Women's Cross Country Head Coach Damon Godfrey announced the teams' 2026 fall event schedule on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/8/XC_schedule26-mainstory_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/8/XC_schedule26-mainstory_copy.jpg"><media:title>Cross Country 2026 Fall Schedule Main Story graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/8/XC_schedule26-mainstory_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2026 13:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>55493</s:story_id></item><item><title>Eight Hawks Named to College Sports Communicator’s 2026 Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/6/23/womens-track-and-field-eight-hawks-named-to-college-sports-communicators-2026-track-and-field-cross-country-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2026/6/23/womens-track-and-field-eight-hawks-named-to-college-sports-communicators-2026-track-and-field-cross-country-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Text saying Academic All-District Track with an Academic All-District logo and the Monmouth seal" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/23/Academic_All-District_Track_10210992.png" /><br /><br />WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2026 Academic All-District honorees for men's and women's track and field/cross country, and Monmouth University had eight student-athletes represented on the list.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/23/Academic_All-District_Track_10210992.png" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/23/Academic_All-District_Track_10210992.png"><media:title>Text saying Academic All-District Track with an Academic All-District logo and the Monmouth seal</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="AD Jen Sansevero stands with Joan Martin Award Winners Grace Curtin and Charlie Sasso" src="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/28/DSC04946.jpg" /><br /><br />The Monmouth Athletic Department celebrated the 2025-26 school year at the Athletic Awards Ceremony.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/DSC04946.jpg" /><media:content url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/DSC04946.jpg"><media:title>AD Jen Sansevero stands with Joan Martin Award Winners Grace Curtin and Charlie Sasso</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://monmouthhawks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/DSC04946.jpg" length="1" 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