KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  Participants for the 67th Annual NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship was officially announced by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) on Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, and will feature 36 teams and 78 individuals. The championship meet will be held on Nov. 18 in Tallahassee, Fla.

For the University of Mobile Cross Country program, head coach Andy Canegitta saw two Rams earn individual bids to this year's national meet, both coming from the UM Men's Cross Country team. Junior Preston Webb and freshman Joey Jones earned bids for the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship after securing 10-finishes in the SSAC Men's Cross Country Championship last week. Webb and Jones, along with Canegitta, will travel to the panhandle of Florida next week for the championship meet.

The Basics

• This is the first year that the championship will be hosted in Tallahassee, Fla. The course will be located at the Apalachee Regional Park.
• The field is made up of 22 automatic qualifiers and 14 at-large berths. A team can automatically qualify by winning the conference championship meet or by being the meet runner-up (for a conference with more than one automatic qualifier). For more about automatic qualifiers, click here: https://www.naia.org/sports/wxc/2022-23/Releases/Conf_Tourney.
• The 14 at-large berths were determined by an oversight committee. 
• In addition to the team qualifiers and at-large bids, 78 athletes will compete as individual qualifiers. 
• The race will be broadcasted on the NAIA Network. To access the live video stream and purchase a pass, click here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/.

About the University of Mobile

The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.

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