The Nebraska Wesleyan men’s cross country team is preparing for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships that will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind.  Jackie Spelts from the NWU women’s team also qualified and will be running in the women’s race.

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's cross country team won the NCAA III Central Region Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA III Championships on Nov. 22 in Hanover, Indiana. The Prairie Wolves edged St. John's (Minn.) by nine points to win the 26-team field. Also, Jackie Spelts qualified individually for the NWU women by placing third overall.

The NWU Cross Country teams headed south for their second race of the season to the 72nd installment of the Cowboy Jamboree, hosted by Oklahoma State University.  The 2008 Cowboy Jamboree, the oldest consecutive cross country race in the nation, had a total of 105 university, college and junior college teams race this year.

The Nebraska Wesleyan University Cross Country teams opened up the 2008 season on Saturday (Sept. 20) when they participated in the annual Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln, Neb. Over 700 athletes competed in this year's invitational.