<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ephsports.williams.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Williams College</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Williams College</description><atom:link href="https://ephsports.williams.edu/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>No. 14 Ephs earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, seven named All-Academic Athletes</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2026/2/2/mens-cross-country-no-14-ephs-earn-ustfccca-all-academic-team-honors-seven-named-all-academic-athletes.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2026/2/2/mens-cross-country-no-14-ephs-earn-ustfccca-all-academic-team-honors-seven-named-all-academic-athletes.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's XC Graphic 2-2-26" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/2/USTFCCCA_.jpg" /><br /><br />NEW ORLEANS - The No. 14-ranked Williams College women's cross country team earned 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors, while seven Ephs were named All-Academic Athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/2/USTFCCCA_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/2/USTFCCCA_.jpg"><media:title>Men's XC Graphic 2-2-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/2/USTFCCCA_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 2 Feb 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15118</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s XC battles to 14th at NCAA Championship</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/22/mens-cross-country-mens-xc-battles-to-14th-at-ncaa-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/22/mens-cross-country-mens-xc-battles-to-14th-at-ncaa-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="zanuck" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/IMG_2400.jpeg" /><br /><br />SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Williams College men's cross-country team finished 14th at the NCAA Division III National Championship in Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/IMG_2400.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/IMG_2400.jpeg"><media:title>zanuck</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/IMG_2400.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14961</s:story_id></item><item><title>CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Cross-country to compete at NCAA meet in South Carolina</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/20/mens-cross-country-championship-preview-cross-country-to-compete-at-ncaa-meet-in-south-carolina.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/20/mens-cross-country-championship-preview-cross-country-to-compete-at-ncaa-meet-in-south-carolina.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's and Women's XC NCAA Graphic" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/XC.jpg" /><br /><br />SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Williams College cross-country teams have set off for the NCAA Championship, to be hosted this Saturday at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/XC.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/XC.jpg"><media:title>Men's and Women's XC NCAA Graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/XC.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14955</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 10 Ephs place seven student-athletes on USTFCCCA All-Region Team</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/18/mens-cross-country-no-10-ephs-place-seven-student-athletes-on-all-region-team.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/18/mens-cross-country-no-10-ephs-place-seven-student-athletes-on-all-region-team.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Eli Welch" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/6/Eli_Welch.JPG" /><br /><br />NEW ORLEANS - After placing second overall out of 26 teams during the NCAA Division III Regional Championship Saturday, the No. 10-ranked Williams College men's cross country team placed seven student-athletes on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/Eli_Welch.JPG" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/Eli_Welch.JPG"><media:title>Eli Welch</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/6/Eli_Welch.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14949</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s cross-country places second at NCAA Mideast Regional</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-mens-cross-country-places-second-at-ncaa-mideast-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-mens-cross-country-places-second-at-ncaa-mideast-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="zanuck" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WILL25-049.jpeg" /><br /><br />CANTON, N.Y. - The Williams College men's cross-country team put in a strong performance at the NCAA Division III Mideast Region Championships at the Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course at St. Lawrence University on Saturday morning, finishing second in a strong field.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WILL25-049.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WILL25-049.jpeg"><media:title>zanuck</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WILL25-049.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14927</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross-country teams capture wins in D3 Challenge</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-teams-capture-wins-in-d3-challenge.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/8/cross-country-teams-capture-wins-in-d3-challenge.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="team" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Eph_pack_before_the_race_4_.JPG" /><br /><br />WATERFORD, Conn. - The Williams College cross-country teams earned victories at the D3 Challenge hosted by Connecticut College at Stenger Farm Park on Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Eph_pack_before_the_race_4_.JPG" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Eph_pack_before_the_race_4_.JPG"><media:title>team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Eph_pack_before_the_race_4_.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14909</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 7 Ephs place four on All-Conference Teams</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-places-four-on-all-conference-teams.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/5/mens-cross-country-places-four-on-all-conference-teams.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Cross Country Graphic 11-5-25" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Welch__Eli__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />HADLEY, Mass. - After placing first overall with a time of 24:20.2 on the 8-kilometer course Saturday during the NESCAC Championship at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Connecticut, sophomore Eli Welch of the No. 7-ranked Williams College men's cross country team was named the conference's Most Outstanding Performer Wednesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Welch__Eli__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Welch__Eli__1_.jpg"><media:title>Men's Cross Country Graphic 11-5-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Welch__Eli__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2025 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14902</s:story_id></item><item><title>Welch wins title as Ephs capture 2nd place at NESCAC Championship</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-welch-wins-title-as-ephs-capture-2nd-place-at-nescac-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-welch-wins-title-as-ephs-capture-2nd-place-at-nescac-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Eli Welch2" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/1/7338671240832037937.jpeg" /><br /><br />WATERFORD, Conn. - Sophomore Eli Welch earned the individual NESCAC Championship, winning Saturday's race at a windy Harkness Memorial State Park, as the Williams College men's cross-country team captured a second place team finish.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/7338671240832037937.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/7338671240832037937.jpeg"><media:title>Eli Welch2</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/7338671240832037937.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14894</s:story_id></item><item><title>Rick Yanashita earns NESCAC Runner of the Week honors</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/10/21/mens-cross-country-rick-yanashita-earns-nescac-runner-of-the-week-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/10/21/mens-cross-country-rick-yanashita-earns-nescac-runner-of-the-week-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Yanashita 10-21-25" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/21/Scribble_Swish_-_Quickhitter_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />HADLEY, Mass. - After finishing sixth overall out of 264 runners and clocking a personal-best time of 26:16.8 during the 8-kilometer Blue race at the Connecticut College Invitational Saturday, senior captain Rick Yanashita of the No. 8-ranked Williams College men's cross country team was named NESCAC Runner of the Week Tuesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/Scribble_Swish_-_Quickhitter_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/Scribble_Swish_-_Quickhitter_-_Landscape__1_.jpg"><media:title>Yanashita 10-21-25</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/21/Scribble_Swish_-_Quickhitter_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14877</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 8 Ephs shatter 15 personal records at Connecticut College Invitational</title><link>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-no-8-ephs-shatter-14-personal-records-at-connecticut-college-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://ephsports.williams.edu/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-no-8-ephs-shatter-14-personal-records-at-connecticut-college-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emil Nelson" src="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/9/21/IMG_4608_zvOpU.JPG" /><br /><br />WATERFORD, Conn. - Sophomore Emil Nelson of the No. 8-ranked Williams College men's cross country team placed first overall out of 364 runners with a career-best time of 25:05.7 in the 8-kilometer White race Saturday, as 15 Ephs broke personal records during the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/21/IMG_4608_zvOpU.JPG" /><media:content url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/21/IMG_4608_zvOpU.JPG"><media:title>Emil Nelson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ephsports.williams.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/21/IMG_4608_zvOpU.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14869</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>