https://goneosho.com/rss.aspx?path=trackLatest news items for Neosho County Community College Athleticsen-us60https://goneosho.com/news/2026/3/5/cross-country-track-field-track-field-heads-to-nationals.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2026/3/5/cross-country-track-field-track-field-heads-to-nationals.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Pittsburg, KS - The Neosho County Community College Men's and Women's Track and Field team's competed at their regional championships Saturday and Sunday February 21st and 22nd at Pittsburg State University. The team continues to impress on the season breaking 3 more school records and earning a number of National Qualifying marks.]]>MTRK Region 6 Championships 2026Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:52:00 CST53801https://goneosho.com/news/2026/2/18/cross-country-track-field-track-field-has-standout-meet-at-washburn.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2026/2/18/cross-country-track-field-track-field-has-standout-meet-at-washburn.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Topeka, KS - The Panthers Track & Field team traveled to Washburn University to compete in the Ichabod Invite over the weekend. The meet was a tremendous step forward for the program on the indoor season as it heads towards the Championships portion of the season. The weekend saw 3 new school records and 2 additional National qualifying marks. The weekend kicked off with a new Men's DMR school record on Friday night with Tyler Landrum, Jeremey Ellington, Noah Laird, and Jaden Perry on the carry for the squad besting their own school record in the event from earlier in the season which had taken down the oldest school record on books for the Panthers. Just a short while after that record Tyler Landrum competed in the 600yd breaking Jared Sylvesters school record in the event by a little over half a second running 1:11.57 and earning him self a National Championship qualifying mark in the event and the #22 spot in the NJCAA.]]>Ichabod Invite 2026Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:09:00 CST53790https://goneosho.com/news/2025/11/10/cross-country-track-field-panthers-battle-in-the-snow-at-national-championships.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/11/10/cross-country-track-field-panthers-battle-in-the-snow-at-national-championships.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Fort Dodge, IA - The Neosho County Community College Men's and Women's Cross Country teams took to the National Championships course in Fort Dodge, Iowa over the weekend. The Panthers faced brutal conditions as Lakeside Municipal Golf Course was hit with 3 inches of snow throughout the Championship race day. The weather made for a tricky course with slick footing taking out many runners around the turns and hard blowing snow in the faces of the competitors. It made for a very memorable experience for the athletes that will not soon be forgotten by any.]]>XC Nationals 2025Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:59:00 CST53731https://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/30/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-succeeds-at-regionals-in-colby.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/30/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-succeeds-at-regionals-in-colby.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Colby, KS -  The men's and women's Cross Country teams competed at the NJCAA Region 6 Championships in Colby, KS last Friday. The men's team came away with an 8th place finish in the region, while the women had Bethany Barger come away with All-KJCCC East region honors. The day was very succesful for the Panthers, the Men ran the 4th fastest team time in school history while both Bethany Barger and Melania Turaga had personal best times in the women's 5k, Bethany still setting #3 All-time on the list inched closer to the sub 20 min mark while Mela ran below 21 min for the first time in her career and moving herself to #5 All-time for the Panthers with her 20:41 finish.]]>Region 6 Champs Colby 2025Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:38:00 CST53717https://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/23/cross-country-track-field-laird-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/23/cross-country-track-field-laird-national-athlete-of-the-week.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Chanute, KS - Earning his first ever National athlete of the week honors Noah Laird becomes the second athlete to earn the honor this week after Volleyball's Collette earned Defensive Player of the week. It's an a amazing honor that few earn and is a rare feet as only the second Neosho County Cross Country athlete to earn the National honor. Laird sets his sights on this weeks Regional Championships in Colb, Kansas as he sets his sights on the NCCC school record.]]>Noah Laird AOW 2025Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:33:00 CST53711https://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/21/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-sweeps-kjccc-athletes-of-the-week.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/21/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-sweeps-kjccc-athletes-of-the-week.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Chanute, KS - The Neosho County Community College Cross Country team swept the KJCCC Cross Country Athletes of the week this week after their performances at the Baker University Mike Spielman Classic. Noah Laird took the men's award and Bethany Barger the women's. See the full story from the conference offices below.]]>XC AOW #9 2025Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:26:00 CST53708https://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/14/cross-country-track-field-turaga-qualifies-for-national-cross-country.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/14/cross-country-track-field-turaga-qualifies-for-national-cross-country.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Fort Hays, KS - The men's and women's teams took to the campus of Fort Hays State University for the FHSU Tiger Open. On a warm breezy morning in Western Kansas the the Panther harriers had an up and down day. On the men's side 2 newcomers in Jayden Jones and Curtis Smilko ran nice personal best to help steady the ship on a tumultuous race for the men that saw 2 of the teams top 5 finish well back in the pack compared to usual. Levi Waring also had a stellar day helping push along the team. The freshman really stepped up and kept the team time from slipping more than it could have with the challenging performances for some of the usually steady front runners.]]>FHSU XC 2025Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:15:00 CST53700https://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/7/cross-country-track-field-mens-xc-takes-crown-at-home-meet.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/10/7/cross-country-track-field-mens-xc-takes-crown-at-home-meet.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Chanute, KS - The Neosho County Men's and Women's Cross Country teams hosted their home Cross Country meets Friday, October 3rd, at Santa Fe Park here in Chanute. Was a warm and breezy night for the runners but absolutely beautiful for the spectators who came to watch. While challenging for the competitors the conditions didn't keep the Panthers from having some great performances. On the Women's side Bethany Barger continues her strong freshman campaign with a 5th place finish in the women's race running 21:10 for the 5k course. The men had 3 placers in the top 10 at the competition, Noah Laird (27:17), Jaden Perry(28:14), and Oliver Cabana(28:35), who finished 3rd, 7th, and 8th respectively. The team cruised to the team title with a low score of 32 points.]]>XC Home Meet 2025Tue, 7 Oct 2025 11:22:00 CST53697https://goneosho.com/news/2025/9/24/cross-country-track-field-mens-xc-team-and-barger-qualify-for-nationals.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/9/24/cross-country-track-field-mens-xc-team-and-barger-qualify-for-nationals.aspxCross Country/Track & Field

Joplin, MO - The Neosho County men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Missouri Southern Stampede, Saturday, Sept. 20th. Both the men's and women's team had stellar performances that resulted in a number of National Qualifiers. The men's team ran the 3rd fastest team time all time in 28:05 to earn a trip to the National Championships as a team. Denner Dos Santos moved himself to number 8 all time in school history in the 8k with his performance of 27:32. Noah Laird lead the men's team with his second fastest time all time, the day saw almost every Panther have personal best performances for the distance.]]>Bethany 2025 XC Nat QualifierWed, 24 Sep 2025 12:02:00 CST53693https://goneosho.com/news/2025/9/9/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-improves-at-rsu-distance-after-dark.aspxhttps://goneosho.com/news/2025/9/9/cross-country-track-field-cross-country-improves-at-rsu-distance-after-dark.aspxCross Country/Track & Field, Sports Medicine

Tulsa, OK - The men's and women's teams took to another night meet under the lights at the Mohawk Sports Complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was hosted by Rogers State University. The late night event is paired with an Oklahoma multiple division High School race that really brings a large crowd. It was a great shot for the Panthers to make a big jump forward on the season. The Panthers were lead by Noah Laird on the men's side and Bethany Barger on the Women's side. Noah ran a really impressive PR in the 4 mile race coming in at 21:46 and placing 36th overall. Bethany ran 22:07 for the the 5k course just narrowly missing her PR by a few seconds, she did move herself into 16th all time for Neosho County.]]>RSU Distance After Dark 2025Tue, 9 Sep 2025 19:43:00 CST53680