The Shippensburg University men's cross country team produced its best result at the NCAA Division II National Championships in eight years on Saturday as it delivered a 17th-place finish in competition at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
 
Shippensburg, which entered the meet ranked No. 27 in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, exceeded its national ranking by 10 spots. After a patient start, the Raiders surged during the second half of the race before enduring a tough finish over the final 1,000 meters.
 
Garrett Quinan delivered his top performance to date at the national championships and finished just four spots shy of All-America honors. Quinan ran hard in the second half of the race, gaining 29 spots in the standings from the 5K to 8K mark, and crossed the line 44th overall with a time of 30:46.8.
 
Tommy Crum Jr. improved his place-finish by 81 spots Saturday in his second national championship race, finishing 52nd in 30:56.3.
 
Saturday marked the first time that SU had two runners finish among the Top 60 since its 10th-place team finish in 2017. That year, Alex Balla earned All-America honors with a 37th-place finish and Calvin Conrad-Kline was 59th.
 
Ryan Wolfe made his third nationals appearance his best yet, crossing the finish line 125th with a time of 32 minutes flat. Ben Devine was just two seconds behind, completing his nationals debut in 128th place.
 
Ramon Urena finished 209th as the final Raider scorer; his time was 32:52.2. It is an improvement of five places for Urena from last season.
 
Brennan Wellock (221st) and Ben Hummel (231st) were the remaining Raider runners.
 
SU produced the top performance of the three teams representing the Atlantic Region. Charleston (W. Va.) finished 24th (87-103-133-140-204) while Davis & Elkins finished 30th (115-150-179-188-202).
 
Shippensburg ran at the NCAA Division II National Championships for the third straight year and 24th time overall.
 
Shippensburg (17th, 490 points)
44. Garrett Quinan 30:46.8
52. Tommy Crum Jr. 30:56.3
125. Ryan Wolfe 32:00.0
128. Ben Devine 32:02.0
209. Ramon Urena 32:52.2
221. Brennan Wellock 33:05.5
231. Ben Hummel 33:20.2
 
Shippensburg's Lineup at Nationals (all-time):
Tommy Crum Jr. (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) [52nd in 2025; 133rd in 2024]
Ben Devine (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg (Marywood)) [128th in 2025; alternate in 2024]
Ben Hummel (Middleburg, Pa./Midd-West) [231st in 2025]
Garrett Quinan (Stewartstown, Pa./Kennard-Dale) [44th in 2025; 51st in 2024, 66th in 2023]
Ramon Urena (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon) [209th in 2025; 214th in 2024]
Brennan Wellock (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) [221st in 2025; 203rd in 2024]
Ryan Wolfe (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) [125th in 2025; 146th in 2024, 250th in 2023]
 
Atlantic Region open runners:
35. Franklin Kipchirchir (FAY) 30:37.4
62. Josh Miller (WCU) 31:04.0
66. Brian Kiprop (FAY) 31:11.1
96. Jon Thrush (CAL) 31:36.3
Mike Formica (IUP) DNC (injury)
 
SHIP's History at NCAA Cross Country Championships:
2025: 17th
2024: 20th
2023: 31st
2018: 27th
2017: 10th
2016: 16th
2015: 5th
2014: 25th
2013: 23rd
2011: 17th
2010: 7th
2009: 13th
2005: 15th
2002: 20th
2001: 18th
2000: 19th
1998: 8th
1992: 15th
1991: T-4th
1990: 2nd
1989: 7th
1980: 9th
1979: 8th
1978: 17th
 
SHIP All-Americans at NCAA Cross Country Championships:
2017: Alex Balla (37th)
2016: Kieran Sutton (25th)
2015: Austin McGinley (32nd)
2012: Matt Gillette (17th)
2010: Brandon Boyer (38th)
2005: John Somers (21st)
1991: Randy Lowe (5th)
1990: Randy Lowe (3rd)
1989: Chris Monheim (23rd)
1984: Steve Spence (15th), Rob Berkebile (17th)
1982: Steve Spence (13th)
1980: Gregg Sanders (6th), Gary Bicking (8th)
1979: Gregg Sanders (9th)
1978: John Doub (6th)
1977: John Doub (23rd)
[13 individual All-Americans, 17 total All-America finishes]