KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The thirty-two team field and individual qualifiers for the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships were announced by the national office Monday.

The William Jessup University men's team is set to compete and look for a top 25 finish at this year's event. The Warriors will be led by California Pacific Conference Runner of the Year Michael Basuini and senior Wayne Smith, who finished in second place. Senior Hannah Wiesner will represent the Warriors in the women's national championship race. 

Defending national runner-up No. 1 Southern Oregon and defending national champion No. 3 St. Francis (Ill.) headline the 32-team men's field made up of 21 conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping champions; one conference, independent, and unaffiliated grouping runner-up and ten at-large selections.

St. Francis, Eastern Oregon, British Columbia, Oklahoma Baptist, St. Xavier (Ill.), Tennessee Wesleyan, Concordia (Neb.), Indiana Tech, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and College of Idaho were the at-large selections. Each of the at-large selections was ranked in the final regular-season poll, which can be found here.

For information about the conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping champions that received automatic berths to the national championships, click here.

Beyond the 32-team field, 97 individuals—representing 64 institutions—will also compete at the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan. The men's 8-kilometer race will begin at 10:30 a.m. CST, with the women's 5-kilometer race following at 11:45 a.m. CST.

Men's Cross Country National Championships: Team Qualifiers | Individual Qualifiers

For all other information regarding the Men's Cross Country National Championships, click here.

2013 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships
Team Qualifiers