<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://uncpbraves.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>UNCP Athletics</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for UNCP Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://uncpbraves.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Hayes, Kibet Named Braves Of The Week</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/9/mens-cross-country-hayes-kibet-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/9/mens-cross-country-hayes-kibet-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brave of the Week 111025" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/9/Braves_of_the_Week_1110.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke announced on Monday morning that volleyball's McKenna Hayes and men's cross country's Kelvin Kibet have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on November 9, 2025.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/Braves_of_the_Week_1110.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/Braves_of_the_Week_1110.jpg"><media:title>Brave of the Week 111025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/9/Braves_of_the_Week_1110.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 9 Nov 2025 21:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12618</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Cross Country Takes Sixth At NCAA Southeast Regional</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-takes-sixth-at-ncaa-southeast-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-takes-sixth-at-ncaa-southeast-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kelvin Kibet 2025" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Kelvin_KibetXC.png" /><br /><br />WINGATE, N.C. – Kelvin Kibet logged an 18th-place finish to help lead the men's cross country team to a sixth-place finish in NCAA Southeast Regional action Saturday morning at the Wingate XC Facility.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Kelvin_KibetXC.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Kelvin_KibetXC.png"><media:title>Kelvin Kibet 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Kelvin_KibetXC.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12614</s:story_id></item><item><title>Carney Named Conference Carolinas Freshman Of The Month</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/7/mens-cross-country-carney-named-conference-carolinas-freshman-of-the-month.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/7/mens-cross-country-carney-named-conference-carolinas-freshman-of-the-month.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ed Carney - Freshman of the Month" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/freshman_of_the_month_-_ed_carney.png" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. - An individual championship at the Conference Carolinas Championship led the way for men's cross country runner, Ed Carney, to be named Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Month, league officials announced Friday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/freshman_of_the_month_-_ed_carney.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/freshman_of_the_month_-_ed_carney.png"><media:title>Ed Carney - Freshman of the Month</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/freshman_of_the_month_-_ed_carney.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2025 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12609</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bennewitz, Carney Named Braves Of The Week</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/27/mens-cross-country-bennewitz-carney-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/27/mens-cross-country-bennewitz-carney-named-braves-of-the-week.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brave of the Week 102725" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Braves_of_the_Week_1027.jpg" /><br /><br />PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke announced on Monday morning that women's cross country's Malea Bennewitz and men's cross country's Ed Carney have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on October 26, 2025.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Braves_of_the_Week_1027.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Braves_of_the_Week_1027.jpg"><media:title>Brave of the Week 102725</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/27/Braves_of_the_Week_1027.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12589</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men Four-Peat, Women Take Eighth At Conference Carolinas Championships</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/24/cross-country-men-four-peat-women-take-eighth-at-conference-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/24/cross-country-men-four-peat-women-take-eighth-at-conference-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 MXC Conference Champs" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/24/mxc_conference_champs.png" /><br /><br />KERNERSVILLE - Ed Carney brought home champion honors in the men's 8K, while Kelvin Kibet and Antony Kigen each took top-ten finishes to help lead the Braves to their fourth-straight Conference Carolinas championship, while Malea Bennewitz took fifth in the women's 6K race Friday afternoon at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/mxc_conference_champs.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/mxc_conference_champs.png"><media:title>2025 MXC Conference Champs</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/mxc_conference_champs.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12583</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Competes At Royals Challenge, Men Take Eighth</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/10/cross-country-competes-at-royals-challenge-men-take-eighth.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/10/cross-country-competes-at-royals-challenge-men-take-eighth.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Malea Bennewitz" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/10/malea_bennewitz3.png" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTE – Ed Carney turned in an 18th-place finish in the men's 8K to help lead the team to an eighth-place finish, while Malea Bennewitz placed 54th in the women's 5K to pace the Braves Friday evening at the Royals Challenge hosted by Queens University at McAlpine Creek Park.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/malea_bennewitz3.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/malea_bennewitz3.png"><media:title>Malea Bennewitz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/10/malea_bennewitz3.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12567</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Competes At Paul Short Run</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/3/cross-country-xc-paul-short-run.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/10/3/cross-country-xc-paul-short-run.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sofia Skidmore 100325" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Sofia_Skidmore.jpg" /><br /><br />BETHLEHEM, PA. – Ed Carney turned in an 81st-place finish in the men's 8K to help lead the team to a 21st-place finish, while Sofia Skidmore placed 27th in the women's 6K on Friday afternoon at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Sofia_Skidmore.jpg" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Sofia_Skidmore.jpg"><media:title>Sofia Skidmore 100325</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/Sofia_Skidmore.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2025 10:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12553</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Teams Compete At Bulldog Stampede</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/9/20/cross-country-teams-compete-at-bulldog-stampede.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/9/20/cross-country-teams-compete-at-bulldog-stampede.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kelvin Kibet" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Kelvin_Kibet.png" /><br /><br />WINGATE – Kelvin Kibet turned in a 19th-place finish in the men's 7K race to help lead the team to a fifth-place finish, while Malea Bennewitz paced the women's side with a 23-rd place finish on the way to taking eighth place as a squad Saturday morning at the Bulldog Stampede hosted by Wingate.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Kelvin_Kibet.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Kelvin_Kibet.png"><media:title>Kelvin Kibet</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Kelvin_Kibet.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:28:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12532</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men Take First, Women Seventh At Converse Kickoff</title><link>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/9/5/XC-men-take-first-women-seventh-at-converse-kickoff.aspx</link><guid>https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/9/5/XC-men-take-first-women-seventh-at-converse-kickoff.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ryan Ibarra" src="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/5/ryan_ibarra_2025.png" /><br /><br />SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke men's cross country team put three runners inside the top seven to take first, while Malea Bennewitz turned in a personal best and brought home a ninth-place finish in the women's race to help lead the Braves to a seventh-place finish Friday evening at the Converse Kickoff at Milliken Research Park.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/5/ryan_ibarra_2025.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/5/ryan_ibarra_2025.png"><media:title>Ryan Ibarra</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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third with the release of both Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches Polls on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/8/16/Ormsby1.png" /><media:content url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/8/16/Ormsby1.png"><media:title>Peter Ormsby</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://uncpbraves.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/8/16/Ormsby1.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12502</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>