<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://abbeyathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Belmont Abbey College</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Belmont Abbey College</description><atom:link href="https://abbeyathletics.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Crusaders Place 35 on Fall Academic All-Conference List</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/12/15/general-crusaders-place-35-on-fall-academic-all-conference-list.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/12/15/general-crusaders-place-35-on-fall-academic-all-conference-list.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Fall Academic All-Conference" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/15/121525_FallAcademicAll_Conference.png" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. — A total of 41 student-athletes were placed on the 2024 Conference Carolinas Fall Academic All-Conference Teams presented by Barnes & Noble College, the league office announced Monday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/121525_FallAcademicAll_Conference.png" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/121525_FallAcademicAll_Conference.png"><media:title>Fall Academic All-Conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/121525_FallAcademicAll_Conference.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:35:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>28</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10330</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bullock Paces Crusaders at Southeast Regional Meet</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-xc-southeast-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/11/8/mens-cross-country-xc-southeast-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Michael Bullock" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Conf_Carolina_CC-115.jpg" /><br /><br />WINGATE, N.C. --]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Conf_Carolina_CC-115.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Conf_Carolina_CC-115.jpg"><media:title>Michael Bullock</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Conf_Carolina_CC-115.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:17:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10275</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hetzel, Bullock Earn All-Conference Honors as Crusaders Place Seventh</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/24/mens-cross-country-hetzel-bennett-earn-all-conference-honors-as-crusaders-place.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/24/mens-cross-country-hetzel-bennett-earn-all-conference-honors-as-crusaders-place.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's XC all-conference" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/24/menAC.jpg" /><br /><br />KERNERSVILLE, N.C. -- John Hetzel and Michael Bullock earned all-conference honors by finishing among the top 21 runners Friday, helping Belmont Abbey to a seventh-place finish at the 2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country Championship at the Ivey Redmond Complex. Hetzel was a second-team honoree by placing 12th, while Bullock finished 19th for third-team recognition.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/menAC.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/menAC.jpg"><media:title>Men's XC all-conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/menAC.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10239</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bullock Places Seventh, Crusaders Fourth in Regular-Season Finale</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/10/mens-cross-country-bullock-places-seventh-crusaders-fourth-in-regular-season-finale.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/10/mens-cross-country-bullock-places-seventh-crusaders-fourth-in-regular-season-finale.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MIchael Bullock" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Bullock took seventh place overall, helping Belmont Abbey to a fourth-place finish in the Royal Challenge Friday afternoon at McAlpine Park.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg"><media:title>MIchael Bullock</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10209</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bullock Leads Crusaders to Third at Spartan Invitational</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/3/mens-cross-country-crusaders-at-spartan-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/10/3/mens-cross-country-crusaders-at-spartan-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Michael Bullock" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/3/DSC02580.jpg" /><br /><br />KERNERSVILLE, N.C. -- Freshman Michael Bullock finished 13th to lead Belmont Abbey to a third-place team finish at the Spartan Invitational, hosted by UNC Greensboro on Friday afternoon. The meet served as an opportunity to run the same course as the Conference Carolinas Championship, three weeks from today.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/DSC02580.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/DSC02580.jpg"><media:title>Michael Bullock</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/3/DSC02580.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2025 17:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10193</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bullock Paces Men's Cross Country to Ninth-Place Finish</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/20/bullock-paces-mens-cross-country-to-ninth-place-finish.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/20/bullock-paces-mens-cross-country-to-ninth-place-finish.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MIchael Bullock" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" /><br /><br />WINGATE, N.C. -- Freshman Michael Bullock posted a time of 23:13.52 to place 34th, leading Belmont Abbey to a ninth-place finish at the Bulldog Stampede Saturday morning.  The meet was hosted at Wingate's Cross Country Course and served as a trial meet for the NCAA Southeast Regional to be hosted there in November.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg"><media:title>MIchael Bullock</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/DSC02685.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:14:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10164</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hetzel Earned Top 60 Finish at Queen City Invitational</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/12/mens-cross-country-hetzel-earned-top-60-finish-at-queen-city-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/12/mens-cross-country-hetzel-earned-top-60-finish-at-queen-city-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="John Hetzel" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/12/20250912_191024.jpg" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- John Hetzel posted a Top 60 finish against a field consisting of several Division I programs, leading Belmont Abbey at the 2025 Queen City Invitational Friday evening at McAlpine Creek Park. He finished the 8k course in a time of 25:58.7 for 60th place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/12/20250912_191024.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/12/20250912_191024.jpg"><media:title>John Hetzel</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/12/20250912_191024.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10148</s:story_id></item><item><title>Two Place in Top 10 as Crusaders FInish Fourth in Cross Country Opener</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/5/mens-cross-country-two-place-in-top-10--crusaders-fourth-in-cross-country-opener.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/9/5/mens-cross-country-two-place-in-top-10--crusaders-fourth-in-cross-country-opener.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="John Hetzel" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/5/0O3A0999__1_.JPG" /><br /><br />SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- John Hetzel  and Michael Bullock earned 10 finishes Friday evening at the Converse Kick-off, leading Belmont Abbey to fourth place in the team standings.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/5/0O3A0999__1_.JPG" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/5/0O3A0999__1_.JPG"><media:title>John Hetzel</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/5/0O3A0999__1_.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2025 20:42:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10131</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Cross Country Tabbed Fourth in Preseason Poll</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/8/27/mens-cross-country-tabbed-fourth-in-preseason-poll.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/8/27/mens-cross-country-tabbed-fourth-in-preseason-poll.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MXC Cross Country preseason poll" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/27/MXC_Preseason_Poll.jpg" /><br /><br />GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey has been picked fourth in the Conference Carolinas Men's Cross Country preseason poll, the league office announced today. Voting was conducted among the conference's 16 head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/27/MXC_Preseason_Poll.jpg" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/27/MXC_Preseason_Poll.jpg"><media:title>MXC Cross Country preseason poll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/27/MXC_Preseason_Poll.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10121</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five Crusaders Named Academic All-District for Track &amp; Field</title><link>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/6/25/mens-cross-country-five-crusaders-named-academic-all-district-for-track-field.aspx</link><guid>https://abbeyathletics.com/news/2025/6/25/mens-cross-country-five-crusaders-named-academic-all-district-for-track-field.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSC Men's Track & Field Academic All-District" src="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/25/MT_F_CSC.JPG" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Five members of the Belmont Abbey Men's Track & Field/Cross Country program have been named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators, the organization announced today. Jesse Coleman, John Hetzel, Nathan Gallman, Jeremiah Hines and Adam Willett were honored for their academic and athletic accomplishments during the 2024-25 school year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/25/MT_F_CSC.JPG" /><media:content url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/25/MT_F_CSC.JPG"><media:title>CSC Men's Track &amp; Field Academic All-District</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://abbeyathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/25/MT_F_CSC.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:42:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10075</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>