BJ Sorg
Steve Woltmann

Men's Cross Country

Sorg, Frontjes Earn All-American, Cardinals Finish 10th

Contact: Taiah Gallisath, Associate Director of Athletics Communications, 630-637-5302

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A beautiful 72 degree day set the scene for the North Central College Men's Cross Country team's final race of the 2025 season, as BJ Sorg and Oscar Frontjes earned All-American honors with top-40 place finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, South Carolina. As a team, the Cardinals finished in 10th-place at the Milliken Research Park Cross Country Course.

From the get-go, North Central moved three into the top-50. Sorg found his niche in the top-20 by the 2k mark with Jacob Kluckhohn and Oscar Frontjes in 43rd and 48th, respectively. By the 3k, Ari Elmayan had established himself in the top-100 with Jack Galminas and Aidan Armstrong connecting not far behind. 

By the halfway mark, Sorg maintained his spot in the top-15 with Frontjes and Kluckhohn climbing side-by-side.

The race grew tighter through the second 4k, with the Cardinals starting to spread out. The final 1k featured a steep uphill and curves to the finish line as Sorg crossed the line in 30th place in 24:33.7 for his first cross country All-America honor. Frontjes had eyes on Sorg, with just one runner between them, as the sophomore finished 32nd in 24:34.9 to earn his first All-American nod of his career.

Kluckhohn finished just outside the top-40 in 45th place with a time of 24:47.6, just three seconds off from his career-best. Armstrong moved up seven spots in the last 1,000m to finish as the Cardinals' No. 4 runner in 132nd at 25:33.9. Elmayan was fifth for North Central and 179th overall (25:50.9). Galminas, in his nationals debut as a freshman, finished 204th (26:03.5) with Nolan Crooks rounding out the squad in 246th (26:27.0).

The Cardinals were seeded 11th heading into the national meet and bettered their mark, finishing 10th as a program with 315 points. Defending national champions, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, won the meet with 82 points, followed by fourth-ranked SUNY Geneseo in second with 132 points. Second-ranked Wartburg finished in a close third with 133 points.

North Central closes out the 2025 season with its 51st consecutive CCIW title and 58th straight nationals appearance to look back on.
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Players Mentioned

Aidan Armstrong

Aidan Armstrong

Senior
Nolan Crooks

Nolan Crooks

Junior
Ari Elmayan

Ari Elmayan

Sophomore
Oscar Frontjes

Oscar Frontjes

Sophomore
Jacob Kluckhohn

Jacob Kluckhohn

Graduate Student
BJ Sorg

BJ Sorg

Junior
Jack Galminas

Jack Galminas

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aidan Armstrong

Aidan Armstrong

Senior
Nolan Crooks

Nolan Crooks

Junior
Ari Elmayan

Ari Elmayan

Sophomore
Oscar Frontjes

Oscar Frontjes

Sophomore
Jacob Kluckhohn

Jacob Kluckhohn

Graduate Student
BJ Sorg

BJ Sorg

Junior
Jack Galminas

Jack Galminas

Freshman