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Results

Nov. 5, 2026 – Braving cold and wet conditions for a midweek race, the North Central College men's cross country team returned to St. James Farm for the Red & White Invitational Thursday evening, where the Cardinals came away with the team win.

North Central totaled 20 points in the win, finishing ahead of Aurora University's 55 points and Moody Bible Institute's 63.

Aaron Ramos led the way for the Cardinals with a second-place overall finish after clocking a 15:00.6 effort. An unattached runner separated Ramos and Tyler Schick as Schick finished fourth overall but third for scoring runners with a 15:06.8 time. Connor Reed turned in a fourth-place finish in 15:07.1, followed by Carter Simmons (15:15.1) in fifth and Tony Figueroa (15:16.8) in sixth to round out the Cardinals' scorers. 

North Central travels to NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships, hosted by Augustana College, on Saturday, Nov. 14. Race time at Saukie Golf Course is scheduled for 11 a.m.