Prairie Stars Cross Country Runners Prep for Nationals

Two individuals on the UIS men’s cross country team are set to race at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships in Joplin, Mo. this weekend. Cort Ross and Noah McIntyre qualified out of the Midwest Regional, Ross by finishing third and McIntyre by finishing 13th. Each runner has raced at the national championship meet once before, last year when the team qualified for the first time. The men’s race is scheduled for an 11:15 a.m. Central time start at Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course. Cort Ross Ross was the 2023 GLVC Champion and finished third at the Midwest Regional. He…