<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.bethel.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Bethel University Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Bethel University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.bethel.edu/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Bethel Lands 79 on 2025-26 MIAC Fall Academic All-Conference Team</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/28/general-bethel-lands-79-on-2025-26-miac-fall-academic-all-conference-team.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/28/general-bethel-lands-79-on-2025-26-miac-fall-academic-all-conference-team.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-MIAC" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University Royals landed 79 student-athletes of the 2025-26 MIAC Fall Academic All-Conference Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg"><media:title>Academic All-MIAC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15933</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals Close Season at 2025 NCAA Division III North Regional</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-royals-close-season-at-2025-ncaa-division-iii-north-regional.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/15/mens-cross-country-royals-close-season-at-2025-ncaa-division-iii-north-regional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mxc" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/MXC889.jpg" /><br /><br />Hootie Hage paced Bethel with a season-best 25:42.7, which put him in 36th place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/MXC889.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/MXC889.jpg"><media:title>mxc</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/MXC889.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:39:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15837</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hootie Hage Earns All-Conference, Royals Take Sixth Place at MIAC Championship</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-hootie-hage-earns-all-conference-royals-take-sixth-place-at-miac-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-hootie-hage-earns-all-conference-royals-take-sixth-place-at-miac-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hootie Hage" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/1/BU_MXC_Hootie.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University men registered a sixth-place score of 175 at the 2025 MIAC Cross Country Championship at the Highland 9 Golf Course in Saint Paul on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/BU_MXC_Hootie.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/BU_MXC_Hootie.jpg"><media:title>Hootie Hage</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/BU_MXC_Hootie.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 20:57:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15803</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals Shine at Augustana Interregional</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-royals-shine-at-augustana-interregional.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/10/18/mens-cross-country-royals-shine-at-augustana-interregional.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hootie Hage" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/18/hootie9889.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University men's cross country team competed at the Augustana Interregional Invitational at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/hootie9889.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/hootie9889.jpg"><media:title>Hootie Hage</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/18/hootie9889.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:12:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15774</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Cross Country Competed at UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invite</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/10/5/mens-cross-country-competed-at-uw-eau-claire-blugold-invite.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/10/5/mens-cross-country-competed-at-uw-eau-claire-blugold-invite.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="mxc" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/5/mxc888.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University men's cross country team competed at the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational in Colfax, Wisconsin on Friday. The Royals took 24th place with 679 points.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/mxc888.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/mxc888.jpg"><media:title>mxc</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/5/mxc888.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 5 Oct 2025 00:30:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15754</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals 8th at St. Olaf Invite</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/9/20/mens-cross-country-royals-8th-at-st-olaf-invite.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/9/20/mens-cross-country-royals-8th-at-st-olaf-invite.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Avra Strubbe 2025" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__47_of_134_.jpg" /><br /><br />NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The Bethel Royals finished 8th out of 14 teams at the St. Olaf Invite on Saturday as they tallied 243 team points.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__47_of_134_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__47_of_134_.jpg"><media:title>Avra Strubbe 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__47_of_134_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:35:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15733</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals 6th, Hage 4th at Hamline Invite</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/9/13/mens-cross-country-royals-6th-hage-4th-at-hamline-invite.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/9/13/mens-cross-country-royals-6th-hage-4th-at-hamline-invite.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ole Opener 2025" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/13/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__190_of_759_.jpg" /><br /><br />ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Bethel Royals finished 6th out of 9 MIAC teams at the Hamline Invite, which served as the MIAC Championship Preview Meet. Bethel scored 146 team points.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__190_of_759_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__190_of_759_.jpg"><media:title>Ole Opener 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/13/Ole_Opener_2025__8-29-2025__190_of_759_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:11:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15715</s:story_id></item><item><title>74 Royals Achieve Fall Academic All-MIAC Honors</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/1/23/general-74-royals-achieve-fall-academic-all-miac-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/1/23/general-74-royals-achieve-fall-academic-all-miac-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-MIAC" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><br /><br />The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced that 74 Bethel University student-athletes from fall teams earned Academic All-MIAC honors for their hard work in the classroom room this past fall.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg"><media:title>Academic All-MIAC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15466</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Cross Country Finishes 14th at NCAA Regional Championship</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2024/11/16/mens-cross-country-mens-cross-country-finishes-14th-at-ncaa-regional-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2024/11/16/mens-cross-country-mens-cross-country-finishes-14th-at-ncaa-regional-championship.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hootie Hage running" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/16/NCAA_Regionals_2024_at_Carleton___11-16-2024__37_of_37_.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University men's cross country team notched a 14th place finish among 31 teams at the NCAA Regional Championship hosted by Carleton Saturday afternoon. It was the Royals' best finish at the regional championship since 2018 when they finished 13th.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/16/NCAA_Regionals_2024_at_Carleton___11-16-2024__37_of_37_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/16/NCAA_Regionals_2024_at_Carleton___11-16-2024__37_of_37_.jpg"><media:title>Hootie Hage running</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/16/NCAA_Regionals_2024_at_Carleton___11-16-2024__37_of_37_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:10:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15393</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hage Named MIAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2024/11/7/mens-cross-country-hage-named-miac-mens-cross-country-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2024/11/7/mens-cross-country-hage-named-miac-mens-cross-country-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hootie Hage MIAC Rookie of the Year" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/7/WEB.jpg" /><br /><br />Freshman Hootie Hage highlighted the men's cross country postseason awards being named MIAC Rookie of the Year as announced by the MIAC office Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/7/WEB.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/7/WEB.jpg"><media:title>Hootie Hage MIAC Rookie of the Year</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/11/7/WEB.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 7 Nov 2024 14:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15368</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>