LAS CRUCES, N.M. – NM State returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 1, for the 2025 Conference USA Championships, held at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala. Both men's and women's teams will compete, with the women's 6k starting at 8:04 MT, followed by the men's 8k at 9:04 MT. Both races will be available on
ESPN+, with live stats available through
Delta Timing.
NM State 2025 CUSA Championships – Men's Roster
Nick Allred
Jonah Archer
Derick Castellanos
Orion Chavez
Andrew Gibby
Omer Ibrahim
Angel Maese
Gabriel Uranga
Leo Valenzuela
NM State 2025 CUSA Championships – Women's Roster
Nia Allison
Murrie Dodge
Ainsleigh Kasprick
Brooke Kelly
Valeria Macias Casas
Marlene Mosqueda
Amanda Radava
Adela Steinsova
Eloise Stuart
The Starting Line
- The Aggies travel to Huntsville, Ala., competing at the 2025 Conference USA Championships, hosted by Middle Tennessee at John Hunt Park on Saturday, Nov. 1.
- Following the meet, any Aggies who qualify would advance to the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on November 14.
- NM State was picked fourth in the CUSA Cross Country Preseason Women's Poll and fifth in the Men's Poll. Middle Tennessee and Liberty represented the top two teams in each poll, with the Flames earning 13 of a possible 22 first-place votes across both polls.
Trophy Time
- On Oct. 17 at the Dave Murray Invitational, NM State secured both the individual championship and the women's team title. Amanda Radava collected a first-place finish with a 6k time of 22:01.8, with the Aggies taking the team title with a score of 29.
- This became the second team title for the NM State women in 2025, also notching first-place at the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open.
- This also becomes the second individual championship by an Aggie this season, following Andrew Gibby's top finish in the 5k at the Lobo Invitational (15:11.7).
Fresh Faces
- The Aggies welcome ten new members of the cross country teams, with a wealth of accolades and talent between them.
- NM State landed five transfers in Omer Ibrahim (Tarleton), Quenton Metz (Mesa CC), Adéla Steinsová (Purdue), Eloïse Stuart (Miami [FL]) and Nick Valle (Mesa CC).
- Along with the transfers, the Crimson & White added four freshman in the recruiting class – Abigail Beam, Ainsleigh Kasprick, Brooke Kelly, Melany Mosqueda and Kobe Rodriguez.
- Beam (Rio Rancho), Kelly (Albuquerque), and Rodriguez (Las Cruces) join from the Land of Enchantment, while Omer Ibrahim makes a return to the Borderland, competing at nearby Pebble Hills High School from 2020-2024.
CUSA Check-In
- As conference realignment continues to rattle collegiate athletics, Conference USA welcomes a pair of new members ahead of the 2025-26 season, with Delaware and Missouri State joining the existing ten member programs. Delaware joins from the Coastal Athletic Association, while Missouri State departs from the Missouri Valley Conference.
- In the Conference USA Preseason Poll, Delaware was picked sixth with Missouri State selected eighth overall (neither program has a men's cross country program).
- Last season, Liberty swept both the men's and women's Conference USA Cross Country Championships, claiming their first conference championships as members of CUSA.
One Year Ago… | 2024 Conference USA Championships | 11.2.24
- A pair of first-year Aggies earned themselves all-conference honors, as Rachel O'Brien and Khloi Bird recorded Second and Third Team All-CUSA nods, respectively.
- Sophomore Thomas Croshaw posted the top finish for the NM State men, earning Second Team All-CUSA honors.
- Andrew Gibby (25:00.8) and Orion Chavez (25:16.6) led the Aggie newcomers, joined by Angel Maese, Jonah Archer, Gabriel Uranga, Leo Valenzuela and Christian Barreto in making their CUSA Championships debut.
- Following O'Brien and Bird, Amanda Radava rounded out the top three finishes for the Crimson & White in the women's 6K, posting a time of 21:42.3 in her CUSA Championships debut. Marlene Mosqueda, Valeria Macias Casas, Mari Gallegos and Trista Cordova also made their first appearances at the championship meet.
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