KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Montreat College women's cross country team received votes in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 rating, which was announced on Thursday morning by the national office. The recognition marks the Cavaliers' 41st consecutive appearance in the national poll. Montreat earned 26 points, placing 30th among programs nationwide.

One of 11 squads receiving votes outside the top 25, the Cavs finished eight points ahead of Concordia (Neb.) and 32 points behind SCAD (Ga.). Fellow Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) member Milligan (Tenn.) remained at No. 3 with 517 points, while Dordt (Iowa) held the top spot nationally with 18 first-place votes and 559 total points.

The Cavaliers last competed on Oct. 9 at the Royals Cross Country Challenge in Charlotte, N.C., where they placed 17th among 26 teams in a field that included eight NCAA Division I programs. Senior Macy Parks paced Montreat with a personal-best 5K time of 18:16.5, finishing 38th out of 221 runners.

For the complete 2026 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25, click here.

Montreat returns to action on Friday, Oct. 23, at Tennessee Wesleyan University's NAIA Appalachian Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn. Race time is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.