KENOSHA, Wisc. – The Washburn men's cross country team closed out the 2025 season with a program-best, 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Competing at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course, the Ichabods delivered a complete team effort highlighted by a top-20 national finish from senior standout Donald Kibet.

Kibet led the Ichabods from start to finish earning his third cross country All-American award, raced inside the top pack throughout the 10,000-meter championship race. The senior surged over the final stretch and crossed the line in 16th place with a time of 30:19.6, the highest national championship finishes in Washburn program history.

The Ichabods' veteran presence continued to show through in the team's middle pack, where seniors Shane Mullen and Tommy Roehl worked together for nearly the entire race. The duo remained locked step for step through each checkpoint and ultimately finished less than a second apart. Mullen posted a time of 32:12.1 to place 148th, with Roehl right behind him in 149th at 32:12.4, providing crucial scoring depth in the team standings.

Sophomore Sebastiaan Horselenberg was next finishing 155th in 32:15.3. Junior Ludovico Vaccari rounded out Washburn's scoring lineup with a 167th-place finish in 32:23.3, helping the Ichabods secure their top-25 team position. Junior Lukas Mehl added an additional strong race for the Ichabods, placing 177th in 32:28.2.

The Ichabods improved from their 26^th-place finish in 2022 and the 24^th-place showing in 2024.

Washburn Kyla Lochtefeld wrap up cross country season
Kyla Lochtefeld, who was the first Ichabod women's national champion qualifier since 2017, finished 96^th overall out of 263 runners, finished the 6K course in a time of 21:46.4. Her time was the fastest time by an Ichabod women's runner at the national championships and was the fifth-fastest 6K time in program history.