{"id":663192,"date":"2025-12-30T20:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/663192\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T20:24:20","slug":"who-is-on-team-usa-for-the-2026-world-xc-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/663192\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is on Team USA for the 2026 World XC Championships?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 World Cross Country Championships are right around the corner, slated for Saturday, January 10th. Tallahassee will play host to the World Championships this year, which encouraged a talented crop of homegrown stars to test their talents on the cross country course this past fall.<\/p>\n<p>Stars from Parker Wolfe to Weini Kelati Frezghi will compete at World&#8217;s next week. Competition will begin with a mixed relay, while the U20 and Senior Championships will follow throughout the morning.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the relay team, athletes had to finish top two in the respective 2K XC races at the USATF XC Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA Mixed Relay XC Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Ethan Strand<\/li>\n<li>Wes Porter<\/li>\n<li>Gracie Morris\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sage Hurta-Klecker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team USA Senior XC Team<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the senior team, athletes had to finish top six at the USATF Championships in the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s 10K races.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Parker Wolfe<\/li>\n<li>Rocky Hansen<\/li>\n<li>Wesley Kiptoo<\/li>\n<li>Ahmed Muhumed<\/li>\n<li>Nico Young<\/li>\n<li>Graham Blanks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Women&#8217;s Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Weini Kelati Frezghi<\/li>\n<li>Katie Izzo<\/li>\n<li>Ednah Kurgat<\/li>\n<li>Karissa Schweizer<\/li>\n<li>Emily Venters<\/li>\n<li>Grace Hartman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team USA U20 XC Team<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the U20 team, athletes had to finish top five at the USATF U20 Championships or finish as the top American at NXN.<\/p>\n<p>Men&#8217;s U20 Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Aidan Torres<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Daillak<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Skandera<\/li>\n<li>Salvador Wirth<\/li>\n<li>Dylan Maloney<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Spencer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Women&#8217;s U20 Team<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Daniela Scheffler<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Barton<\/li>\n<li>Abigail Sewell<\/li>\n<li>Norah Hushagen<\/li>\n<li>Avery Marasco-Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Blair Bartlett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2026 World XC Championships Schedule (ET) Jan. 10<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>09:45 \u2014 Mixed Relay (Final) \u2014 Mixed<\/li>\n<li>10:20 \u2014 U20 Race (Final) \u2014 Women<\/li>\n<li>10:55 \u2014 U20 Race (Final) \u2014 Men<\/li>\n<li>11:35 \u2014 Senior Race (Final) \u2014 Women<\/li>\n<li>12:20 \u2014 Senior Race (Final) \u2014 Men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. <a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/events\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FloTrack Archived Footage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for <a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FloTrack<\/a> subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join The Track &amp; Field Conversation On Social<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 World Cross Country Championships are right around the corner, slated for Saturday, January 10th. 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