Thompson Headed to Cross Country National Championship

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships and UMass Dartmouth senior captain Cameron Thompson has been selected.
 
Thompson becomes the first Corsair since 2003 to qualify for nationals, which will be held on November 22 at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The last distance runner for UMD to represent at Nationals was Abdulgani Abdi, who earned All-America honors in 2003 after posting 17th overall.
 
Thompson has been the top finisher for UMass Dartmouth in all seven races competed this season. He earned his spot at Nationals following a 15th place finish at the NCAA East Regional on Saturday with a time of 25:04.3. Thompson also collected USTFCCCA All-Region honors for finishing in the top-35 as well as All-New England distinction for checking in the top-20 finishers at the regional meet as the Corsairs took 10th overall amongst 32 total teams.
 
It has been a season to remember for Thompson, who posted his second straight All-Little East First Team honor on November 1, placing third overall – his best-ever finish – at the 2025 Little East Championships with a time of 25:24.0.
 
Other highlights of Thompson's season included the UMass Dartmouth Invitation on September 20, where he recorded a personal best time of 24:51.4 to place 12th overall in the 8k event. He also notched his personal best 5k time to open the season at the Suffolk Short Course Classic, taking 14th overall with a time of 16:01.8.
 
The men's race will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern, followed by the women's race at 11 a.m. Eastern.
 
A live webstream of the championships will occur on www.NCAA.com beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern until the conclusion of the awards ceremony.