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Top Military Runners to Clash at 2026 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship
Runners lead the pack during the 2025 Armed Forces Men’s Cross Country Championship at Windcrest Golf Club in Windcrest, Texas, on Jan. 25, 2025. The top five male finishers will earn a spot in the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Winter Games in Lucerne, Switzerland on March 21. (Department of Defense photo by MC1 Colby A. Mothershead)
Jan. 23, 2026 - The nation’s top military athletes are set to compete as the Navy hosts the 2026 Armed Forces Cross Country Championship. The race will take place on Saturday, 24 January, at the Windcrest Golf Club. Elite runners from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (including Coast Guard members), and Air Force (including Space Force members) will vie for individual and team glory.
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Individual and Team Results

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN RESULTS - OPEN

Gold:  SSG Colett Rampf Cribbs, Fort Carson, CO - Army - 29:01.9
Silver:  SGT Ednah Kurgat, Fort Carson, CO - Army - 29:03.7
Bronze:  LT Megan Walsh, San Diego, CA - Navy - 29:44.7
4th Place:  LT Madison Overby, Norfolk, VA - Navy - 30:05.3
5th Place:  Capt Jaci Smith, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - USAF - 30:37.8
6th Place:  CPT Monika Horoho, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA - Army - 31:04.3
7th Place:  LT Camille Herhusky, Newport, RI - Navy - 31:06.6
8th Place:  2nd Lt Allyson Peterson, Ramstein AB, GER - USAF - 31:19.9
9th Place:  2nd Lt Corrine Yorkman, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - USAF - 31:28.2
10th Place:  2LT Lilian Richards, Fort Gordon, GA - Army - 31:52.5
11th Place:  Maj Phaelen French, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - USAF - 32:11.3
12th Place:  Lt Col Erin Bellissimo, Buckley SFB, CO - USAF - 32:27.1
13th Place:  LTJG Jacquelynn Sheedy*, Detriot, MI - Navy - 32:43.0
14th Place:  LTC Kelly Calway, West Point, NY - Army - 32:45.0
15th Place:  LTJG Hannah Walz, Pensacola, FL - Navy - 32:45.1
16th Place:  Capt Grace Chow, MCB Quantico - USMC - 33:11.1
17th Place:  Capt Annelise Rowe, Gowen Field, ID - USAF - 33:17.1
18th Place:  LCDR Katie Irgens, Washington, DC - Navy - 33:35.4
19th Place:  1LT Keysh Meijas Martinez, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 33:41.6
20th Place:  1stLt Mary Miranda, MCB Camp Pendleton - USMC - 34:14.6
21st Place:  Capt Anne Pentaleri, MCAS Kaneohe Bay - USMC - 35:54.5
22nd Place:  LtCol Christine Taranto, MCB Camp Pendleton - USMC - 36:16.9
23rd Place:  Capt Tina Li, MCAS Cherry Point - USMC - 37:50.5

INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS - OPEN

Gold:  ENS Murphy Smith, Boston, MA - Navy - 31:15.1
Silver:  SrA Daniel Michalski, Lackland AFB, TX - USAF - 31:25.1
Bronze:  Capt Timothy Hendricks, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA - USAF - 31:28.4
4th Place:  ENS Alexander Kirkland, Pensacola, FL - Navy - 31:30.0
5th Place:  1st Lt Ryan Johnson, Hanscom AFB, MA - USAF - 31:37.8
6th Place:  LCDR Stan Linton, Millingonton, TN - Navy - 31:42.1
7th Place:  1st Lt Ryan Ioanidis, Fairchild AFB, WA - USAF - 31:50.0
8th Place:  LTJG Brett Brady, Corpus Christi, TX - Navy - 31:58.8
9th Place:  CPT Sam Chelanga, Fort Bragg, NC - Army - 32:09.3
10th Place:  SGT Bernard Keter, Fort Carson, CO - Army - 32:19.1
11th Place:  Capt Lucas Stalnaker, MCRD San Diego - USMC - 33:07.3
12th Place:  ENS Thomas Fodor, Pensacola, FL - Navy - 33:11.2
13th Place:  LT Zachary Anderson, Silverdale, WA - Navy - 33:21.4
14th Place:  Maj Matthew Williams, Fort Sam Houston, TX - USAF - 33:31.4
15th Place:  SrA Brett Greene, McChord AFB, WA - USAF - 33:41.4
16th Place:  LT Thomas Slattery*, Washington, DC - Navy - 34:03.0
17th Place:  SPC Evans Kibet, Denver, CO - Army - 34:14.6
18th Place:  Capt Kyle Eller, Defense Innovation Unit, CA - USAF - 34:23.9
19th Place:  1LT Matthew Porter, Shape, AE - Army - 34:31.8
20th Place:  2LT Isaac Morris, West Point, NY - Army - 34:39.9
21st Place:  2ndLt Naphtali Moulton, MCB Quantico - USMC - 34:47.8
22nd Place:  Capt Bradley Ferner, MCB Quantico - USMC - 35:07.8
23rd Place:  CPT Connor Roche, West Point, NY - Army - 35:26.0
24th Place:  1LT Nicholas Kipruto, Fort Carson, CO - Army - 35:50.5
25th Place:  1stLt John Cranston, NAS Corpus Christi - USMC - 36:08.6
26th Place:  1stLt Jeremy Bekkouche, MCB Camp Pendleton - USMC - 36:23.6
27th Place:  2ndLt Keagan Casey, MCB Camp Pendleton - USMC - 37:39.8
28th Place:  Maj William Calkins, MCB Hawaii - USMC - 40:06.3                    
* Coast Guard Personnel

WOMEN TEAM RESULTS
Top 4 of 6 Runners Score

1st Place    Army Team Score - 19 pts    

Place    Runner            
1    SSG Colett Rampf Cribbs, Fort Carson, CO  29:01.9
2    SGT Ednah Kurgat, Fort Carson, CO  29:03.7
6    CPT Monika Horoho, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA  31:04.3
10    2LT Lilian Richards, Fort Gordon, GA  31:52.5
(14)    LTC Kelly Calway, West Point, NY  32:45.0
(19)    1LT Keysh Meijas Martinez, Fort Bliss, TX  33:41.6

2nd Place    Navy  Team Score - 27 pts

Place    Runner
3    LT Megan Walsh, San Diego, CA  29:44.7
4    LT Madison Overby, Norfolk, VA  30:05.3
7    LT Camille Herhusky, Newport, RI  31:06.6
13    LTJG Jacquelynn Sheedy*, Detriot, MI  32:43.0
(15)    LTJG Hannah Walz, Pensacola, FL  32:45.1
(18)    LCDR Katie Irgens, Washington, DC  33:35.4

3rd Place    USAF  Team Score -  33 pts

Place    Runner
5    Capt Jaci Smith, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH  30:37.8
8    2nd Lt Allyson Peterson, Ramstein AB, GER  31:19.9
9    2nd Lt Corrine Yorkman, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH  31:28.2
11    Maj Phaelen French, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH  32:11.3
(12)    Lt Col Erin Bellissimo, Buckley SFB, CO  32:27.1
(17)    Capt Annelise Rowe, Gowen Field, ID  33:17.1
                                
4th Place    USMC  Team Score -  79 pts

Place    Runner
16    Capt Grace Chow, MCB Quantico  33:11.1
20    1stLt Mary Miranda, MCB Camp Pendleton  34:14.6
21    Capt Anne Pentaleri, MCAS Kaneohe Bay  35:54.5
22    LtCol Christine Taranto, MCB Camp Pendleton  36:16.9
(23)    Capt Tina Li, MCAS Cherry Point  37:50.5

* Coast Guard Personnel                                


MEN TEAM RESULTS
Top 5 of 7 Runners Score

1st Place     Navy  Team Score - 31 pts

Place    Runner
1    ENS Murphy Smith, Boston, MA  31:15.1
4    ENS Alexander Kirkland, Pensacola, FL  31:30.0
6    LCDR Stan Linton, Millingonton, TN  31:42.1
8    LTJG Brett Brady, Corpus Christi, TX  31:58.8
12    ENS Thomas Fodor, Pensacola, FL  33:11.2
13    LT Zachary Anderson, Silverdale, WA  33:21.4
16    LT Thomas Slattery*, Washington, DC  34:03.0

2nd Place    USAF  Team Score - 31 pts
                                
Place    Runner
2    SrA Daniel Michalski, Lackland AFB, TX  31:25.1
3    Capt Timothy Hendricks, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA  31:28.4
5    1st Lt Ryan Johnson, Hanscom AFB, MA  31:37.8
7    1st Lt Ryan Ioanidis, Fairchild AFB, WA  31:50.0
14    Maj Matthew Williams, Fort Sam Houston, TX  33:31.4
15    SrA Brett Greene, McChord AFB, WA  33:41.4
18    Capt Kyle Eller, Defense Innovation Unit, CA  34:23.9
                                
3rd Place    Army  Team Score - 75 pts

Place    Runner
9    CPT Sam Chelanga, Fort Bragg, NC  32:09.3
10    SGT Bernard Keter, Fort Carson, CO  32:19.1
17    SPC Evans Kibet, Denver, CO  34:14.6
19    1LT Matthew Porter, Shape, AE  34:31.8
20    2LT Isaac Morris, West Point, NY  34:39.9
23    CPT Connor Roche, West Point, NY  35:26.0
24    1LT Nicholas Kipruto, Fort Carson, CO  35:50.5
                                
4th Place     USMC  Team Score - 105 pts

Place    Runner
11    Capt Lucas Stalnaker, MCRD San Diego  33:07.3
21    2ndLt Naphtali Moulton, MCB Quantico  34:47.8
22    Capt Bradley Ferner, MCB Quantico  35:07.8
25    1stLt John Cranston, NAS Corpus Christi  36:08.6
26    1stLt Jeremy Bekkouche, MCB Camp Pendleton  36:23.6
27    2ndLt Keagan Casey, MCB Camp Pendleton  37:39.8
28    Maj William Calkins, MCB Hawaii  40:06.3

* Coast Guard Personnel

Women's Team Standings

1st Army 19 pts
2nd Navy 27 pts
3rd USAF 33 pts
4th USMC 79 pts

Men's Team Standings

1st Navy 31 pts
2nd USAF 31 pts
3rd Army 75 pts
4th USMC 105 pts

Navy wins via Tie Breaker