After sweeping the men's and women's Horizon League cross country championships last season, the Youngstown State cross country team returns for a seven-meet schedule in 2026, head coach Brian Gorby announced.
The Youngstown State men's and women's track and field squads had four student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® team the organization announced on Tuesday.
The Youngstown State men's and women's cross country programs were named 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams for their impressive academic performances, the association announced recently.
Youngstown State football student-athlete Beau Brungard and female cross country student-athlete McKinley Fielding have been recognized as the YSU PNC Achievers Award winners for the Spring 2026 semester. Brungard and Fielding were celebrated at the YSU men's basketball game on Jan. 22 and presented with their awards by Ted Schmidt, Regional President for PNC Bank.
The 2025 season was one to remember for the Youngstown State Men's and Women's Cross Country programs, highlighted by a sweep of the Horizon League team titles, as well as an individual conference champion.
The postseason honors continue to pour in for junior McKinley Fielding, as she can now add Horizon League Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year to her résumé, the league announced Thursday.
The Youngstown State men's and women's cross-country programs were well represented on the 2025 Valeo #HLXC All-Academic Teams, the league announced Wednesday.
The Youngstown State men's and women's cross-country programs concluded their very successful 2025 seasons Friday morning at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course.
