BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- NAIA officials announced the 2026 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championship field on Tuesday.

Cumberlands (Ky.), along with four individuals from the Mid-South Conference, are among the 36 teams and 75 individuals to qualify for the championship.

The championship is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 20, in Vancouver, Washington.

Cumberlands -- the No. 1 team in the NAIA -- qualified after scoring a perfect score of 15 to win the 2026 Mid-South Conference Men’s Cross Country Championship last Friday.

In addition to the Cumberlands team, Bethel's (Tenn.) Hudson Wallace, Campbellsville's (Ky.) Aaron Smith, Freed-Hardeman's (Tenn.) Barrett Poe, and Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Jag Willers each earned a bid to the national championships based on their finish at the conference championship. The top four finishers not on the winning team and in the top 15 in scoring, receive a bid to the national championship.

The championship will be streamed live on the NAIA Network at NAIANetwork.com. Fans can watch the complete field reveal on the NAIA’s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/PlayNAIA.