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UWW Cross Country: NCAA DIII Championship Preview

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's  cross country team is headed to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship after earning an at-large bid to the Championship Meet.

The Warhawk men have made five consecutive NCAA Championship Meets after earning an at-large bid in the past three seasons. The Warhawks are sending Dan Anderson, Matt Andreano, Jonah Block, Keegan Bratt, Tucker Johnson, Brandon Massman, and Alex Metko to compete in South Carolina. Andrew Beyer will be the alternate runner for UWW.


Date: Saturday, November 22
Host: Converse University and OneSpartanburg, Inc.
Location: Rodger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, SC
Time: 10 a.m. ET (Men)
Coverage: Championship Page | Live Stats | Live Video

UW-Whitewater Men's Squad

Anderson, Dan

DAN ANDERSON
Senior | Eau Claire, Wis./McDonell

Personal Best: 23:54.4 at 2025 WIAC XC Champs

NCAA Championship History

  • 2024: 22nd (24:32.9)
  • 2023: 78th (25:34.6)
  • 2022: 161st (26:24.7)

NCAA Regional History

  • 2025: 8th (24:49.6)
  • 2024: 12th (24:50.1)
  • 2023: 13th (24:45.7)
  • 2022: 27th (25:26.1)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 4th (23:54.4)
  • 2024: 9th (24:19.0)
  • 2023: 9th (25:00.6)
  • 2022: 16th (25:36.4)

Other Acolades

  • USTFCCCA All-American (2024)
  • Four-time USTFCCCA All-Region (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Four-time All-WIAC (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

 

Andreano, Matthew

MATT ANDREANO
Sophomore | Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs

Personal Best: 25:09.0 at 2025 WIAC XC Champs

NCAA Regional History

  • 2025: 61st (26:11.8)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 33rd (25:09.0)
Block, Jonah

JONAH BLOCK
Senior | Whitefish Bay, Wis.

Personal Best: 25:19.9 at 2025 WIAC XC Champs

Regional Championship History

  • 2025: 86th (26:40.2)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 40th (25:19.9)
  • 2024: 55th (25:31.6)
  • 2023: 56th (26:02.7)
Bratt, Keegan

KEEGAN BRATT
Junior | Waukesha, Wis./West

Personal Best: 25:11.3 at 2024 WIAC XC Champs

Regional Championship History

  • 2025: 49th (26:01.6)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 43rd (25:21.7)
  • 2024: 37th (25:11.3)
  • 2023: 58th (26:28.3)
Johnson, Tucker

TUCKER JOHNSON
Senior | Poynette, Wis.

Personal Best: 25:05.1 at 2024 WIAC XC Champs

National Championship History

  • 2024: 122nd (25:19.7)

Regional Championship History

  • 2025: 40th (25:48.7)
  • 2024: 35th (25:17.9)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 36th (25:14.7)
  • 2024: 32nd (25:05.1)
  • 2023: 20th (25:32.7)
  • 2022: 65th (27:00.0)

Other Acolades

  • USTFCCCA All-Region (2024)
  • WIAC Honorable Mention (2023)
Massman, Brandon

BRANDAN MASSMAN
Senior | Belvidere, Ill./North

Personal Best: 25:12.3 at 2025 WIAC XC Champs

NCAA Regional History

  • 2025: 43rd (25:56.9)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 35th (25:12.3)

 

Metko, Alex

ALEX METKO
Senior | Brillion, Wis./Brillion

Personal Best: 25:00.7 at 2024 WIAC XC Champs

NCAA Championship History

  • 2024: 260th (26:21.5)

NCAA Regional History

  • 2025: 26th (25:34.2)
  • 2024: 55th (25:43.3)

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 26th (25:01.2)
  • 2024: 29th (25:00.7)
  • 2023: 38th (25:56.9)
  • 2022: 49th (26:28.7)

Other Acolades

  • USFCCCA All-Region (2025)

 

Beyer, Andrew

ANDREW BEYER

(alternate)
Sophomore | Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs

Personal Best: 25:26.0 at 2025 WIAC XC Champs

WIAC Championship History

  • 2025: 48th (25:26.0)