Mosley Headed to NCAA Championships
11/15/2025 5:32:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Senior finished eighth at NCAA Regionals Friday
COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second consecutive year, Aniya Mosley of the Ohio State women's cross country team has earned a spot in the NCAA Championships. The senior from Virginia Beach notched a second straight eighth-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals to qualify.
The first four finishers at each regional not on an automatic qualifier or at-large team automatically earn a spot in the NCAA meet, along with two at-large selections. In all, 32 teams and 38 individuals make up the NCAA Championships field. Mosley was one of four qualifiers from the Great Lakes Region.
The 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday in Columbia, Mo. The women will compete in a 6K race at 10:20 a.m. ET. Live championship coverage will be broadcast on ESPNU beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Meet Central
Buckeye NCAA Championship History
The first four finishers at each regional not on an automatic qualifier or at-large team automatically earn a spot in the NCAA meet, along with two at-large selections. In all, 32 teams and 38 individuals make up the NCAA Championships field. Mosley was one of four qualifiers from the Great Lakes Region.
The 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday in Columbia, Mo. The women will compete in a 6K race at 10:20 a.m. ET. Live championship coverage will be broadcast on ESPNU beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Meet Central
Buckeye NCAA Championship History
- Ohio State has now had 14 individual NCAA qualifying berths, including 12 since 2010.
- Mosley is the third Buckeye to qualify as an individual twice, joining Daniella Santos (2023, '24) and Addie Engel (2021, '23).
- Mosley was 80th at last year's NCAA Championship in her debut.
- Kathy Monard finished ninth at the 1986 NCAA race, the highest finish in school history, with Engel just behind with a 10th-place finish in 2022 to become the program's fourth NCAA All-American.
- Katie Borchers posted two Top 40 finishes and is the program's first two-time NCAA All-American.
- Maureen Cogan earned AIAW All-America accolades in 1981 and NCAA All-America honors in 1983.
- Mosley ran in the Buckeyes' last four events and finished first for Ohio State in each.
- She was 60h overall in 20:25.8 at Mizzou Sept. 26 in her first race of the season before placing 15th at Texas A&M Oct. 17 in 20:01.6.Â
- At the Big Ten Championships, Mosley placed 20th to earn Second Team All-Big Ten accolades, crossing the line in 20:33.1.Â
- Last week at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals, Mosley placed eighth in a time of 20:07.73 to garner All-Region honors and secure an NCAA Championships berth.
- In 2024, Mosley finished seventh at both the conference and regional meet to earn All-B1G and All-Great Lakes Region accolades.Â
- A standout on the track as well, she was a 2024 Outdoor All-American in the 800m and earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors that year.Â
- She owns the indoor and outdoor 800m school records.Â
An All-Big Ten performer in cross country and track, Aniya Mosley leads the way for the Scarlet and Gray. The Buckeyes are back in action next week at NCAA Regionals. #GoBucks @OhioStAthletics pic.twitter.com/xsQyyP2RuP
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