Despite having not competed since the season-opening Ray Bullock Invitational, the Taylor University men's cross country team jumped two spots to No. 21 in Wednesday's NAIA Top-25 Poll.

The TUwomen's cross country team earned a top-10 national ranking in Wednesday's NAIA Top-25 Poll, marking the seventh-straight poll that the Trojans have ranked among the top-10 teams in the nation.

The impressive start to Alex Berends' collegiate career at Taylor University added another honor on Wednesday, as the freshman was named the NAIA National Female Runner of the Week.

Freshman Alex Berends stole the show at the first-ever Ray Bullock Invitational and has been touted as the Crossroads League Female Runner of the Week.

Freshman Jonathan Taylor turned in a top-10 finish in his first-ever collegiate outing for the Trojans and has been named as the Crossroads League Male Runner of the Week.

The No. 7 Taylor women's cross country team did not disappoint in its first race of the 2014 season, turning in a dominant showing on its new home course and rolling to the Ray Bullock Invitational title.

The No. 23 Taylor University men's cross country team took second place and edged No. 22 Indiana Tech at the first-ever Ray Bullock Invitational on Friday.

The Taylor University cross country teams will host the First-Annual Ray Bullock Invitational at the new TU Cross Country Course on Friday, September 5.

The Taylor University cross country teams will host the First-Annual Ray Bullock Invitational at the new TU Cross Country Course on Friday, September 5.

One year after a record-setting 10th-place finish at the NAIA National Championships, the Taylor University women's cross country program will enter the 2014 campaign ranked No. 7 in the NAIA Top-25 Preseason Poll.