<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>West Virginia State University Athletics</title><link>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for West Virginia State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>WVSU hosts 2026 Stinger Awards</title><link>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/29/baseball-wvsu-hosts-2026-stinger-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/4/29/baseball-wvsu-hosts-2026-stinger-awards.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cheerleading, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, Staff, Women's Soccer, Acrobatics &amp; Tumbling, Men's Cross Country, Cheerleading &amp; Dance</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 Stinger Awards" src="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/29/IMG_4618.jpeg" /><br /><br />INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State athletic department hosted the first-ever Stinger Awards Wednesday night inside the Ferrell Hall Auditorium on the WVSU campus. 14 awards were given out, as well as a few special recognitions. The full list of award winners is below.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/IMG_4618.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/IMG_4618.jpeg"><media:title>2026 Stinger Awards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/IMG_4618.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5301</s:story_id></item><item><title>West Virginia State University Names Devonte Nesby as Head Track &amp; Field and Cross-Country Coach</title><link>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2025/9/24/mens-cross-country-west-virginia-state-university-names-devonte-nesby-as-head-track-field-and-cross-country-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2025/9/24/mens-cross-country-west-virginia-state-university-names-devonte-nesby-as-head-track-field-and-cross-country-coach.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nesby Graphic" src="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/24/Devonte_Nesby.png" /><br /><br />INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University Athletics has announced the hiring of Devonte R. Nesby as the new head coach for its Track & Field and Cross-Country programs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/24/Devonte_Nesby.png" /><media:content url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/24/Devonte_Nesby.png"><media:title>Nesby Graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/24/Devonte_Nesby.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5120</s:story_id></item><item><title>WVSU XC Takes On Bethany Invitational! New Record Set...</title><link>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2025/9/15/mens-cross-country-wvsu-xc-takes-on-bethany-invitational-new-record-set.aspx</link><guid>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2025/9/15/mens-cross-country-wvsu-xc-takes-on-bethany-invitational-new-record-set.aspx</guid><category>Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="XC Bethany Story" src="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/15/XC_Bethany_Story.png" /><br /><br />Institute, W. Va. -- Yellow Jackets Men's and Women's Cross Country teams participated in the Bethany College Invitational, and not without making their presence known.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/15/XC_Bethany_Story.png" /><media:content url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/15/XC_Bethany_Story.png"><media:title>XC Bethany Story</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/15/XC_Bethany_Story.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:23:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>5112</s:story_id></item><item><title>WVSU Athletics announces John Boisette as Head Coach of Track &amp; Field and Cross Country programs</title><link>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2023/1/17/mens-cross-country-wvsu-athletics-announces-john-boisette-as-head-coach-of-track-field-and-cross-country-programs.aspx</link><guid>https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2023/1/17/mens-cross-country-wvsu-athletics-announces-john-boisette-as-head-coach-of-track-field-and-cross-country-programs.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="John Boisette Announcement Graphic" src="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/1/12/John_Boisette_story_copy.png" /><br /><br />INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University Athletic Director Nate Burton announced the hiring of John Boisette as the Head Coach of the men's and women's track & field and cross country teams on Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/12/John_Boisette_story_copy.png" /><media:content url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/12/John_Boisette_story_copy.png"><media:title>John Boisette Announcement Graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/1/12/John_Boisette_story_copy.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:39:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>4416</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>