Both the North Central men s and women s cross country teams gained preseason recognition on Wednesday as both programs were ranked in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Top 35 Coaches Poll.

Wheaton College Athletics Director Julie Davis has announced that David Walford will serve as the head coach of Wheaton's men's and women's cross country programs beginning with the 2015-16 academic year.

David Thompson, a former College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin track athlete and assistant coach at Augustana, has been named as the successor to Fred Whiteside as the Viking women s track & field and cross country head coach.

Augustana senior cross country captain Becca Sund has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Fred Whiteside, whose association with Augustana goes back to the early 1970s, has announced that he will retire as the head women's cross country and track & field coach at the end of the 2014-15 school year.