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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Johnson City, TN
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- High School:
- Science Hill HS
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- Major:
- History & Humanities
News mentions

NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2024) – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named the Milligan University men’s cross country team the NAIA Men’s Scholar Team of the Year as both Milligan cross country squads collected All-Academic status with eight student-athletes earning All-Academic status.

NEW ORLEANS (November 21, 2023) – Milligan University head cross country and track coach Chris Layne was named the NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday after leading the Buffs to the 2023 national title.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (November 17, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team captured its second NAIA national championship with four All-American efforts at the 2023 NAIA National Championships at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship Course on Friday.

VANCOUVER, Wash. (November 15, 2023) – The No. 2 Milligan University men’s cross country team is set to compete at the NAIA National Championships at the Fort Vancouver Historic Course on Friday at 2:30 p.m.

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (November 8, 2023) – Milligan junior Bryn Woodall and head cross country coach Chris Layne collected top regional honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 7, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team was slotted as the No. 2 team in the final NAIA Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25 rating before the NAIA National Championships on Tuesday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (November 3, 2023) – The No. 2 Milligan University men’s cross country team ran to its fifth-straight Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) championship with junior Bryn Woodall capturing the individual conference crown for the second-straight year at the AAC Championships on Friday morning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 26, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team rose one spot and collected No. 2 billing in the final regular season edition of the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top 25 Coaches’ Poll on Thursday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 25, 2023) – Milligan University junior Bryn Woodall was tabbed as the NAIA Men’s Cross Country National Runner of the Week after setting the Buffs’ all-time 8k record at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge.

WALESKA, Ga. (October 23, 2023) – Milligan University junior Bryn Woodall was honored as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after setting the Buffs’ 8k program record on Friday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (October 20, 2023) – Bryn Woodall set Milligan University’s men’s cross country 8k record and the No. 3 Buffs captured the team title at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge on Friday morning at Sequoyah Park in Knoxville.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 12, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team ranks No. 3 in the final regular season edition of the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.

NEW ORLEANS (October 11, 2023) – Milligan University graduate student Will Stockley was honored as the M-F Athletic and U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NAIA Men’s National Athlete of Week for his performance at the Royals Cross Country Challenge last week.

WALESKA, Ga. (October 9, 2023) – Milligan University graduate student Will Stockley was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week after taking home the individual title at the Royals Cross Country Challenge on Friday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 6, 2023) – The No. 3 Milligan University men’s cross country team won both the blue and gold 8k individual and team titles at the Royals Challenge on Friday evening.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (September 21, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team checked in at No. 2 in the first in-season edition of the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (September 15, 2023) – The No. 1 Milligan University men’s cross country team placed third at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational on Friday evening.

WALESKA, Ga. (September 4, 2023) – Milligan University senior Aaron Jones was selected as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.

BOONE, N.C. (September 1, 2023) – The No. 1 Milligan University men’s cross country team began its season at the Firetower Project Run at Appalachian State on Friday evening.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 24, 2023) – The Milligan University men’s cross country team was tabbed as the No.1 team in the nation in the NAIA Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Thursday.

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (August 22, 2023) – The Milligan University men's cross country program carries a streak of three consecutive top-three national finishes, including a national runner-up showing last fall and an NAIA national championship in 2021.