<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.gomastodons.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics</title><link>https://admin.gomastodons.com/rss.aspx?path=mcross</link><description>Latest news items for Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.gomastodons.com/rss?path=mcross" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Mastodons Tally Best GPA in Department History</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-basketball-mastodons-tally-best-gpa-in-department-history</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/5/27/mens-basketball-mastodons-tally-best-gpa-in-department-history</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GPAs 4" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - With a 3.41 grade-point average across all sports, Purdue Fort Wayne student-athletes turned in the highest GPA in athletic department history in the 2025-26 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg"><media:title>GPAs 4</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/Team_GPA_-_Spring_Semester_-_Web_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16889</s:story_id></item><item><title>13 Student-Athletes Earn Spots on Exemplar &amp; Top 50 Lists</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/3/13/mens-golf-13-student-athletes-earn-spots-on-exemplar-top-50-lists</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/3/13/mens-golf-13-student-athletes-earn-spots-on-exemplar-top-50-lists</guid><category>General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="PFW top 50" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/12/top_50_for_web_2026.png" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. – 13 Mastodon student-athletes have been chosen to the 2026 classes of Exemplar and Top 50 Purdue Fort Wayne students. These individuals are engaged on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus in their academics, athletics and other co-curricular activities, they also make significant impacts in their own communities.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/top_50_for_web_2026.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/top_50_for_web_2026.png"><media:title>PFW top 50</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/12/top_50_for_web_2026.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:06:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16790</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodon Athletes Collect 90 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll Nods</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-mastodon-athletes-collect-90-horizon-league-academic-honor-roll-nods</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-mastodon-athletes-collect-90-horizon-league-academic-honor-roll-nods</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track and Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic Honor Roll Fall 2025" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS - The Horizon League announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2025 fall semester and 90 Purdue Fort Wayne student-athletes earned the honor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg"><media:title>Academic Honor Roll Fall 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/30/Academic_Honor_Roll.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16676</s:story_id></item><item><title>Three Mastodon Seniors Selected for #HLXC All-Academic Team</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/19/womens-cross-country-three-mastodons-selected-for-hlxc-all-academic-team</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/19/womens-cross-country-three-mastodons-selected-for-hlxc-all-academic-team</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 #HLXC All-Acadmic" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Academic_Team.png" /><br /><br />INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country program claimed three 2025 Horizon League All-Academic Team nods, the league announced on Tuesday (Nov. 19).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Academic_Team.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Academic_Team.png"><media:title>2025 #HLXC All-Acadmic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Academic_Team.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16557</s:story_id></item><item><title>Cross Country Sets Two Top-10 10k Records</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/14/mens-cross-country-cross-country</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/14/mens-cross-country-cross-country</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sam Dunnett" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/14/110125_HorizonLeagueXC_RVAfull-129.jpg" /><br /><br />EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's cross country team sets two top-10 program 10k records at NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday (Nov. 14).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/110125_HorizonLeagueXC_RVAfull-129.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/110125_HorizonLeagueXC_RVAfull-129.jpg"><media:title>Sam Dunnett</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/110125_HorizonLeagueXC_RVAfull-129.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:46:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16543</s:story_id></item><item><title>NCAA Great Lakes Regional Up Next for Purdue Fort Wayne XC</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/12/womens-cross-country-ncaa-great-lakes-regional-up-next-for-purdue-fort-wayne-xc</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/12/womens-cross-country-ncaa-great-lakes-regional-up-next-for-purdue-fort-wayne-xc</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WXC Team" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Preview_Web_1114_Great_Lakes_Regional_u4cMS.png" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country program is set to compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday (Nov. 14), hosted by Evansville.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Preview_Web_1114_Great_Lakes_Regional_u4cMS.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Preview_Web_1114_Great_Lakes_Regional_u4cMS.png"><media:title>WXC Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Preview_Web_1114_Great_Lakes_Regional_u4cMS.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16527</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mastodon Men's XC Sets Seven PR's at #HLXC Championships</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-mens-xc</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/11/1/mens-cross-country-mens-xc</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sam Dunnett and Harrison Niswander" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/1/IMG_1869.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's cross country program finished with seven personal record times at the Horizon League Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning (Nov. 1). Colten Gasson notched his name in the program's top-10 8k list with his time on the Mastodon Cross Country Course.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/IMG_1869.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/IMG_1869.jpg"><media:title>Sam Dunnett and Harrison Niswander</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/IMG_1869.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 1 Nov 2025 14:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16505</s:story_id></item><item><title>'Dons Host #HLXC Championships</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/30/mens-cross-country-dons-host-hlxc-championships</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/30/mens-cross-country-dons-host-hlxc-championships</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Women's Start" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/30/Preview_Web_1101_Horizon_League_Championships.png" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country program will host the Horizon League Cross Country Championships on Saturday (Nov. 1) at the Mastodon Cross Country Course.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/Preview_Web_1101_Horizon_League_Championships.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/Preview_Web_1101_Horizon_League_Championships.png"><media:title>Women's Start</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/30/Preview_Web_1101_Horizon_League_Championships.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16491</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Cross Country Sets Four PR's at Bradley</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-mens-xc-story</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/17/mens-cross-country-mens-xc-story</guid><category>Men's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Harrison Niswander and Jack Strong" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/17/092025_PFW_XC_RVA-109.jpg" /><br /><br />PEORIA, Ill. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's cross country team set four personal records at Bradley on Friday (Oct. 17), finishing 19th at the Bradley Pink Classic.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/092025_PFW_XC_RVA-109.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/092025_PFW_XC_RVA-109.jpg"><media:title>Harrison Niswander and Jack Strong</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/17/092025_PFW_XC_RVA-109.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16468</s:story_id></item><item><title>Purdue Fort Wayne Takes on the Bradley Pink Classic</title><link>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/16/womens-cross-country-purdue-fort-wayne-takes-on-the-bradley-pink-classic</link><guid>https://gomastodons.com/news/2025/10/16/womens-cross-country-purdue-fort-wayne-takes-on-the-bradley-pink-classic</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Team Start" src="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Preview_Web_1017_Bradley_Pink_Classic.png" /><br /><br />FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country teams will travel to Bradley on Friday (Oct. 17) to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic for the fourth consecutive year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Preview_Web_1017_Bradley_Pink_Classic.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Preview_Web_1017_Bradley_Pink_Classic.png"><media:title>Men's Team Start</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.gomastodons.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Preview_Web_1017_Bradley_Pink_Classic.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16461</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>