NEW ORLEANS, La. – The United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association announced the 2025 Cross Country All-Americans today.  University of Colorado Colorado Springs senior Kseniya Nikanorov was one of 40 student-athletes to earn All-America honors.
 
Student-athletes from member institutions earned USTFCCCA All-America honors by finishing among the top-40 at last Saturday's NCAA Division II National Championship meet, which was hosted by the University of Wisconsin Parkside on the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis.
 
Nikanorov recorded a personal best 6k time of 21:03.9 on Saturday when she crossed the finish line in 38^th place to earn All-America status.  The senior capped off her senior season with her first cross country All-America status after playing a key role in the Mountain Lions' postseason success.  Nikanorov started the postseason run with an All-RMAC First Team performance when she ran to a 10th-place finish in 21:20.9 at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.  Two weeks later in Pueblo, Colo. at the NCAA South Central Regional Champions, the Castle Rock, Colo. native finished 17^th in 21:21.0 to earn USTFCCCA All-South Central Region recognition.  Nikanorov's time of 21:03.9 at the national championships bettered her previous personal best by 17 seconds.
 
As a team, Mountain Lions recorded a sixth-place team finish out of 34 teams after collecting 208 points.
 
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.