"We have officially opened the position of head men and women's cross country coach," Millikan said. "We hope to have that position filled in January, and have our hire here and recruiting for the 2010 fall season as soon as possible."

The cross country teams will join eight other varsity sports at Texas Wesleyan as members of the NAIA and the Red River Athletic Conference. The Rams have enjoyed great success in all of their athletic programs. The men's basketball team won the NAIA Division I National Championship in 2006. The men's golf team has won six NAIA National Titles, and the volleyball team has finished as the NAIA runner-up on two occasions. Texas Wesleyan also competes in the NCTTA with a table tennis team that has won 38 of a possible 52 National Championships in the last eight seasons.

The move will bring the number of cross country teams in the RRAC to eight on the men's side (including Bacone, Huston-Tillotson, Langston, Northwood, Paul Quinn, Wiley, and University of the Southwest), and seven on the women's side (Langston, Northwood, Our Lady of the Lake, Paul Quinn, Wiley, and University of the Southwest).