The men's and women's cross country programs at Shawnee State were able to obtain comfortable slots inside the final NAIA Cross Country Top 25 Poll of the 2019-20 season, with the men finishing seventh and the women collecting a 20th place finish in the rankings, which were released on Monday and were based off of each team's finishes in the NAIA Championships.

Shawnee State's men, who finished inside the NAIA's Top 15 for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years, have finished inside the NAIA's Top 20 in 10 out of the last 12 seasons of competition. Seth Farmer also collected his second consecutive NAIA All-American accolade in cross country, along with his best overall finish in the event, with a 10th-place time of 25:10, tied the outgoing senior for second-place in program history with former SSU harrier Keegan Rathkamp as far as top finishes are concerned. Only Brad Liston, who finished sixth in the 2013 NAIA Cross Country Championships, posted a better time.