NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois State Cross Country team travels to Columbia, Mo., for the seventh-annual Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 26. The Redbird men and women will compete in the Black Invite at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m., respectively. Illinois State will also be represented in the men's open race at 11:15 a.m. and the women's open event at noon. The 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Mizzou at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course on Nov. 22.
THE FIELD
Over 25 collegiate teams are set to compete in each the men's and women's Black Invite, including Ohio State, UCLA and Nebraska from the Big Ten, Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas from the Big 12 and fellow Missouri Valley Conference members Northern Iowa, Belmont and Drake.