NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois State Cross Country team opens the 2025 season on August 29 at the Fighting Illini Invitational. Competition will begin with the women's 4k at 11 a.m. followed by the men's 6k at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Illinois Orange and Blue Golf Course in Savoy, Illinois.
"We haven't started the season at Illinois in a while. We usually head over to Iowa for the first meet of the year, but we decided to change it up and try something new," said Jeff Bovee, who is heading into his 19th season at the helm of the Redbird cross country program.