PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State Cougar Cross Country team will open its season with the 2025 WSU Alumni Open Friday, August 29 at Colfax Golf Club. The women's 4-kilometer race will begin at 5 p.m. and the men's 6-kilometer race will start at approximately 5:45 p.m..
The Cougars' 2025 squads picked up several preseason honors, including a top-25 national ranking for the WSU men's team and a top-5 regional ranking for the women's team.
WSU's distance teams had five men and two women named to the 2025 West Coast Conference Preseason Team including returnees Evans Kurui and Josphat Meli, along with sophomore standouts Zenah Cheptoo and Caroline Jepkorir.