UK Cross Country Opens Season in Knoxville, Eyes National Championships

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El programa de cross country de la Universidad de Kentucky anunció su calendario para la temporada 2026, que comienza el 11 de septiembre con el Tennessee Invitational en Knoxville bajo la dirección del nuevo entrenador Tito Medrano. Los Wildcats competirán en seis encuentros durante la temporada regular, incluyendo el Gans Creek Classic en Columbia, Missouri, el 25 de septiembre y el Campeonato de la SEC el 30 de octubre, antes de avanzar a la competencia postseason. La temporada culminará el 21 de noviembre con el Campeonato Nacional de la División I de la NCAA en Terre Haute, Indiana, después de competir en la Regional Sureste de la NCAA el 13 de noviembre en Spartanburg, Carolina del Sur.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky cross country program announced its 2026 season schedule Wednesday, featuring six total meets beginning with the season opener on September 11 at the Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville.

Under new head coach Tito Medrano, who joined the program in July 2025, the Wildcats will follow their Tennessee opener with trips to Columbia, Missouri, for the Gans Creek Classic on September 25 and the annual SEC Championships on October 30.

The regular season will conclude October 16 at the Pre-National Invitational hosted by Indiana State in Terre Haute, before the Wildcats begin postseason competition. Kentucky will compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional on November 13 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the Roger Milliken Center.

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The season will culminate November 21 with the NCAA Division I National Championships at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana—the same venue that hosts the Pre-National Invitational earlier in the fall.

Medrano brings extensive experience to the role, having won 12 team conference titles across nine seasons of collegiate coaching and helped 12 student-athletes earn All-American honors.


Sources

  1. UK Athletics
  2. Tito Medrano hired as Kentucky cross country and distance coach


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