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Los equipos de cross country de la Universidad de Kentucky inician su temporada 2026 el viernes en el Tennessee Invitational en Knoxville, con la carrera de los hombres de 4 millas a las 8 a.m. ET y la de las mujeres de 3 millas a las 8:45 a.m. ET. El equipo masculino cuenta con siete atletas que regresan liderados por Ed Bird y Collins Kipngok, más dos nuevas incorporaciones, mientras que el equipo femenino tiene cuatro retornantes encabezadas por Janet Amimo y Doricah Isoe, además de cinco nuevas integrantes. El entrenador Tito Medrano, en su segundo año con los Wildcats, ha programado seis competencias para Kentucky en 2026, incluyendo el Gans Creek Classic en Missouri el 25 de septiembre y el SEC Cross Country Championships en Columbia el 30 de octubre.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky’s cross country teams will kick off their 2026 season Friday at the Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville, held at the Cherokee Farm Cross Country Course. The men’s 4-mile race begins at 8 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s 3-mile race at 8:45 a.m. ET, according to UK Athletics.
Cross country and distance coach Tito Medrano enters his second season with the Wildcats. In his inaugural campaign, Medrano led Ed Bird and Collins Kipngok to NCAA Championships, with the team posting an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Medrano brings significant coaching credentials to the program, having won 12 conference team titles and coached 12 All-Americans across his nine seasons of collegiate coaching experience.
Kentucky’s men’s team features seven returners led by Bird and Kipngok, along with two new additions: Buffalo transfer Aidan Norris and freshman JT Hayes Jr. The women’s roster includes four returners led by Janet Amimo and Doricah Isoe, plus five newcomers: Western Kentucky graduate transfer Kinley Kunkel, senior transfer Sara Zouhair, and freshmen Addyson Abner, Madelyn McCartney and Lily Parke.
The Tennessee Invitational marks the first of six scheduled meets for Kentucky in 2026. The Wildcats will compete at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri, on September 25, followed by the Pre-National Invitational at Indiana State on October 16. Postseason competition begins October 30 at the SEC Cross Country Championships in Columbia.
Sources
- UK Athletics
- University of Tennessee Athletics schedule information for 2026 Tennessee Cross Country Invitational
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