University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 17
Madison, WI
10:30 AM
University of Minnesota
at
Nuttycombe Invitational
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/ Men's Cross Country
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/ Women's Cross Country
Photo by: Christopher Mitchell
Minnesota at Pre-Nationals and Nuttycombe Invite on Friday
10/15/2025 12:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Both the men and women will run in the morning on Oct. 17.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota men's team travels to Columbia, Mo., for the Pre-Nationals Invitational while the women's team will run in Madison, Wis., at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on October 17. The meet in Wisconsin will be contested at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course while the races in Missouri will be held at Gans Creek Cross Country Course.
Minnesota's Friday schedule begins at 10:30 a.m. CT with the Women's 6K race in Madison, Wis., with unattached Minnesota student-athletes running. At 10:45 a.m., the men's 8K race starts in Missouri with the Women's 6K Championship in Wisconsin starting at 11:50 a.m. CT. Both events will be live streamed with the Nuttycombe Invite on RunnerSpace and the Pre-Nationals meet in Missouri on ESPN+.
Participating Division I Men's Teams - Pre-Nationals
No. 22 Arkansas, Cal Poly, Clemson, Colorado State, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Idaho State, Illinois, Indiana State, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Liberty, No. 30 Loyola (Ill.), Miami (Ohio), No. 19 Missouri, Montana State, Nebraska, Northern Colorado, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 24 Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Santa Clara, South Dakota State, Tennessee, Texas, Wichita State, Wyoming, Youngstown State
Participating Division I Women's Teams - Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Cal Baptist, No. 10 Colorado, Duke, Furman, No. 22 Georgetown, No. 20 Gonzaga, Harvard, Indiana, No. 16 Iowa State, Lipscomb, Louisville, Michigan, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 2 NC State, No. 5 New Mexico, North Carolina, No. 6 Northern Arizona, No. 18 Northwestern, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 14 Penn State, No. 28 Providence, No. 11 Stanford, Syracuse, Toledo, No. 25 Tulane, No. 14 Utah, No. 17 Washington, No. 27 Washington State, No. 29 Wisconsin, No. 9 West Virginia
Pre-Nationals Invitational Schedule (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Schedule (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Minnesota's men captured a third-place finish while the women's program finished eighth at the 46th Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational at Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course in Illinois on October 3. Redshirt sophomore Aidan Jones (23:41.14) was Minnesota's top men's runner in 14th overall while Nadia Phillips (20:21.09) was first to cross for the women in 29th.
Jones was the top finisher among Minnesota's scoring lineup (14-21-22-26-28) in a time of 23:51.14, which was about 25 seconds faster than Jones ran at the same event in 2024. Jones' 14th-place finish improved him from 60th in Chicago a season ago. Minnesota's women finished eighth overall as a team (200 points), finishing ahead of three USTFCCCA ranked opponents in No. 18 UNC, No. 7 Providence and No. 21 Wisconsin. For the first time in her Minnesota career, Phillips led Minnesota's lineup at a cross country meet. Phillips' place of 29th overall is her best career finish away from Minneapolis in her career.
GOPHERS IN THE POLLS
Both the men's and women's cross country teams are receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. In the Midwest Regional Rankings the Maroon and Gold sit fifth on the women's side and sixth on the men's side.
UP NEXT
The 'U' will conclude the cross country regular season at Rocky's Run on Oct. 24. For more information on the Golden Gophers cross country schedule, visit the men's and women's schedule pages on GopherSports.com.
Minnesota's Friday schedule begins at 10:30 a.m. CT with the Women's 6K race in Madison, Wis., with unattached Minnesota student-athletes running. At 10:45 a.m., the men's 8K race starts in Missouri with the Women's 6K Championship in Wisconsin starting at 11:50 a.m. CT. Both events will be live streamed with the Nuttycombe Invite on RunnerSpace and the Pre-Nationals meet in Missouri on ESPN+.
Participating Division I Men's Teams - Pre-Nationals
No. 22 Arkansas, Cal Poly, Clemson, Colorado State, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Idaho State, Illinois, Indiana State, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Liberty, No. 30 Loyola (Ill.), Miami (Ohio), No. 19 Missouri, Montana State, Nebraska, Northern Colorado, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 24 Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Santa Clara, South Dakota State, Tennessee, Texas, Wichita State, Wyoming, Youngstown State
Participating Division I Women's Teams - Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Cal Baptist, No. 10 Colorado, Duke, Furman, No. 22 Georgetown, No. 20 Gonzaga, Harvard, Indiana, No. 16 Iowa State, Lipscomb, Louisville, Michigan, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 2 NC State, No. 5 New Mexico, North Carolina, No. 6 Northern Arizona, No. 18 Northwestern, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 14 Penn State, No. 28 Providence, No. 11 Stanford, Syracuse, Toledo, No. 25 Tulane, No. 14 Utah, No. 17 Washington, No. 27 Washington State, No. 29 Wisconsin, No. 9 West Virginia
Pre-Nationals Invitational Schedule (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
- 10:00 AM – Women's 6K Invitational
- 10:45 AM – Men's 8K Invitational
- 11:30 AM – Awards Ceremony
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Schedule (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
- 10:30 AM – Women's 6K B Race
- 11:10 AM - Men's 8K B Race
- 11:50 AM - Women's 6K Championship
- 12:30 PM - Men's 8K Championship
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Minnesota's men captured a third-place finish while the women's program finished eighth at the 46th Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational at Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course in Illinois on October 3. Redshirt sophomore Aidan Jones (23:41.14) was Minnesota's top men's runner in 14th overall while Nadia Phillips (20:21.09) was first to cross for the women in 29th.
Jones was the top finisher among Minnesota's scoring lineup (14-21-22-26-28) in a time of 23:51.14, which was about 25 seconds faster than Jones ran at the same event in 2024. Jones' 14th-place finish improved him from 60th in Chicago a season ago. Minnesota's women finished eighth overall as a team (200 points), finishing ahead of three USTFCCCA ranked opponents in No. 18 UNC, No. 7 Providence and No. 21 Wisconsin. For the first time in her Minnesota career, Phillips led Minnesota's lineup at a cross country meet. Phillips' place of 29th overall is her best career finish away from Minneapolis in her career.
GOPHERS IN THE POLLS
Both the men's and women's cross country teams are receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. In the Midwest Regional Rankings the Maroon and Gold sit fifth on the women's side and sixth on the men's side.
UP NEXT
The 'U' will conclude the cross country regular season at Rocky's Run on Oct. 24. For more information on the Golden Gophers cross country schedule, visit the men's and women's schedule pages on GopherSports.com.
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