Teams will flock to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois on Friday to compete in the Big Ten Cross Country Championships.
Cross Country championships are underway across most college conferences and on Friday morning, the best runners in the Big Ten Conference will take to the Orange and Blue Golf Course to compete in the Big Ten Cross Country Championship hosted by Illinois. The women’s 6k will kick things off with the gun sounding at 11:35 a.m. ET. The men will follow with a 12:30 p.m. start for their 8k. The Michigan State Spartans will look to repeat as champions after winning in 2023 at Wisconsin. Makenna Veen and Katie Osika finished in third and fourth place, respectively, while Lauren Freeland finished in 10th to help boost the team to its second straight title. With Osika returning for a fifth year, Veen being a junior this season and Freeland a senior, the team has a good chance of three-peating, but newcomer Washington is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation, so a third title may be a challenge.
How to Watch Big Ten Cross Country Championships:
Date: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024
Time: 11:35 a.m. ET
TV Channel: Big Ten Network
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On the men’s side, Wisconsin will look to repeat as champions after winning in 2023. The team has now won six straight Big Ten titles, but Washington will look to challenge on the men’s side, as well. The Badgers are sitting at No. 9 nationally with the Huskies trailing at No. 18. The only other Big Ten team in the top 25 heading into Friday’s championship race is Oregon, who’s at No. 25. Graduate student Bob Liking finished in the top spot at the 2023 Championships with a time of 23:57, but his teammate Jackson Sharp, who finished second graduated, leaving big shoes to fill in order the compete for the title this year.
Tune in Friday morning as the runners leave everything on the course for a shot at hoisting the trophy at the conclusion of the race.
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