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2026 Cross Country Schedules Released
7/16/2026 11:46:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The schedules for the 2026 Purdue Fort Wayne cross country teams have been released.
Once again the Mastodons will open the season with a pair of home meets. First up is the Mastodon Alumni Open on Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Purdue Fort Wayne Cross Country Course just west of the St. Joseph River near the Hefner Soccer Complex. Both teams will run the 5K course.
Two weeks later the Mastodons will run the 6K and 8K courses on campus for the Rumble in the Fort. The first race will start at 10 a.m.
On Oct. 2 the Mastodons will travel to Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invite, with the Mastodon men running an 8K and the women on the 5K course.
Two weeks later the 'Dons will return to action at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The site, which will be the host of the national championships on Nov. 21, will host the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16.
The Pre-National meet will be the final warmup before Halloween when the 'Dons travel to Clinton, Pennsylvania to compete in the 2026 Horizon League Championships. Robert Morris will serve as the host of the event for the first time. The Mastodon women finished second in the Horizon League last fall.
On Nov. 13 the Mastodons will travel to East Lansing, Michigan and the NCAA Great Lakes Championships for regional competition on the 10K and 6K courses.
The final chance for some Mastodons to compete, should they qualify, is the USATF National Championships in Akron, Ohio on Dec. 12.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Once again the Mastodons will open the season with a pair of home meets. First up is the Mastodon Alumni Open on Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Purdue Fort Wayne Cross Country Course just west of the St. Joseph River near the Hefner Soccer Complex. Both teams will run the 5K course.
Two weeks later the Mastodons will run the 6K and 8K courses on campus for the Rumble in the Fort. The first race will start at 10 a.m.
On Oct. 2 the Mastodons will travel to Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invite, with the Mastodon men running an 8K and the women on the 5K course.
Two weeks later the 'Dons will return to action at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The site, which will be the host of the national championships on Nov. 21, will host the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 16.
The Pre-National meet will be the final warmup before Halloween when the 'Dons travel to Clinton, Pennsylvania to compete in the 2026 Horizon League Championships. Robert Morris will serve as the host of the event for the first time. The Mastodon women finished second in the Horizon League last fall.
On Nov. 13 the Mastodons will travel to East Lansing, Michigan and the NCAA Great Lakes Championships for regional competition on the 10K and 6K courses.
The final chance for some Mastodons to compete, should they qualify, is the USATF National Championships in Akron, Ohio on Dec. 12.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Monday, November 03
Saturday, September 06
Wednesday, September 25
Sunday, October 29
