Men's Cross Country 2025 Season Preview

Men's Cross Country 2025 Season Preview

The BYU men's cross country team announced its 2025 season schedule and roster Friday morning.

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PROVO, Utah — The BYU men's cross country team announced its 2025 season schedule and roster Friday morning.

2025 Season Schedule

Date Meet Host Location
Friday, Sept. 5 Autumn Classic BYU Lakeside Sports Complex / Orem, UT
Friday, Sept. 26 Gans Creek Classic Missouri Gans Creek Cross Country Course / Columbia, MO
Friday, Oct. 17 Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational Missouri Thomas Zimmerman Championship Course / Madison, WI
Friday, Oct. 31 Big 12 Championships Kansas Rim Rock Farm / Lawrence, KS
Friday, Nov. 14 NCAA Mountain Regionals Utah Regional Athletic Complex / Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, Nov. 22 NCAA Championships Missouri Gans Creek Cross Country Course / Columbia, MO

*Home meet bolded

The Cougars will open the season at home on Sep. 5 where they host the annual Autumn Classic at the Lakeside Sports Complex in Orem. The men’s 7,000-meter race is set to begin at 9:40 a.m.

Three weeks later BYU visits Colombia, Missouri where they will get a sneak peak of the nationals race at the Gans Creek Classic on Sep. 26. The men’s 8,000-meter race kicks off at 8 a.m. CDT

Concluding the regular season the Cougars will return to Madison, Wisconsin for the fourth season in a row to compete at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 17. BYU won the meet in 2024 with 44 points.

BYU will attempt to defend their Big 12 Championship title in Lawrence, Kansas on Oct. 31. The conference championship will be hosted by Kansas.

The Cougars will compete in the NCAA Mountain Regionals on Nov. 14 in Salt Lake City, hosted by Utah. They will look to advance to the NCAA Championship to defend their title. The NCAA Championship is set for Nov. 22 in Columbia, Missouri.

Key Returners

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James Corrigan

  • BYU's 6th runner to cross at NCAA National Championship placing 62nd overall
  • All-Mountain Region placing 12th and running 29:19.8 at the NCAA Mountain Regionals
  • 2025 NCAA Division I 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
  • 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meters champion
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Davin Thompson

  • BYU's 5th runner to cross at NCAA Championship finishing 50th with a time of 29:33.6
  • All-Mountain Region member in 2024
  • All-Big 12 member in 2024
  • Holds No. 6 BYU all time 5,000-meter Indoor Track and Field record at 13:35.49
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Luke Grundvig

  • Ran 29:53.6 in the 10k at the 2024 NCAA Mountain Regionals placing 25th
  • All-Big 12 member in 2023 and 2024
  • All-Mountain Region member in 2024
  • Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2025 after finishing 23rd in the 5,000-meters at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
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Garrett Stanford

  • Finished 40th at NCAA Mountain Regionals clocking in at 30:11.7
  • All-Big 12 member in 2023 and 2024
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Jacob Stanford

  • Finished 61st at NCAA Mountain Regionals clocking in at 30:43.8
  • All-Big 12 member in 2023 and 2024 

Newcomers

Thomas Boyden (Transfer)

  • Stanford / Salt Lake City

Patrick Cullen (Transfer)

  • Florida State / Hopewell, NY

Liam Henninger

  • Mountain View High School / Orem, UT