Friday, October 17
Columbia, Mo.
10 a.m. (W) / 10:45 a.m. (M)
Kansas State University
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Pre-National Invitational
K-State Finish the Regular Season with Pre-National Invitational
Oct 16, 2025 | Cross Country
Wildcats will have competition of multiple nationally ranked teams
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State men's and women's cross country teams will end the regular season competing in the Pre-National Invitational on Friday (October 17) at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo., hosted by Missouri. Tickets can be purchased starting at $12 on Ticketmaster.
The women's first 6k race of the season will begin at 10 a.m., with the men's 8k starting at 10:45 a.m. Other Big 12 Conference teams set to compete include USTFCCCA nationally ranked BYU and Oklahoma State as well as Kansas.
This time last year, K-State competed in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill., with the women finishing 11th with 304 points, the men in 15th place with 390 points. During that race, then-junior Grace Meyer recorded her fastest 6k time and her first under 21 minutes at 20:47.9, the no. 10 time in the K-State school records.
The Wildcats last ran in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on October 3 with the women's team claiming 9th place with 291 points in the Blue Division, the men finishing 6th with 206 points in the Gold Division.
Three women recorded their best 5k times to move up in the K-State school records, senior Cecilia Fisher is no. 9 with a time of 16:59.4, Meyer is tied at no. 12 with Deb Pihl at 17:06.0, while sophomore Stella Miner is no. 19 with her first 5k time of 17:17.8.
Leading the men's team in the 8k with a 5th place overall finish, sophomore Jackson Esquibel finished with a time of 24:28.4, the no. 16 fastest time in the school records.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
The women's first 6k race of the season will begin at 10 a.m., with the men's 8k starting at 10:45 a.m. Other Big 12 Conference teams set to compete include USTFCCCA nationally ranked BYU and Oklahoma State as well as Kansas.
This time last year, K-State competed in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill., with the women finishing 11th with 304 points, the men in 15th place with 390 points. During that race, then-junior Grace Meyer recorded her fastest 6k time and her first under 21 minutes at 20:47.9, the no. 10 time in the K-State school records.
The Wildcats last ran in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on October 3 with the women's team claiming 9th place with 291 points in the Blue Division, the men finishing 6th with 206 points in the Gold Division.
Three women recorded their best 5k times to move up in the K-State school records, senior Cecilia Fisher is no. 9 with a time of 16:59.4, Meyer is tied at no. 12 with Deb Pihl at 17:06.0, while sophomore Stella Miner is no. 19 with her first 5k time of 17:17.8.
Leading the men's team in the 8k with a 5th place overall finish, sophomore Jackson Esquibel finished with a time of 24:28.4, the no. 16 fastest time in the school records.
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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