By Jayson Henderson

The Kansas State men’s and women’s cross country teams will open their 2025 season on September 5 at the Platte River Rumble in Ashland, Neb. This will be their first season opener outside Kansas since 2021. The Wildcats will race in five meets before postseason competition, including the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame on October 3 and the Pre-National Invitational at Missouri on October 18.

The Big 12 Championship will be held October 31 in Lawrence, followed by the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater on November 14. Qualifying runners will compete in the NCAA Championship on November 22 in Columbia, Mo.

Head coach Kate Bucknam enters her second season, leading a women’s team anchored by seniors Cecilia Fisher, Grace Meyer, and Alexa Rios, and a young men’s squad led by junior Jacob Norris and sophomore Jackson Esquibel. Both groups will face top regional and national competition.