Cross Country Set for Pair of Races this Weekend

Friday, October 16

Terre Haute, Ind.

W: 10 a.m. / M: 10:40 a.m.

Duke University

NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals

Duke men's cross country runs in a pack of runners

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Cross Country Set for Pair of Races this Weekend

10/15/2026 12:10:00 PM | Cross Country

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DURHAM, N.C.—The Duke cross country teams have a busy weekend of racing with the Blue Devils headed to a pair of competitions. The weekend starts Friday at the prestigious Under Armour Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana and closes Saturday at the Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Previewing the Pre-National Invitational
Fans can follow the action through the broadcast and live results.

The Under Armour Pre-Nationals Invitational features 45 teams in both the top women's 6k race and the men's 8k competition, including seven of the top 30. The Blue Devil women head into the weekend ranked 30th nationally.

The Blue Devil women kick off Friday's racing at 10 a.m., on the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, which also will serve as the site of the 2026 NCAA Championships. The men's 8k race will start at 10:40 a.m.

Competing for the women at the Pre-National Invitational are Nimrit Ahuja, Cassidy Armstrong, Poppy Craig-McFeely, Molly Fitzpatrick, Victoria Garces, Hattie Reynolds, Sophia Szolosi and Sundara Weber.

Garces heads into Friday as the leader of the pack after running her first sub-20 6k at the Meadows Challenge three weeks ago. Weber looks to build on a strong debut as well after earning the ACC Freshman of the Week honor with an 11th-
place finish in her first collegiate race.

Aden Bandukwala, Alden Keller, Rendon Kuykendall, Braden Lofquest, Zach Parker, Will Purnell, Hunter Robbie and Finlay Ross-Davie will line up for the Blue Devil men. Each of the eight will be racing for a second time this season. Finlay Ross-Davie turned in the top performance of the year so far, coming in 23rd place in adverse conditions at the Meadows Challenge.

The Upstate Invitational
The Upstate Cross Country Invitational features a 5k women's race and an 8k for the men. The first gun goes off at 9 a.m., for the 5k with the men following at 9:45. This course also will serve as the host site of the 2026 NCAA Southeast Regional Championship.

Toeing the line for the men will be Jeremy Kain, Dawson Reeves, Myles Jermyn and Soheib Dissa, Griffin Kushen, Arthur Graham, Meshack Kuyo, Isaac Abbott, Cruz Brown, Kavi Gibson, Jonah Hanikeri and Owen Pukys.

The women feature a lineup of MacKenzie Bigej, Anna Callahan, Ebba Cronholm, Iris Downes, Jacey Farmer, Grace Geyer, Lindsay Hausman, Caroline Hood, Ella Johns, Ellie Maddox and Thais Rolly. Johns is coming off a season-best 6k time at the
Richmond Invitational, while a quartet are set to race for the first time.

Up Next
The Blue Devils begin postseason racing next, heading to Virginia Tech for the ACC Championships Oct. 30.

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