The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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SEC Cross Country Championships
10.29.2026 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Longhorns return to Gans Creek Cross Country Course for conference championship Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Cross Country heads to Columbia, Missouri, on Friday for the Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. The women's 6K is scheduled for 10:08 a.m. CT, followed by the men's 8K at 10:45 a.m. CT. Both races will air live on SEC Network.
Cross Country at SEC Championships
When: Friday, Oct. 30 | Women's 6K: 10:08 a.m. | Men's 8K: 10:45 a.m.
Where: Gans Creek Cross Country Course | Columbia, Missouri
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The Longhorns return to Gans Creek after competing on the course at the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 25. Texas recorded 13 personal-best performances at the meet, with the men placing 14th and the women finishing 20th. The course also hosted the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships and the 2021 SEC Cross Country Championships.
Texas closed the regular season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational on Oct. 16 in College Station, Texas. The men finished 16th with 416 points, while the women placed 20th with 532 points.
On the men's side, Hudson Bennett and freshman Kai McCullough earned SEC weekly honors following their performances at the Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 3. Bennett was named SEC Men's Runner of the Week for the first time in his career after finishing third overall in the 8K and helping Texas win the team title. McCullough earned his third SEC Men's Freshman of the Week honor after finishing seventh in the team scoring.
The Texas women enter the championship led by Aishling Callanan, who has been the Longhorns' top finisher in four of five meets this season. Callanan led Texas at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a personal-best 6K time of 20:45.7. The Longhorns will look to carry their regular-season experience into Friday's conference competition.
The Texas men's entries include Bennett, McCullough, Joaquin De La Cruz, Zain Hamdani, Colby Huntress, Dennis Kipkemoi, Ezekiel Kipkorir and Aidan Torres.
The women's 6K lineup features Callanan, Lili Denton, Marissa Espinoza, Melody Espinoza, Lily Fawcett, Molly Garrison, Grace Kowalski, McKale Lee, Mia Perez, Kaylin Rendon, Emma Rodriguez-Wade and Cara Sims.
