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Women's Cross Country

NKU Cross Country sets 2026 Schedule

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – In its first season under new head coach Paul Longano, Northern Kentucky University Norse cross country announced its schedule for the upcoming 2026 campaign. The Norse will travel to four regular season meets while also participating in the Horizon League Championships and the NCAA Southeast Regional. 
 
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"I'm excited for the start of the season and what this team is capable of accomplishing," said Longano, who was announced as the program's head coach on Tuesday. 

The Norse open up the 2026 campaign at the Mike Baumer XC Classic, a dual 5k race, hosted by Wright State in Fairborn, Ohio, on September 4 at 5 PM. Then, the Norse head to Shelbyville, Indiana, on September 18 for the Crimson Pride Invite, hosted by IU Columbus, with the women running a 5k and the men an 8k. 

NKU opens up October with the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday, October 3 at 9 AM. NKU's final regular season meet will come at Wilmington, running in the JennaStrong Invitational on October 16, again with the women running a 5k and the men an 8K.

This year's Horizon League Championships will take place on Halloween, at 11 AM in Clinton, Pennsylvania, hosted by RMU. The season wraps up with the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on November 13. 

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