Cross Country

Sophomore Gabriel Sanchez leads in the final stretch of the 8K Sept. 4, 2021, on the IU Championship Course in Bloomington. Indiana will compete in the John McNichols Invitational on the morning of Sept. 18, 2021, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Indiana cross country looks for continued improvement at John McNichols Invitational

Sep 17, 2021 11:59 am

The Hoosiers’ second meet of the season is hosted by Indiana State University.

The Indiana women's cross country team run against Miami University Sept. 4, 2021, at the IU Championship Course. The women's team is ranked No. 18 nationally and the men's team is ranked No. 22.

Indiana women’s cross country drops to No. 18, men stay at No. 22 in coaches’ poll

Sep 14, 2021 8:53 pm

Indiana opened its season with the Indiana Open against Miami University.

Indiana men's cross country won the 8K on Sept. 4, 2021, at the IU Championship Course. The men's team began the season ranked No. 22.

After a four-year absence, Indiana cross country returns home to new course

Sep 13, 2021 4:50 pm

The course is named after former head coach Sam Bell.

IU men’s cross country runs the 8k Sept. 4, 2021, at the IU Championship Cross Country Course. Sophomore Gabriel Sanchez was named the Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.

Indiana’s Gabriel Sanchez named Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week

Sep 9, 2021 9:01 pm

Sanchez placed first in the Indiana Open on Saturday.

IU women's cross country competed against Miami University on September 4, 2021, at the IU Championship Cross Country Course. The women's teams won its first meet of the season.

IU cross country returns home for Indiana Open against Miami, women win and men lose

Sep 4, 2021 9:10 pm

IU sophomore Gabriel Sanchez came in first in the men's race.

IU men's cross country runners start the race at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Oct. 28, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. IU opens its 2021 season against Miami University on Saturday.

IU cross country to open season against Miami on Saturday at home

Sep 2, 2021 7:33 pm

Saturday’s meet will be IU’s first at home since 2017.

An IU cross country athlete ties their shoes in October 2019. The Hoosiers competed at the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships on March 15, with the men's team finishing in 26th place and the women finishing in 19th.

IU men’s cross country finishes 26th, women 19th at NCAA Championships

Mar 17, 2021 8:58 pm

The Hoosiers now move on to the outdoor season.

IU men's cross country runners start the race at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Oct. 28, 2018. IU cross country will compete in its third-straight NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Monday.

No. 17 IU men’s, women’s cross-country head to Oklahoma for NCAA Championships

Mar 11, 2021 2:28 pm

Both the men and women received bids after their performances in the Big Ten Championships.

Then-junior distance runner Ben Veatch is congratulated by a teammate after a race Feb. 14, 2020, in Gladstein Fieldhouse. The IU men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at the Blue River Cross Country Course in Shelbyville, Indiana.

IU men’s cross country finish second, women fourth at Big Ten Championships.

Jan 31, 2021 3:58 pm

The Hoosiers had five men and women place in the top ten.

Then-junior Cooper Williams competes in the 800-meter race during the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-29, 2020, at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The Hoosiers are set to begin their season on Jan. 16 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

IU track and field begins indoor season Saturday in Ann Arbor

Jan 13, 2021 7:18 pm

Saturday’s meet will be the team’s first since last February.

Fishers High School student Jaylen Castillo runs during a meet. Castillo committed to IU on Sept. 23.

Jaylen Castillo, runner from Fishers High School, commits to IU's cross-country team

Oct 11, 2020 5:06 pm

IU’s latest cross-country commit, Jaylen Castillo, was impressed by IU's coaching staff.

IU sophomore Bailey Hertenstein races ahead Nov. 3 in the Big Ten Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club. The IU women's cross-country team finished sixth Friday at the Great Lakes Regional.

IU cross-country forced to be creative amid NCAA recruiting restrictions

Sep 22, 2020 7:55 pm

Without official visits, IU cross country uses zoom presentations for recruits.

IU senior Kyle Mau runs near the front of the pack Nov. 3, 2019, at the Big Ten Championships at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. The team — which competes year-round — had both spring and fall NCAA Championships canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

IU cross-country sees postponement of fall season only as a minor obstacle

Aug 25, 2020 6:09 pm

Despite limited contact, IU cross-country finds multiple benefits to no races.

Former track and field head coach Sam Bell is pictured. Bell coached at IU for 29 years and led the track and field and cross-country teams to a total of 26 conference titles.

New cross-country course to be named after Hall of Fame coach Sam Bell

Jun 16, 2020 6:36 pm

Bell coached the Hoosiers to 26 conference crowns from 1970-98.

Then-sophomore Kyle Mau runs in the Sam Bell Invitational on Sept. 30, 2017, at the IU cross-country course. Cross-country athletes have been able to continue their individual training despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Summer training remains consistent for IU distance runners amid coronavirus

Jun 10, 2020 2:52 pm

Despite coronavirus restrictions, athletes are still able to keep scheduled regiments.

IU football players run through drills during practice in 2017 at John Mellencamp Pavilion. IU Athletics has announced its plan for fall sports to return to practice this summer.

IU athletics announces plan for a limited return

Jun 3, 2020 5:31 pm

IU announced its initial plan for voluntary workouts at IU athletic facilities.

IU sophomore Bailey Hertenstein holds her second place trophy Nov. 3 at the Big Ten Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. The Hoosiers’ season concluded in Terre Haute, Indiana, where both men’s and women’s teams raced for the National Championship.

IU cross-country had a season to remember

Dec 2, 2019 8:26 pm

The men were 13th and the women 19th at the NCAA National Championships.

IU sophomore Bailey Hertenstein races ahead Nov. 3 in the Big Ten Championships at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. IU's men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the NCAA National Championships this weekend in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Hoosiers Primed for Cross-Country National Championships

Nov 22, 2019 1:02 am

IU will have both the men’s and women’s teams in Terre Haute on Saturday.

Harris leads IU women to sixth-place finish at Great Lakes Regionals; men finish fourth

Nov 16, 2019 1:08 am

Ben Veatch was fourth and Kyle Mau seventh to lead the men's team.

IU senior Kyle Mau leads the runners Nov. 3 in the Big Ten Championships at Ohio State University Golf Club. IU races in the Great Lakes Regionals on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin, with a shot at a spot in the NCAA championship in Terre Haute, Indiana.

IU cross-country heads to Great Lakes Regionals

Nov 13, 2019 4:26 pm

The IU men’s and women’s cross-country teams hope to qualify for the National Championships.