Racers Ready For Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute

Friday, October 16

Terre Haute, Ind.

11:20 a.m.

Murray State

Indiana State University

Photo by: Eastern Illinois Sports Information

10/14/2026 10:53:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Murray State Set For Final Regular Season Meet

By: Charlie Williams

Date (Time): Friday, October 16 (11:20 a.m., 12:00 p.m. ET)
Location (Venue): Terre Haute, Ind. (Lavern Gibson Cross Country Course)
Results: PTtiming.com
Streaming: RunnerSpace.com

MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete Friday at the 2026 Under Armour Pre-National Invitational at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

The women will compete in the 6K White Race at 11:20 a.m. EDT, and the men will compete in the 8K White Race at noon EDT.

Other universities competing in the White races include Purdue, Evansville, Valparaiso, Southern Illinois, and DePaul.

The Racers are coming off a historic performance at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Mo. Molly Robertson led the way for Murray State with a program record-breaking time of 21:07.7 in the 6K. Autumn Egleston (21:46.2), Abigail Crask (21:47.4), Morgan Bissonnette (22:39.5), Hannah Crain (22:57.0), and Emma Kendall (23:57.5) each set personal records for the Murray State women as well. Dylan Ellis highlighted the men's effort with a personal-best time of 25:00.5. Gabe Russell (25:41.0), Noah Gray (25:51.8), Nick Schmitz (25:56.5), Jackson Lafser (26:20.5), and August Anderson (26:24.8) also set personal records for Murray State on the day.