Cross Country Returns to Action at the Gans Creek Classic

Meet Information
Host: Missouri
Date: Friday, Sept. 25th
Location: Columbia, Mo. | Gans Creek Cross Country Course
Course Map: Course Map
Starting Times: Women - 8 a.m. (5k), Men 8:45 a.m. (5k)
Timing and Results: PTTiming.com

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Nebraska cross country team will race in the Gans Creek Classic in its second competition of the season on Friday, Sept. 25.

The women’s 5K race is set for 8 a.m. (CT), with the men’s 6K to follow at 8:45 a.m. (CT). Live timing can be found at PTTiming.com.

Meet History
This Friday's meet will mark the eighth annual Gans Creek Classic hosted by the University of Missouri. The race serves as a preview to the 2026 SEC Cross Country Championships later this season.

Last Time Out
AMES, Iowa - Nebraska cross country opened its 2026 season at the Cyclone Preview on Friday morning, with Alea Hardie taking home a 12th-place finish in the women’s 5k and Shadrack Chilia crossing the line in 20th in the men's 6k. 

Hardie paced the Huskers with a time of 17:25.1, while Chilia opened his collegiate career with a time of 18:58.0. 

Sydney Drevlow (22nd, 17:57.8) and Erin Moore (25th, 18:09.4) joined Hardie with top-25 finishes for the Big Red, which finished in third place as a team with 98 points behind Minnesota (27) and Missouri (34).

Piper Petersen finished 29th, running 18:20.6 in her collegiate debut. Rounding out the scoring five for the NU women was Taya Fettig (40th, 18:37.1).

Shadrack Chilia (20th, 18:58.0) and Gabe Hinrichs (21st, 18:59.1) crossed the line first for the Husker men in the 6K race. David Krier (25th, 19:03.2) impressed with a top-25 finish in his first race as a NU athlete.

With a time of 19:15.7, Max Myers finished 29th, and Patrick Flowers ran 19:24.8 to finish 34th.

The Minnesota men took first with 37 points, Missouri claimed second with 42 points, and Drake combined for 82 points to secure third.