Huskers Begin Championship Season at Big Ten Championships

Meet Information
Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date: Friday, October 30th
Location: Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course | Madison, Wis.
Course Map:  Course Map
Start Times: Women’s 6K - 10:35 a.m. | Men’s 8K - 11:35 a.m.
Timing and Results: Live Results
Watch Live: Watch Live (BTN) 

MADISON, Wis. - The Huskers will travel to Madison, Wis. to compete in the Big Ten Championships on Friday, October 30th. 

The Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course will open to spectators at 9 a.m. on the morning of the race. The women’s 6K race is set for 10:35 a.m. with the men’s 8K race to follow at 11:35 a.m.

All races will be streamed on BTN and live results can be found here.

Big Ten Championships Information
On Friday, October 30th, 2026 the 18 teams in the Big Ten will travel to Madison, Wis. to race the Big Ten Cross Country Championships. Last year’s race was held in East Lansing, Michigan.

In 2025 both the men’s and women’s titles were won by Oregon. This year the NU women look to improve upon their eighth-place finish and the men their 15-place finish. 

Berlyn Schutz and Ali Bainbridge return for their senior season after claiming second-team All-Big Ten honors last year. Also in 2025 Alexandra Joyce was awarded Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors.

Last Time Out
ASHLAND, Neb. – Four Nebraska Cross Country runners competed in the 6k and 8k races at the Platte River Rumble on Friday, Oct. 16, at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.

Kendall Zavala finished 22nd of 100 runners in the women’s 6k, crossing the line in 23:21.3.

For the Husker men, freshman Ellery Shutt timed 26:38.2 and finished 40th in the 8k. Kevin Coots placed 50th with a time of 27:05, and junior Riley Boonstra rounded out the NU runners in 65th and a time of  27:56.8.