INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI Athletics Department announced the 2015 men's and women's cross country schedules on Thursday (Juy 30). The women's team is slated to run six times this fall while the defending Summit League champion men's squad will run seven times. 

Men's Cross Country Schedule I Women's Cross Country Schedule

Both the men's and women's teams will open the campaign on Sept. 5 at the Butler Opener at Northview Church in Carmel before then shifting attention to the Indiana Intercollegiates in Terre Haute on Sept. 18. The Jaguars will then compete on Oct. 2 at the Notre Dame Invite and the Oct. 16 Bradley "Pink" Classic.

That weekend, the men's program will also take a group to the Pre-Nationals Meet in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 17 for the final regular season primer.

The 2015 Summit League Championships will be on Oct. 31 in Brookings, S.D., ahead of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 13 in Verona, Wisc..

Head Coach Chuck Koeppen's program is coming off it's first-ever Summit League crown and returns All-League performers Miguel Lozano, Peyton Reed and Joey Zielinski from last year's championship. The Jaguars should have unprecedented depth with 2014 Summit League Newcomer of the Championship Isaiah White also returning and outdoor track's 10K champion Damon Pruett is building off a superb spring season. The recruiting haul was highlighted by the incoming transfer of former Indiana Gatorade Runner of the Year Connor Sorrells and junior college All-American Robert Murphy.

On the women's side, Head Coach Antonio McDaniel's team boasts the senior trio of Leah Brooks, Lexi Hunt and Julie Riggins, along with talented juniors Savannah Turner and Valeria Guzman. Freshman Alexis Lewandowski headlines a deep recruiting class expected to impact the roster.