FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IU Indianapolis men's and women's cross country teams will head to Fort Wayne this weekend for the 2025 Horizon League Cross Country Championships, held at Purdue Fort Wayne's Mastodon Cross Country Course. The men's 8K race will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by the women's 6K race at noon. 

The men's program last won the team title in 2021 in Carmel and has finished second each of the past three years. Interim head coach Justin Amburgy's team has beaten 81 percent of its opponents this season, including fourth-place finishes at the Joe Piane Invitational and Angel Mounds Invite. The Jags previously ran the Mastodon Course back on Sept. 20, paced by Luke Shappell and Nick Cook. Shappell finished the 8K race in a time of 25:08.3 and Cook crossed at 25:15.7. Other Jaguars in the top five included Joey LaPatra, Riley Nixon and Joey Ashman. 

On the women's side, head coach Antonio McDaniel's team looks to improve upon last season's sixth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships. The Jags finished eighth among 19 teams competing at the Angel Mounds Invitational on Oct. 17 in the final tune-up ahead of this weekend's league championships. The Jags also competed at the Rumble in the Fort and were led by Julie Smith (21:38.3), Ella Colclesser (22:24.0) and Grace Bragg (22:40.2). Carina Alanis and Hannah Robbins were also among the team's top five at that meet. 

MEN'S ENTRIES: Joey Ashman, Nick Cook, Sam Grimes, Alec Hueftle, Nolan King, Joey LaPatra, Matt Mitsch, Riley Nixon, Eli Oetken, Jay Pillai, Noah Price, Isaac Riggs, Carter Schorr, Luke Shappell, Cameron Smith

WOMEN'S ENTRIES: Carina Alanis, Wini Barnett, Kaylynn Bedel, Grace Bragg, Emily Bruns, Ella Colclesser, AnnMarie Gibson, Hannah Robbins, Julie Smith, Julynne Spidell

UP NEXT: Both teams will participate in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Evansville, Ind., on Friday, Nov. 14.