Chippewa Cross Country Announces 2025 Schedule; Drenth Memorial Aug. 29
7/17/2025 10:08:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The 40th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial kicks off the 2025 campaign in Shepherd, Mich.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan Cross Country opens the 2025 season with the 40th Annual Jeff Drenth Memorial Aug. 29, the first of four meets prior to the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 1).
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The Chippewas will visit two MAC foes between the George Dales Classic (Sept. 19) at Western Michigan and the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 17) at Bowling Green. Lehigh's long-standing Paul Short Classic (Oct. 3) fills the space between these trips.
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The NCAA postseason begins with the Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 14) in Evansville, Ind., followed by the NCAA Championships (Nov. 22) in Columbia, Mo.
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The CMU women claimed a fifth-place finish in last season's MAC Championship, its best team performance since 2015; the men finished seventh.
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The Chippewas will visit two MAC foes between the George Dales Classic (Sept. 19) at Western Michigan and the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 17) at Bowling Green. Lehigh's long-standing Paul Short Classic (Oct. 3) fills the space between these trips.
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The NCAA postseason begins with the Great Lakes Regionals (Nov. 14) in Evansville, Ind., followed by the NCAA Championships (Nov. 22) in Columbia, Mo.
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The CMU women claimed a fifth-place finish in last season's MAC Championship, its best team performance since 2015; the men finished seventh.
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