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Nuttycombe Invitational
XC Readies For Friday's Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
October 16, 2025 | Cross Country
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina cross country has one more regular-season race before the postseason starts at the end of October. The Tar Heels are running in Madison, Wisconsin. The Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour is one of the nation's premier collegiate meets. This year's event is set for Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
Women's "A" Race - 12:50 a.m. EST
Men's "A" Race - 11:30 p.m. EST
The live results can be found on PrimeTime Timing. Both races can be streamed on RunnerSpace. The field features 37 total teams that are ranked in the top-30 of the country and 12 in the top ten.
Last year, the Tar Heels raced in Madison twice. The first time was for Nuttycombe and the second time was for the national championships. Parker Wolfe rewrote Nuttycombe history. The senior set a new course record of 23:04.0 as the men finished in fourth place. The women's squad took seventh. At the national championships, the men's team secured a strong sixth-place finish, marking its third consecutive top-10 finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The women's squad delivered an impressive 11th-place finish.
Ranked Men's Teams Ranked Women's Teams
No. 1 Iowa State No. 2 NC State
No. 3 New Mexico No. 5 New Mexico
No. 5 Colorado No. 6 Northern Arizona
No. 6 BYU No. 7 Notre Dame
No. 7 Wisconsin No. 9 West Virginia
No. 9 Notre Dame No. 10 Colorado
No. 11 Syracuse No. 11 Stanford
No. 12 Butler No. 14 Penn State
No. 13 Northern Arizona No. 14 Utah
No. 15 California Baptist No. 16 Iowa State
No. 16 Michigan State No. 18 Washington
No. 17 Tulane No. 18 Northwestern
No. 18 Stanford No. 20 Gonzaga
No. 21 Washington State No. 22 Georgetown
No. 24 Georgetown No. 24 Michigan State
No. 26 Eastern Kentucky No. 25 Tulane
No. 27 Tulsa No. 27 Washington State
No. 28 Harvard No. 28 Providence
No. 29 Wisconsin
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