University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 9
Madison, WI
10:30 AM
University of Minnesota
at
Nuttycombe Invitational
Gophers to Face Stacked Field at Nuttycombe Invitational
10/7/2026 2:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
The University of Minnesota Cross Country team will head across the border for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday. The field will feature 35 men's teams - 21 ranked, including six in the top 10 - and 34 women's teams, 18 of which are ranked, with five in the top 10.
The Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course will also host the Big Ten Championships on Friday, October 30.
This year's event consists of two races per gender with the championship races starting at 10:30 a.m. with the women's 6k and 11:10 a.m. with the men's 8k. The event will be streamed by RunnerSpace and B1G+ with live scoring available through PT Timing. Meet central can be found here.
Participating Division I Men's Teams
RV Minnesota, #1 New Mexico, #2 Iowa State, #6 Colorado, #7 BYU, #8 Wake Forest, #10 Florida, #11 Northern Arizona, #12 Wisconsin, #13 Washington, #15 Stanford, #16 Arkansas, #17 Washington State, #18 Michigan State, #19 Harvard, #21 Butler, #22 Tennessee, #23 EKU, #26 Georgia, #27 Michigan, #29 Missouri, #30 Georgetown, Air Force, Boise State, Furman, Gonzaga, Lipscomb, Louisville, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Portland, Princeton, Providence, Tulsa, UCLA
Participating Division I Women's Teams
#21 Minnesota, #3 Northern Arizona, #4 New Mexico, #5 Iowa State, #8 Oklahoma State, #9 West Virginia, #11 Stanford, #13 Florida, #14 Utah, #16 Colorado, #17 Washington State, #19 Missouri, #20 Toledo, #22 Northwestern, #23 Washington, #24 Providence, #29 Penn State, #30 Boise State, Air Force, Furman, Georgetown, Georgia, Gonzaga, Harvard, Louisville, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, Tennessee, UCLA, Wake Forest, Wisconsin
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Schedule
LAST TIME OUT
Minnesota saw some of the fastest performances in program history at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Friday, September 25. Emmett Gerres broke the 8K men's school record while women's 6K school record holder Ali Weimer posted the second fastest time of her career to finish fourth overall.
The then-No. 24 Gopher women finished second behind only No. 20 Virginia and ahead of No. 12 Northwestern (123 points). Weimer's 19:26.79 was good enough for fourth while Isabelle Schmitz's 19:34.66 was a lifetime best and earned her a fifth-place finish on Friday. Schmitz's performance (19:34.66) makes her the second fastest Gopher of all-time at the 6K distance in cross country, moving her past Bethany Hasz (19:36.4, 2021).
To finish third Minnesota's men made a strong move from the 3000m mark to the finish by moving up from eighth to third as a team over the final 5000m. Gerres' 8K school-record performance of 23:03.53 personified that team finish with a dramatic move from 60th to ninth overall to lead the team. Gerres' school record pushed him past Alec Basten's 23:12.3, which the former Gopher had set at the 2021 NCAA Championships during the 10K where he split 23:12.3 at the 8000m mark of the competition.
MALHEREK-OSORIO EARNS BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR
True freshman Jazleen Malherek-Osorio was named the Big Ten's Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Week. The honor for Malherek-Osorio comes after her Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational performance where she was the top Big Ten freshman finisher and helped Minnesota finish second as a team.
GOPHERS IN THE POLLS
The Gopher Women are ranked 21st in the country, while the Gopher Men are receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. In the Midwest Regional rankings, the Maroon and Gold sit third on the men's side and fourth on the women's side.
UP NEXT
The 'U' will conclude the regular season with the Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic in St. Joseph, Minn., on Saturday, October 17 and the Winona State Invitational on Friday, October 23.
The Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course will also host the Big Ten Championships on Friday, October 30.
This year's event consists of two races per gender with the championship races starting at 10:30 a.m. with the women's 6k and 11:10 a.m. with the men's 8k. The event will be streamed by RunnerSpace and B1G+ with live scoring available through PT Timing. Meet central can be found here.
Participating Division I Men's Teams
RV Minnesota, #1 New Mexico, #2 Iowa State, #6 Colorado, #7 BYU, #8 Wake Forest, #10 Florida, #11 Northern Arizona, #12 Wisconsin, #13 Washington, #15 Stanford, #16 Arkansas, #17 Washington State, #18 Michigan State, #19 Harvard, #21 Butler, #22 Tennessee, #23 EKU, #26 Georgia, #27 Michigan, #29 Missouri, #30 Georgetown, Air Force, Boise State, Furman, Gonzaga, Lipscomb, Louisville, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Portland, Princeton, Providence, Tulsa, UCLA
Participating Division I Women's Teams
#21 Minnesota, #3 Northern Arizona, #4 New Mexico, #5 Iowa State, #8 Oklahoma State, #9 West Virginia, #11 Stanford, #13 Florida, #14 Utah, #16 Colorado, #17 Washington State, #19 Missouri, #20 Toledo, #22 Northwestern, #23 Washington, #24 Providence, #29 Penn State, #30 Boise State, Air Force, Furman, Georgetown, Georgia, Gonzaga, Harvard, Louisville, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Princeton, Tennessee, UCLA, Wake Forest, Wisconsin
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Schedule
- 10:30 AM – Women's 6K "A" Race
- 11:10 AM - Men's 8K "A" Race
- 11:50 AM - Women's 6K "B" Race
- 12:30 PM - Men's 8K "B" Race
LAST TIME OUT
Minnesota saw some of the fastest performances in program history at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Friday, September 25. Emmett Gerres broke the 8K men's school record while women's 6K school record holder Ali Weimer posted the second fastest time of her career to finish fourth overall.
The then-No. 24 Gopher women finished second behind only No. 20 Virginia and ahead of No. 12 Northwestern (123 points). Weimer's 19:26.79 was good enough for fourth while Isabelle Schmitz's 19:34.66 was a lifetime best and earned her a fifth-place finish on Friday. Schmitz's performance (19:34.66) makes her the second fastest Gopher of all-time at the 6K distance in cross country, moving her past Bethany Hasz (19:36.4, 2021).
To finish third Minnesota's men made a strong move from the 3000m mark to the finish by moving up from eighth to third as a team over the final 5000m. Gerres' 8K school-record performance of 23:03.53 personified that team finish with a dramatic move from 60th to ninth overall to lead the team. Gerres' school record pushed him past Alec Basten's 23:12.3, which the former Gopher had set at the 2021 NCAA Championships during the 10K where he split 23:12.3 at the 8000m mark of the competition.
MALHEREK-OSORIO EARNS BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR
True freshman Jazleen Malherek-Osorio was named the Big Ten's Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Week. The honor for Malherek-Osorio comes after her Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational performance where she was the top Big Ten freshman finisher and helped Minnesota finish second as a team.
GOPHERS IN THE POLLS
The Gopher Women are ranked 21st in the country, while the Gopher Men are receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. In the Midwest Regional rankings, the Maroon and Gold sit third on the men's side and fourth on the women's side.
UP NEXT
The 'U' will conclude the regular season with the Bennie Johnnie Autumn Classic in St. Joseph, Minn., on Saturday, October 17 and the Winona State Invitational on Friday, October 23.
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