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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.
ÂRanked 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 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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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