Missouri State Cross Country Opens Season at SEMO

Missouri State at Redhawks Invitational
Date & Event Times	Friday, August 29 \| 5k: 6:45 p.m.
Location	Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Site	Osage Centre Fields
Follow Along	Live Timing
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Cross Checking the Bears

The Missouri State cross country team will travel to Southeast Missouri State for the Redhawks Invitational on Friday, Aug. 29 at 6:45 p.m. to open the 2025 season.
SEMO will play host to 11 schools, including seven Division I schools. D1 schools include: SEMO, SIUE, Murray State, Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, UT Martin, and Missouri State.
Missouri State moves to Conference USA in 2025, finishing a 43-year tenure in the Gateway/Missouri Valley Conference.
Missouri State was picked eighth in the 2025 CUSA Preseason Poll.
The Bears return 14 runners and welcome two freshmen to the 2025 team.
Two runners with top-five meet finishes in 2024 continue their careers as Bears. Ella Cronhardt and Addysen Clark had one top-five finish each.
Head coach Jordan Fife enters his 12^th year at the head of the cross-country program.

#GoBears

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