NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Director of Vanderbilt cross country and track and field Althea Thomas has announced the cross country program’s 2025 slate.
The Commodores open their season in Nashville on Aug. 29 at the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park, 15 minutes from Vanderbilt’s campus. The women’s team won this event in 2024, and the men’s group finished second. Michael Skora won the men’s race and Cameron Fawcett, who graduated in May, earned a runner-up finish on the women’s side.
Vandy will take two trips to Columbia, Missouri, during the regular season—the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 26 and Pre-Nationals on Oct. 18. The Gans Creek Cross Country Course will also be the site of the NCAA Championship, which is scheduled for Nov. 22.
The Dores will attend the Crimson Classic on Oct. 17. This will be the first time Vanderbilt has competed at the Gans Creek Classic or the Crimson Classic since Thomas came to Nashville in 2021.
The 2025 SEC Cross Country Championships, hosted in Knoxville, Tennessee, will be Nov. 31.
On Nov. 14, Vanderbilt will compete at the NCAA South Region Championships in Huntsville, Alabama.
On the men’s side, Vanderbilt returns all of its 2024 regional competitors, while the women’s side will see new faces after the program graduated six seniors last fall. Claire Petersen is the sole regional returner for the Commodore women.