10The 2026 World Athletics Cross-Country Championships is set to kick off very soon, and it’s back on United States soil for the first time since 1992. 

All eyes will be on Appalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida, starting at 9:45am EST.

2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Schedule (ET)

• 9:45am – 4x2k Mixed Relay
• 10:20am – U20 Women’s 6k
• 10:55am – U20 Men’s 6k
• 11:35am – Senior Women’s 10k
• 12:20am – Senior Men’s 10k

Senior Men — Live Updates

12:50pm – HAT TRICK!

Jacob Kiplimo secures his third cross-country world title in a row; Aregawi takes silver once again with Ebenyo in third.

Parker Wolfe in 11th for the United States!

Ethiopia secures the Senior Men’s title with 30 points ahead of Kenya (34), and Uganda (39). The United States fourth with 81 points.

12:47pm – Kiplimo Breaks Away

Jacob Kiplimo has now put up a huge surge to break away from Aregawi and the field, who is now 8 seconds behind him at the 9km mark.

12:45pm – Bell Lap

Jacob Kiplimo currently leads the charge and looks like he’s ready to break away from the field; 22:56 through 8km.

12:42pm – 7km

Through 7km, Kiplimo hasn’t quite broken away from the chasers yet as Ebenyo, Mehary, and Aregawi are right on his tail going into the closing stages of the race.

12:40pm – Kiplimo Leads

Jacob Kiplimo now takes the lead with a 17:14 6km split.

Daniel Ebenyo of Kenya in second and Tadese Worku of Ethiopia in third.

12:35pm – Team Scores After 5km

Ethiopia – 16

Uganda – 31

Kenya – 41

United States in 4th with 90

12:33pm – Tadese To The Front

Tadese Worku of Ethiopia now in the lead but 8 men on his shoulder after 4km.

Wesley Kiptoo continues to lead the U.S. in 13th.

12:27pm – Kiptoo Leads The Charge

One of Wesley Kiptoo’s signature, the American currently is front-running the race with 5:39 though the first 2k. Dan Kibet of Uganda in second and Ky Robinson of Australia in third.

12:22pm – Men’s Start

The final race of the day is now off with the Senior Men; United States’ Parker Wolfe takes it out with the leaders

12:16pm – No Rocky Hansen

Reports came out this morning that Rocky Hansen has withdrawn from the championships due to injury

Senior Women — Live Updates

`12:07pm – Ngetich Wins, Ethiopia Secures Team Gold

Agnes Ngetich storms to one of the biggest margins of victory in World Cross Country history, Joy Cheptoyek in second, Senayet Getachew in third.

Ethiopia scores 19 to secure the Senior Women’s Team Title.

12:01pm – Ngetich Continues To Dominate

Agnes Ngetich splits 8km in 25:02, 35-second lap on the field.

11:55am – Ngetich Opens 31-Second Lead

Going into the penultimate lap, Agnes Ngetich splits 18:31 though 6km and holds a 31 second lead over Cheptoyek and Getachew who are currently battling for the silver medal.

11:52am – Team Scores

Current team scores through 5km

Ethiopia – 18

Uganda – 33

Kenya – 42

United States – 70

11:48am – Ngetich The Lone Leader

Agnes Ngetich splits 12:12 for 4km; Joy Cheptoyek in second and Senayek Getachew in third.

Ethiopia currently in first with 18 points.

11:44am – Ngetich Breaks Away

Agnes Ngetich splits 9:06 through 3km, opens up a 6 second lead on the chase pack.

11:42am — First Lap

Agnes Ngetich, Senayet Getachew, Asayech Getachew, Joy Cheptoyek break away from the field going into the second lap. 6:03 through 2km.

11:39am — Ngetich Early Lead

Agnes Ngetich of Kenya currently leads the field through 1km in 2:55, Ethiopia’s Ayechew and Getachew 2-3.

United States’ Weini Kelati currently in 11th.

11:37am — Early Lead-Pack, Race Strung.

600m into the race, there’s about 6 women in the lead pack with the rest of the field already being strung out on the first lap.

11:31am — No Beatrice Chebet

No Beatrice Chebet means the title is up for grabs; Agnes Ngetich is looking as the favorite to secure her first cross-country world-title.

Under-20 Men — Live Updates

11:19am — Kenya Secures Hat-Trick

Team Kenya secures a third consecutive team title and a scoring sweep going 1-2-3-4 with Kibet, Kiprono, Alamisi, and Kiptoo.

Uganda in second with their 4 in the top-10.

11:15am — Kenya 1-2-3

Kenya are currently en route to potentially sweep the podium with Emmanuel Kiprono, Frankline Kibet, Andrew Alamisi.

11:08am — 4km Updates

A huge lead pack still holds of mostly Kenyans and Ugandans

Andrew Kiptoo of Kenya in first with 11:57; the entire top-10 currently holds Kenya/Uganda with Ethiopia’s Sewnet in the field.

11:04am — 3km Updates

Belgium’s Willem Renders has been awarded the lead spot with 3 other men also at 8:56 through 3km; Aidan Torres in 20th to lead the United States team.

11:02am — Renders in front, Kenya/Uganda making up the pack.

After the first lap, Belgium’s Willem Renders leads a huge pack of Kenyans and Ugandas in 5:49.

10:57am — Early Leaders

All 6 Kenyans are in the lead pack of the U20 men

10:55am — U20 Men Start

The U20 Men are now officially off and running in Tallahassee

Under-20 Women — Live Updates

10:45am — Team Placements

1 – Uganda – 29

2 – Kenya – 29

3 – Japan – 87

United States in fourth.
10:40am — Alemayo secures gold, Ethiopia 1-2.

Alemayo storms to a successful title defense with teammate Wosane Asefa in second.

Uganda manages to slot their scoring 4 in the top-10 to secure the U20 Women Team Title.

16-year-old Blair Bartlett in 16th to lead the United States.

10:36am — Alemayo Breaks Away

Marta Alemayo breaks away from the entire field going into the final lap, teammate Wosane Asefa in second with Kenya’s Cynthia Chepkirui right on her shoulder ~ 15:42 at the 5km mark.

10:31am — Top-3

Alemayo, Chepkirui, Asefa are currently the 1-2-3

10:28am — Alemayo secures the lead

Ethiopia’s Alemayo now has taken the lead and strung out the pack

10:26am — First 2km

The lead pack take the first 2km in 6:15; mixed with Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya.

United States’ Blair Bartlett not too far behind.

10:23am — Alemayo on Title Defense

Defending champion, Alemayo of Ethiopia, currently is leading a huge pack in the early minutes of the race.

4x2km Mixed Relay — Live Updates

10:10am — Australia Wins Gold

Australia takes the gold in the 4x2km Relay in dominant fashion; France in second, Ethiopia in third.

The United States finishes in fifth.

10:05am — Jessica Hull Opens Lead

Jessica Hull is slowly opening a lead on the final leg of the 4x2km relay, with about a 10-meter gap so far ahead of second.

10:03am — Jessica Hull Takes Handoff

Jessica Hull of Australia now has gotten the handoff for Team Australia!

The French opted for a further-up 4th-leg start from the exchange.

United States hand-off in third.

10:01am — United States Back In Medal Hunt

The United States are now back in medal contention as Wes Porter is shoulder-to-shoulder with Team Kenya on the closing seconds of the third-leg.

9:57am — Anstey Continues To Lead

Hall hands off to Jack Anstey who continues to hold the lead for Australia, with France sneaking their way in second and South Africa now in third.

Anstey holds a commanding lead with France’s Senard with him; South Africa 6 seconds behind.

9:54am — Australia Leads

Linden Hall storms to the lead for Australia during the second-leg of the 4x2km relay, and manages to shake off Kenya in second after a bit of a stumble on an obstacle.

9:51am — Kenya, USA 1-2

At the first exchange, Kenya and the United States are currently 1-2 at the handoff; France and Australia are also in the mix.

9:50am — Strand Leads

Ethan Strand reclaims the lead for the United States after the obstacles at ‘Alligator Alley’

9:48am — Kick-Off

Early on it looks like an early lead for Team Ethiopia but United States’ Ethan Strand remains right on their shoulder.

9:44am — Late Entry/Scratch

A late addition to the field as Japan joins the ranks while Morocco scratches.

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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Indoor Track Building)

Event: Wolverine Invitational

U-M Team Finish: No Team Scoring

Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 17 — host, Simmons-Harvey Invitational (U-M Indoor Track Building), TBA

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan men’s track and field team opened its 2026 home slate on Saturday (Jan. 10), hosting the Wolverine Invitational in the U-M Indoor Track Building, with junior John O’Reilly setting the U23 Canadian National Record in the 600-meter dash.

The Wolverines went 1-2 in the event, with Miles Brown winning (1:16.27) and O’Reilly finishing second (1:16.52). In addition to being the U23 Canadian National Record, the time also comes in at No. 2 on the program performers list.

In the 800-meter run, the Maize and Blue took the top five spots. Camden Law finished first (1:49.00), freshman Henry Dixon finished second (1:49.37), Riley Flemington finished third (1:50.22), Jonathan Miles finished fourth (1:52.20) and Marcus Reilly finished fifth (1:52.53).

Transfer Jake Machiniak ran a personal best 6.82 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims, advancing to the finals and finishing fifth (6.84). Neil Howard qualified for the 60-meter hurdles finals with a preliminary time of 8.36, finishing seventh (8.27) overall.

Freshman Quincy Isaac finished first in the long jump in his collegiate debut, posting a mark of 7.85 meters (25 feet, 9.25 inches) to come in at No. 2 on the program performers list. The mark is just 0.04m shy of the program record.

Cole Sheldon and Liam Kinney went 2-3 in the pole vault, clearing 4.90m (16-0.74) and 4.75m (15-7), respectively.

Sophomore Josh Huisman took the top spot in the shot put (17.45m, 57-3) before finishing fourth in the weight throw (17.06m, 55-11.75), while freshman Peter Donini finished second in the shot put with a mark of 16.56m (54-4) in his Wolverine debut.

Michigan will remain at home to host the Simmons-Harvey Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17, at the U-M Indoor Track Building.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Union College women’s track & field team started the 2026 portion of its indoor season on Saturday at the non-scoring Snowflake Invitational, hosted by Middlebury College at Virtue Field House.
 
The Garnet Chargers finished the day with six top-five finishes as well as three season-bests and two career-best results.
 
Sophomore Kyleigh Record earned a win in the 800 meters, leading a trio of top-five finishes in the event. She qualified for the Liberty League Championships with a top time of 2:27.18, which placed her less than five seconds ahead of first-year Eilis McKenna (2:31.77) for top honors in the 15-runner field. Sophomore Charlotte Knight also placed in the top-five with a 2:43.06 finish.
 
Union earned a pair of top-four finishes in the mile, with junior Annabel Dobash and first-year Kate Monaco placing third and fourth, respectively. Dobash finished third in 5:30.47, followed closely by Monaco in a season-best 5:31.75. Sophomore Isla Langsdorf also finished in eighth place with a time of 6:06.09.
 
Junior Ashley Sheldon was the team’s top finisher in the 200-meter dash, finishing the half-lap in 28.21 seconds to place seventh out of 38 runners. Junior Kat Doran finished 13th in the 200 with a time of 28.77 seconds and also led Union in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line 11th in 8.47 seconds.
 
First-year Benny Pierre Louis represented Union in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing ninth in 10.78 seconds.
 
The Garnet Chargers also placed fifth in the 4×400-meter relay, with the foursome of Record, McKenna, Monaco and first-year Leah Scopteuolo-Rosen finishing in 4:33.48.
 
Scopteuolo-Rosen had the team’s top finish in the field events, matching her season-best in the high jump by clearing 1.43 meters to place sixth. Sophomore Lauryn Johnson posted the best shot put of her career, finishing 18th with a top mark of 8.63 meters to lead the team. Junior Epephanie LaBoy was the Garnet Chargers’ top finisher in the weight throw with a mark of 10.10 meters that earned her a 13th-place finish.
 
Union will be back in action on Friday at the Utica Winter Opener.
 

MILL SPRING, N.C.  – The App State women’s track and field team rounded out competition at the UNC Asheville Collegiate Opener at Tryon International with nine first-place finishes. The Mountaineers also went 1-2-3 in four events on Saturday.
 
On the track, junior Jayla Adams placed first in the women’s 300 meters with a personal best of 38.70, which was 0.20 shy of the school record of 38.50, set in 2013 by Breanna Alston. Adams, whose previous best was 39.00, remains second all-time in the event. Senior Damyja Alejandro-Ortiz took second with a time of 39.24, which elevated her to fifth in the App State all-time list. Juniors Nicole Wells and Kendall Johnson placed third (39.49) and fourth (40.51), respectively. Earlier in the day, Adams, Johnson, and Wells advanced to the women’s 60-meter finals, where they placed third (7.62), fourth (7.66), and fifth (7.72), respectively.
 
In the women’s 600 meters, freshman Josie Jackson, sophomore Savannah Moore, and senior Addison Ollendick-Smith took the top-three spots with times of 1:37.26 (PR), 1:38.12, and 1:40.83, respectively. Jackson rose to third all-time in the record book for the event. The trio also went 1-2-3 in the women’s 800 meters, with Jackson clocking another personal best, 2:17.06, to place first. Ollendick-Smith secured second with a time of 2:17.18 and Moore placed third, stopping the clock at 2:20.71.
 
Freshmen Tessa Massa and Elizabeth McCart set pace for the Mountaineers in the mile, placing first and second with personal bests of 5:11.23 and 5:11.53, respectively. With a time of 10:26.91, sophomore Breanna Budzinski placed first in the women’s 3,000 meters. Junior Mary Biagini followed close behind, stopping the clock at 10:36.78 to place second, while freshman Ashby Williams rounded out the top three with a time of 10:37.63.
 
In the women’s long jump, freshman Alana Braxton landed first with a personal best of 5.98m (19′ 7.5″), which moved her to ninth in the App State all-time list. Fellow freshman Ashlynn Wimberly registered a first-place finish of her own with a leap of 12.38m (40′ 7.5″) in the women’s triple jump.  
 
The Mountaineers took the top two spots in the women’s pole vault as senior Ava Studney cleared a bar of 3.79m (12′ 5.25″) to place first and sophomore Abigail Goetz landed second with a clearance of 3.49m (11′ 5.25″).
 
With a toss of 16.89m (55′ 5″), sophomore Emily Edwards placed first in the women’s weight throw. Edwards also placed third in the women’s shot put with a mark of 12.30m (40′ 4.25″).
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will travel to Lexington, Va. for the VMI Team Challenge on Jan. 17.