RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU head coach Cory Erdmann announces that his cross country schedule will feature six meets. The EKU men and women are coming off a fourth-place finish in the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
The Colonels are led by senior All-American Ahmed Jaziri, who was named the Preseason ASUN Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year and won the NCAA title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
The EKU women are led by Jone Zabaleta Larranaga, who finished fourth at the ASUN Cross Country Championships last fall.
 
EKU begins its season at home in a tri-meet against Kentucky and Morehead State on September 2.
 
Next, the Maroon and White travel to Huntsville, Ala. for the North Alabama Showcase on September 16.
 
EKU competes in the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Ind. on September 30. One day later, the cross country teams compete closer to home in the Live at Louisville meet in Louisville, Ky. (Oct. 1).
 
The Colonels travel to Charlottesville, Va. for the second consecutive year for the Panorama Farms meet on October 15.
 
The ASUN Cross Country Championships will be held in Huntsville, Ala. on October 29.
 
The NCAA Southeast Regional will be held on November 11 in Louisville, Ky. and the NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held on November 19 in Stillwater, Okla.