Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
Nike XC Town Twilight
Tech heads to Indiana for the Nike XC Town Twilight
October 01, 2026 | Cross Country
The course will serve as a preview for the NCAA Championships in November
LUBBOCK, Texas โ The Texas Tech cross country team will make its third road trip of the season as the Red Raiders travel to Terre Haute, Indiana for the Nike XC Town Twilight Friday evening at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
Meet Coverage
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Live results
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Watch
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Women's 6k โ 4 pm CT
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Men's 8k โ 4:45 pm CT
Tech's last meet was two weeks ago as it hosted the Texas Tech Open in which both Titus Kimaru and Lily Mather won the men's and women's races. Kimaru crossed the end line with an 8k time of 23:48.1, winning by four seconds and collecting his third-straight win of the season. Meanwhile, Mather posted a 21:07.7 6k time to claim her first win of the season, an 18-second victory. The Tech women tallied 60 points to finish second overall, thanks to a 1-6-13-16-24 scoring.
Participating Teams
Anderson (Ind.), Austin Peay, Baylor (women only), DePauw, Eastern Illinois, Florida Gulf Coast, Indiana State, IU Columbus, IU East, IU Kokomo, Kentucky Christian, Parkland College, Rose-Hulman, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, SIUE, SEMO, Southern Indiana, Spring Arbor (Mich.), Texas Tech, UC San Diego.
Course Information
This meet will serve as a preview for the 2026 NCAA Championship meet on Nov. 21. The centerpiece of the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center, the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course was opened in 1997. The vision of late Indiana State head coach John McNichols, the course features a challenging, yet manageable, mix of uphill and downhill sections and its simple straightaway start that stretches for nearly the first kilometer before a turn. The course has hosted the Great Lakes Region meet seven times (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2022), the Missouri Valley Conference Championship four times (2000, 2002, 2011, 2022) and the Indiana Intercollegiate seven times (1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015). In addition, the course has also hosted 13 NCAA Division I National Championships (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019).
Up Next
Tech will close out the regular season traveling to College Station for the annual Arturo Barrios Invite on Friday, Oct. 16.
