COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The biggest race of the 2026 LeTourneau cross country season is here. The SCAC Championships will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31, hosted by Colorado College. 

DETAILS

• Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
• Monument Valley Park North / Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 9:00 a.m. MT (women's 6k) / 10:00 a.m. MT (men's 8k)

MEN'S PREVIEW

Men's cross country earned top-six finishes in three of their four regular season races in 2026.

The only race they didn't? The 44-team field of Dallas Baptist's Old Glory Gallop, where LeTourneau saw 10 runners reach personal bests. 

Grayson Gaddis has paced the YellowJackets all year long, collecting a pair of top-15 finishes while smashing his personal best at the Old Glory Gallop (25:49.0).

Right behind Gaddis is Mikey McCart, who – as a freshman – has placed second on the squad at every one of LeTourneau's races this year. McCart earned a top-20 finish to open his collegiate career at the Belhaven Invitational.

Ethan Hoglund and Ryan Tally have also produced top-20 finishes for the YellowJackets this season, both of which were at the Lois David Invitational.

Men's cross country placed sixth at the SCAC Championships a year ago. 

WOMEN'S PREVIEW

Women's cross country has tallied a pair of top-five finishes on the campaign: The UT Tyler Invitational and the Lois Davis Invitational. 

Sophie Pyle has been the frontrunner for the Jackets this season, finishing first on the team in all four races, earning a season-high placement of 17th at the Lois Davis Invitational.

Pyle has been followed closely by Peyton Chaney, who heads into the SCAC Championships off back-to-back personal records at the Chile Pepper Festival and the Old Glory Gallop. 

Rivkah Schmickle (21:29.2) and Klaire Belzung (24:06.3) also enter the conference meet on a high from their personal bests at the Old Glory Gallop.

Although all of LeTourneau's regular season races were a 5k, the SCAC Championships will be a 6k race for the women.

With a combined 15 personal records coming in the regular season finale, both teams look to stake a claim at their second SCAC Championships.

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