GREENVILLE, Pa. (Aug. 11) -- Thiel College Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Jessi Juarez and Head Cross Country Coach Brandon Litz announced the Tomcats' 2025 Men's and Women's Cross Country schedules Monday morning.

Both sides will open the season at Westminster's Fisher Invite for a 5k on Aug. 29 with the women starting at 6: 45 p.m. and the men's starting at 7:15 p.m.

The Tomcats will make the short trip to Meadville for the Allegheny Classic on Sept. 20. The men will begin at 9:45 a.m. with the women starting at 10:30 a.m.

Thiel will compete at the Daniel Mullen Memorial Invite hosted by Muskingum on Oct. 4 before heading to Gettysburg for the Aubrey Shenk Invite on Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.

The Blue and Gold return to Allegheny for the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 1 with an 11 a.m. start. 

The season closes at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Nov. 15 at Dickinson. The men's championship race begins at 11 a.m. with the women competing at noon.

Juarez and Litz are entering their first season in charge of the Tomcats' Track and Field and Cross Country programs. Hired earlier this summer, both bring a championship pedigree and track record of success to Greenville as they aim to revitalize and bring back the championship pedigree of both programs.