MOSCOW, Idaho - Students are off for the summer, student-athletes are still perfecting their craft. The next opportunity to compete may seem so far away, but the time always flies by. 

Idaho Cross Country and fans can now put that next opportunity on their calendar, as the 2025 season has been finalized. 

The Vandals have five meets lined up between the end of August and early November, with the opportunity to turn that number into as many as seven, counting the NCAA Regional Qualifier and National Championships.

UI will open up the season on August 29, traveling just north to Cheney, WA for the Clash of the Inland Northwest, hosted by Eastern Washington. Following the season opener, the Vandals will go to the home site of another Big Sky foe, traveling to Montana for the UM Invitational on September 19 in Missoula.

Venturing out of the Big Sky but staying in the Northwest, Idaho will next head to Salem, OR, to compete in the Willamette Invite on October 4. The next week will feature a meet much closer to home, as Lewis-Clark State will host the annual LC Invitational on October 11 to conclude the non-conference action. 

After a few weeks to get healthy and polish their craft, the Vandals will head to Bozeman, MT for the Big Sky Championships on Montana State's campus. The meet is rotationally hosted by each team in the conference. Last season's championships took place in Pocatello, home of Idaho State. Idaho last hosted the championships in 2016, and are due for another opportunity to do so soon.

The best of the best in all of western DI cross-country will receive opportunities to continue their season, moving on to the NCAA West Regionals in Sacramento, CA on November 14. The best from there will qualify for the NCAA National Championships in Columbia, MO.

The full schedule is listed below.

IDAHO CROSS-COUNTRY 2025 SCHEDULE
AUG. 29 - Clash of the Inland Northwest - Cheney, WA
SEPT. 19 - Montana Invitational - Missoula, MT
OCT. 4 - Willamette Invite - Salem, OR
OCT. 11 - Lewis-Clark Invitational - Lewiston, ID
NOV. 1 - Big Sky Championships - Bozeman, MT
NOV. 14 - NCAA West Regionals - Sacramento, CA
NOV. 22 - NCAA National Championships - Columbia, MO