SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State cross country team will start its 2026 season by returning to the USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park on Friday. The women's 6K race starts at 2 p.m. with the men's 8K race beginning an hour later.
 
Last season, the Hornet women finished in third place and the men were seventh in the season opener. Anna Harmon paced the women with a 6K time of 21:47.4 to place 15^th overall. Brandon Moreno had the top time for the men, completing the 8K in 25:30.1 to take 40^th place.
 
This week's meet is the first of four before the Big Sky Championships. The team will run at the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational in Turlock, Calif., the UC Riverside Invitational and the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational. Montana State hosts the Big Sky Championships on Nov. 1 before the team comes home for the NCAA Div. I West Regional at Haggin Oaks GC on Nov. 14.
 
The Sacramento State women were picked seventh in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll while the men's team was tabbed eighth.
 
Teams
Four-Year Schools: American River JC, Cal, Cal Poly DC, Fresno State, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, Stanford, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz
 
Sacramento State Entries
Women
Dominique Abbott, Myklin Cooper, Sophia Dudley, Marina Lipary, Tia Oliver, Kiera Quigley, Kate Sanders
 
Men
Evan Alexander, Cooper Love, Ryan Martin, Noah Mikusevich, Brandon Moreno, Thomas Rasner, Koby Sperandeo