Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Meadows Challenge
September 25, 2026 | Men's Cross Country
PRINCETON, N.J. — The Princeton University men's cross country team returns to action for the first time in three weeks, hosting the Meadows Challenge at the Princeton XC Course on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.
Live results from Leone Timing can be found here.
A loaded field awaits the No. 25 Tigers, with nationally ranked foes No. 4 Alabama and No. 9 Syracuse headlining a group that also includes Georgetown, North Carolina and Villanova, all of which are receiving votes in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Coaches Poll.
Other opponents include Arizona State, Boston University, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Iona, La Salle, Penn State, Providence and Texas A&M.
Princeton last competed at Providence's Friar Invitational in Attleboro, Mass., where it finished sixth out of nine teams.
Sophomore Hayden Boaz led the Tigers, finishing runner-up in 18:05.1. Freshman Henry Barker placed 27th overall in 18:47.1, while fellow newcomer Caleb Rock finished 34th in 18:52.2.
Princeton remains No. 25 nationally in the latest coaches poll and first in the Mid-Atlantic Region rankings.
