Friday, August 29
Big Bear, CA
9:00 AM (PT)
UCLA
vs
UC Riverside (Scrimmage)
Ailish Hawkins
Photo by: Audrey Allen
Cross Country Opens 2025 Campaign Friday in Big Bear
August 28, 2025 | Cross Country
The UCLA cross country squad begins its 2025 season this Friday, Aug 29, taking on UC Riverside in Big Bear, Calif.
The road race will be a 3.2-mile competition. The men's team will start things off at 9 a.m. PT, with the women set to follow shortly after. The women's race will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. PT.
Bruins scheduled to race on the men's side include Aaron Cantu, Dev Doshi, Everett Capelle, Jack Falkowski, Kai Mitchell-Reiss, and Henry Coughlan. The women's squad will feature Emie Berger, Ella McGillis, Ailish Hawkins, Annika Salz, and Olivia Foody.
Last year, Salz (fourth), Hawkins (sixth), and Capelle (fourth) earned top-six finishes in their respective races.
Big Ten Runners to Watch
Prior to the start of the 2025 cross country season, junior Henry Coughlan and sophomore Olivia Foody were named to the Big Ten Cross Country Preseason Runners to Watch List.
Coughlan, a transfer from Texas, sat out the majority of the 2024-25 school year, but placed 36th at the South Central XC Regional in fall of 2023.
Foody was an All-Big Ten Freshman pick last fall after finishing fifth among all first-years at the league championships. She proceeded to post the best time of any Bruin in the 3000m (9:42.10) during the outdoor track season in spring 2025.
2025 UCLA Cross Country Schedule
Friday, Aug. 29 โ UC Riverside (Big Bear, Calif.)
Friday, Sept. 26 โ Gans Creek Classic (Columbia, Mo.)
Saturday, Sept. 27 โ UC Riverside (Riverside, Calif.)
Friday, Oct. 10 โ Bill Dellinger Invite (Eugene, Ore.)
Saturday, Oct. 18ย โ UC Riverside (Riverside, Calif.)
Friday, Oct. 31 โ Big Ten Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
Friday, Nov. 14 โ NCAA West Regional (Sacramento, Calif.)
Saturday, Nov. 22 โ NCAA Championships (Columbus, Mo.)
The road race will be a 3.2-mile competition. The men's team will start things off at 9 a.m. PT, with the women set to follow shortly after. The women's race will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. PT.
Bruins scheduled to race on the men's side include Aaron Cantu, Dev Doshi, Everett Capelle, Jack Falkowski, Kai Mitchell-Reiss, and Henry Coughlan. The women's squad will feature Emie Berger, Ella McGillis, Ailish Hawkins, Annika Salz, and Olivia Foody.
Last year, Salz (fourth), Hawkins (sixth), and Capelle (fourth) earned top-six finishes in their respective races.
Big Ten Runners to Watch
Prior to the start of the 2025 cross country season, junior Henry Coughlan and sophomore Olivia Foody were named to the Big Ten Cross Country Preseason Runners to Watch List.
Coughlan, a transfer from Texas, sat out the majority of the 2024-25 school year, but placed 36th at the South Central XC Regional in fall of 2023.
Foody was an All-Big Ten Freshman pick last fall after finishing fifth among all first-years at the league championships. She proceeded to post the best time of any Bruin in the 3000m (9:42.10) during the outdoor track season in spring 2025.
2025 UCLA Cross Country Schedule
Friday, Aug. 29 โ UC Riverside (Big Bear, Calif.)
Friday, Sept. 26 โ Gans Creek Classic (Columbia, Mo.)
Saturday, Sept. 27 โ UC Riverside (Riverside, Calif.)
Friday, Oct. 10 โ Bill Dellinger Invite (Eugene, Ore.)
Saturday, Oct. 18ย โ UC Riverside (Riverside, Calif.)
Friday, Oct. 31 โ Big Ten Championships (East Lansing, Mich.)
Friday, Nov. 14 โ NCAA West Regional (Sacramento, Calif.)
Saturday, Nov. 22 โ NCAA Championships (Columbus, Mo.)
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