TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 11/No. 9 Alabama men’s and women’s cross country squads will head to Huntsville, Ala., Friday for the Southern Showcase. Competing at John Hunt Cross Country Park, the men’s 8k race will start at 7:30 a.m. CT, as the women’s 5k race begins at 8:30 a.m.

The Southern Showcase

• Follow live: Live stats link is available at RollTide.com
• Date: Friday, Sept. 12
• Time (CT): Men 8k – 7:30 a.m. | Women 5k – 8:30 a.m.
• Location: Huntsville, Ala.
• Venue: John Hunt Cross Country Running Park

The Field

• Among the Southeastern Conference, the Crimson Tide will be joined by:

  • Auburn, Kentucky (men) and Mississippi State

• Also joining Alabama and host school Jacksonville State is:

  • Alabama A&M, Alabama-Huntsville, Arkansas Tech (women), Belmont, Blue Mountain, Campbellsville, Carson-Newman, Central Arizona, Chattanooga, Concord, Cumberlands, Delaware (women), East Tennessee State, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Freed-Hardeman, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Lee, Lipscomb, Louisville, Marshall, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Miles, Mississippi College, North Alabama, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pellissippi State CC, SCAD Atlanta, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern Indiana, Southern Miss (women), Stetson, Talladega, Tampa (men), Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-Martin, Trevecca Nazarene, Troy, UCF, UVA-Wise, West Georgia, Western Kentucky, William Carey and Young Harris.

The Rankings

• The Alabama men sit at No. 11 in the nation and No. 1 in the South Region
• The UA women sit at No. 9 nationally and No. 1 in the South Region
• Standout runner Doris Lemngole is ranked No. 1 in FloTrack’s 2025 NCAA cross country women’s individual preseason rankings

  • Alabama is one of three schools in the SEC with a student-athlete listed in the top five