Columbia Cross Country Announces 2026 Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Columbia College cross country program and head coach Tanner Graham have announced their 2026 schedule on Tuesday.

The Koala runners will open their season on August 28-29 in Knoxville, TN at the Cherokee Farms Invitational before heading back to South Carolina a week later for the Buccaneer 5K and 6K Open at Charleston Southern University on September 4.

The team will then compete in the Div. III Brevard 5/8K Classic on Sept. 18 in the mountains of Brevard, NC, outside of Asheville. From October 2-4, CC will next run in the Louisville 6K/8K Classic in Louisville, KY where their top 7 runners can compete.

Their final regular season meet will consist of the Berry XC Meet in Mount Berry, Georgia on October 17 as the women will do their 6K and the men their 8K.

The teams will then head back to Knoxville to compete in the AAC Championships from November 6-7 looking to improve off of last year's 6th (women) and 10th (men) place finishes.