JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State Cross Country team is set to open up its season at the 2025 Foothills Invitational on Friday, Aug. 29. The Gamecocks will open up the season at Choccolocco Park for the 19^th consecutive season with the men beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the women going at 6:15 p.m.

Foothills Invitational
Aug. 29, 2025
Men: 5:30 p.m. | Women: 6:15 p.m.

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Foothills Invitational
The 2025 Foothills Invitational is the 19th consecutive season Jax State will host a meet at Choccolocco Park in Oxford. Last season, the Gamecock men took home a team victory at the meet while the women placed second, finishing behind just Samford.  

Sweet Home Alabama
The Foothills Invitational is one of two regular season meets that will take place in the state of Alabama this season. Jax State will host the Southern Showcase on Sept. 12, in Huntsville, Ala. before finishing up four out-of-state meets for the remainder of the regular season. The Conference USA Championship and South Region Championship are also set to take place in Huntsville this season.

Schedule Preview
Following the two in-state meets, Jax State will participate in the Gans Creek Classic at Missouri, the site of the 2025 National Championship, on Sept. 26. The Gamecocks also have three October meets scheduled at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Oct. 3), Upstate Invitational (Oct. 18) and Gary Wilson Invitational (Oct. 21). The Jax State men won the Upstate Invitational last season.

Men Ranked in USTFCCCA Regional Rankings
The Jacksonville State Men's Cross Country team opens up the 2025 campaign ranked 13^th in the USTFCCCA South Region rankings. The Gamecock men earned their first in-season USTFCCCA ranking in program history last season, being ranked 14^th following a team win at the Upstate Invitational. Jax State was also featured at 13^th in the 2010 USTFCCCA South Region Preseason Rankings.

Year Three
2025 serves as the third Cross Country season at the helm of the Jax State program for head coach Jeremy Provence. Provence arrived at Jax State in the spring of 2023 for outdoor track and field season before leading the Gamecocks into the first year of Conference USA competition in his first season with the program in 2023. Provence and the Gamecocks managed four team victories last season between the men and women, also earning their highest NCAA Regional finishes in program history.