WASHINGTON – The head coach of American University men's and women's cross country, Sean Graham, has announced the program's 2025 schedule. The Eagles are set to compete in four regular season races before the Patriot League Championships at Lehigh in late October.  
 
The Eagles enter the 2025 season after a solid 2024 campaign that saw the women's and men's team each place seventh at the Patriot League Championships last November. Standout on both the track and course, Kaden Kluth returns to the AU lineup for his senior season for the men's side, leading the Eagles in six of their seven races in 2024. For the women, senior Sophia Staiger and sophomore Zoe Rector look to step up and fill the gaps left by the graduating class.
 
American will open the season on the road at the Spider Alumni Open in Richmond, Va. (Aug. 30), before heading up to State College, Pa. for Penn State's Spiked Shoe Invitation (Sep. 12). The squad will round out regular season competition at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. (Oct. 3), previewing the course they will race twice more in postseason, and the IC4A/ECAC Championships in the Bronx, N.Y. (Oct. 17).
 
The postseason will see the team travel to back to Lehigh for the Patriot League Cross Country Championships (Oct. 31). The Eagles will then return to Bethlehem, Pa. for a third time two weeks later to compete at the NCAA Regional Championships (Nov. 14), where they will be battling for spots at the NCAA Championships in Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 22).
 
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