The 2026 World Cross Country Championships are right around the corner, slated for Saturday, January 10th. Tallahassee will play host to the World Championships this year, which encouraged a talented crop of homegrown stars to test their talents on the cross country course this past fall.

Stars from Parker Wolfe to Weini Kelati Frezghi will compete at World's next week. Competition will begin with a mixed relay, while the U20 and Senior Championships will follow throughout the morning.

• Brooks XC Championship 2025 Girls Recap: Natasza Dudek Wins
  
• See The Full FloTrack Event Schedule To Watch Live Events
• Jackson Spencer Wins Brooks XC Championships

To qualify for the relay team, athletes had to finish top two in the respective 2K XC races at the USATF XC Championships.

Team USA Mixed Relay XC Team

• Ethan Strand
• Wes Porter
• Gracie Morris 
• Sage Hurta-Klecker

Team USA Senior XC Team

To qualify for the senior team, athletes had to finish top six at the USATF Championships in the men's and women's 10K races.

Men's Team

• Parker Wolfe
• Rocky Hansen
• Wesley Kiptoo
• Ahmed Muhumed
• Nico Young
• Graham Blanks

Women's Team

• Weini Kelati Frezghi
• Katie Izzo
• Ednah Kurgat
• Karissa Schweizer
• Emily Venters
• Grace Hartman

Team USA U20 XC Team

To qualify for the U20 team, athletes had to finish top five at the USATF U20 Championships or finish as the top American at NXN.

Men's U20 Team

• Aidan Torres
• Tyler Daillak
• Daniel Skandera
• Salvador Wirth
• Dylan Maloney
• Jackson Spencer

Women's U20 Team

• Daniela Scheffler
• Caroline Barton
• Abigail Sewell
• Norah Hushagen
• Avery Marasco-Johnson
• Blair Bartlett

2026 World XC Championships Schedule (ET) Jan. 10

• 09:45 — Mixed Relay (Final) — Mixed
• 10:20 — U20 Race (Final) — Women
• 10:55 — U20 Race (Final) — Men
• 11:35 — Senior Race (Final) — Women
• 12:20 — Senior Race (Final) — Men

FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year

Don’t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

Join The Track & Field Conversation On Social

• Follow us on Twitter @FloTrack

• Follow us on Instagram @flotrack

• Follow us on TikTok @flotracktv

• Watch us on YouTube