Men's Cross Country | July 14, 2025

MORROW, Ga. – Clayton State University head cross country coach Troy Hickom announced on Monday morning the 2025 cross country schedule.  The schedule features five meets in the state of Georgia and one in North Carolina and Alabama, each. 
 
LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK
Clayton State cross country celebrated a lot of success last season.   The men's team placed fourth in the Conference meet and recorded three top five team finishes over the course of the season.  The women's team finished seventh in the conference and recorded one top five finish as a team.  The Lakers bring back a lot of key runners for the upcoming season including Camron Gaddis, Rakiem Barnes and Marley Tate and Ivorie Smith. 
 
THE 2025 SLATE
The Lakers open their season in Gainesville, Ga. at the University of North Georgia Invitational on September 12^th and in Albany, Ga. on September 19^th at the Willie Laster Invitational.  After Clayton State runs in the GCSU Invitational on September 26^th, the Lakers compete at the Georgia Tech Invitational at Bouckart Farms in Fairburn on October 3^rd. 
 
The Lakers then close out the regular season in Huntsville, Ala. at the UAH Invitational on October 11^th.  Coach Hickom's squad then competes in the postseason as they travel down to Milledgeville for the Peach Belt Conference Championships on October 25^th before finishing their season at the NCAA DII Southeast Regionals on November 8^th in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information and for all things Clayton State cross country. 
 
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