Gans Creek Cross Country Course

Course Overview

Gans Creek is the home of the Mizzou men's and women's cross country teams, the Gans Creek Cross Country Course opened on September 27, 2019, with the Gans Creek Classic. The 320-acre park is a state-of-the-art facility that has attracted state, regional and national meets to the mid-Missouri area. The course is host to the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships, the 2021 SEC Championships, the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional Championships, the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship and the upcoming 2026 SEC Cross Country Championship. This year marks the eighth year of the Gans Creek Classic.

The course features a permanent start/finish line adjacent to medical support and athlete recovery tent. The spectator friendly facility includes a spectator berm, rising 12-15 feet above the final 500 meters. The two-rail estate fence defines and controls the crossing points' permanent course edge to define the course on the many wide turns.

More Info

2026 Gans Creek Classic
September 25, 2026 | Columbia, Mo.

Meet Info | Meet Results

Local Information

Course Map | Campus Map | Course Info | Visiting Team Guide

Course History

Course Records

Men's 10K - Habtom Samuel // New Mexico - 28:33.9 (2025 NCAA Championships)

Men's 8K - Solomon Kipchoge // Washington State - 22:24.7 (2025 Gans Creek Classic)

Men's 6K - Ethan Kern // Kentucky - 17:36.9 (2021 Mizzou XC Opener)

Women's 6K - Doris Lemngole // Alabama - 18:25.4 (2025 NCAA Championships)

Women's 5K - Lauren Gregory // Arkansas - 16:54.4 (2021 Mizzou XC Opener)

Top-30 Course Times (PDF)

Top-10 All-Time Performances

Men's 10K

#	Time	Athlete	School	Meet
1	28:33.9	Habtom Samuel	New Mexico	2025 NCAA Championships
2	28:38.0	Rocky Hansen	Wake Forest	2025 NCAA Championships
3	28:40.1	Solomon Kipchoge	Washington State	2025 NCAA Championships
4	28:41.2	Brian Musau	Oklahoma State	2025 NCAA Championships
5	28:42.8	Fouad Messaoudi	Oklahoma State	2025 NCAA Championships
6	28:44.3	Denis Kipngetich	Oklahoma State	2025 NCAA Championships
6	28:44.3	Gary Martin	Virginia	2025 NCAA Championships
8	28:45.7	Collins Kiprotich	New Mexico	2025 NCAA Championships
9	28:46.2	Abdel Laadjel	Oregon	2025 NCAA Championships
10	28:47.4	George Couttie	Virginia Tech	2025 NCAA Championships

Men's 10K contested at Gans Creek only at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

Men's 8K

#	Time	Athlete	School	Meet
1	22:24.7	Solomon Kipchoge	Washington State	2025 Gans Creek Classic
2	22:32.0	Joash Ruto	Iowa State	2025 Gans Creek Classic
3	22:32.4	Bernard Cheruiyot	Tulane	2025 Gans Creek Classic
4	22:44.1	Dismus Lokira	Alabama	2025 Gans Creek Classic
5	22:44.6	Kelvin Cheruiyot	Florida	2025 Pre-National Invitational
6	22:45.2	Dominic Serem	Colorado	2025 Gans Creek Classic
7	22:45.6	Elkana Kipruto	Wichita State	2025 Pre-National Invitational
8	22:49.7	Timothy Chesondin	Arkansas	2025 Pre-National Invitational
9	22:50.3	Sanele Masondo	Iowa State	2025 Gans Creek Classic
10	22:50.7	Robin Kwemoi Bera	Iowa State	2025 Gans Creek Classic

Women's 6K

#	Time	Athlete	School	Meet
1	18:25.4	Doris Lemngole	Alabama	2025 NCAA Championships
2	18:38.9	Jane Hedengren	BYU	2025 NCAA Championships
3	18:42.3	Jane Hedengren	BYU	2025 Pre-National Invitational
4	18:46.4	Hilda Olemomoi	Florida	2025 NCAA Championships
5	18:47.0	Riley Chamberlain	BYU	2025 NCAA Championships
6	18:51.3	Hannah Gapes	NC State	2025 NCAA Championships
7	18:52.6	Grace Hartman	NC State	2025 NCAA Championships
8	18:56.1	Isca Chelangat	Oklahoma State	2025 NCAA Championships
9	18:56.5	Vera Sjoberg	North Carolina	2025 NCAA Championships
10	18:57.9	Silan Ayyildiz	Oregon	2025 NCAA Championships