HOUSTON COUGARS MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

University of Houston's men's cross country program competes within one of college athletics' most competitive conferences, the Big 12, representing a student body of 48,950 at the institution founded in 1927. The Cougars run for a university located in Houston, Texas, a metropolitan area that has produced numerous distance running talents over the past two decades. Houston's cross country team participates in the fall season alongside the university's other NCAA Division I-FBS athletic programs, placing the squad within the broader context of a major college athletics enterprise.

Cross country at Houston operates as part of the university's comprehensive track and field operation, with distance runners using the fall season to develop their fitness before transitioning to indoor and outdoor track competition. The Big 12 Conference places Houston among traditional powerhouse programs and emerging distance-running schools across the central United States. Athletes on the roster train competitively to represent the Cougars at regional and national championships throughout the cross country calendar.

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAMS

• Arizona State Sun Devils
• Baylor Bears
• Brigham Young Cougars
• Iowa State Iowa State
• Kansas State Wildcats
• Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
• Texas Christian Horned Frogs
• Texas Tech Red Raiders
• Arizona Wildcats
• Central Florida Knights
• Cincinnati Bearcats
• Colorado Boulder Buffaloes
• Kansas Jayhawks
• Utah Utes
• West Virginia Mountaineers

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