YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Youngstown State's cross country program competes as part of a university established in 1908 in Youngstown, Ohio, where 11,076 students currently study across the campus. The Penguins field their roster each fall season representing the Horizon League within NCAA Division I-FCS competition. The program operates within YSU's athletic structure, which serves one of the region's largest student bodies dedicated to mid-major collegiate athletics.

Racing primarily during fall months, Youngstown State's distance runners participate in the competitive landscape of the Horizon League, which features programs from across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions. Cross country at the Division I-FCS level requires athletes to compete over five-kilometer courses in men's competition, with team success depending on pack running and consistent top-seven finishers. The Penguins' athletes train and compete as part of YSU's broader commitment to varsity sports, where the program reflects the university's institutional investment in student-athlete development and regional athletic competition.

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