HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech cross country squads are set to open the season on Saturday at the Phoenix Open hosted by the University of Green Bay. 

The women will take to the races first with a 6k starting at 12:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 1:30 p.m. for the 8k course.

Live results of the event can be found at Michigantechhuskies.com/live. 

The Huskies will be showcasing 20 student-athletes in the women's race and 31 in the men's race.

The men's squad are two-team defending team champions at the meet and most recently have been tabbed No. 19 in the preseason coaches' poll by the USTFCCCA. The men of Michigan Tech are without three runners who were point scorers at the Phoenix Open a season ago but bring in nine newcomers making their season debut on Saturday. Colman Lenci is the top returner following a ninth-place finish last season as Sawyer Fowler claimed 14th-place.

The women return three of their top-five from the Phoenix Open a season ago, highlighted by Sophia Rhein who placed fourth overall with Ingrid Halverson (29th-place), Erica Kazin (33rd-place) and Bridget Burns (37th-place) being vital to the fifth-place team finish in 2024. The women's squad brings three newcomers to make their collegiate debut.