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Cross country heads to Indiana for a meet named after a Coug
There's a cross country meet in Indiana named for a Coug. That alone should tell you something about the kind of people who come through Washington State. The John McNichols Invitational honors a man who coached at Indiana State for decades, but he was a Coug first, a 1969 grad who ran for WSU and never forgot where he started. So when our harriers head to Terre Haute this weekend, they're running on ground that carries a little Pullman with it.
The course is the same one where the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course sits, and our women's and men's teams will line up against a field that includes some solid Midwest programs. It's early in the season, which means this is about building, not peaking. But it's also a chance to see how the pack holds together after that opener in Terre Haute a few weeks back. If you missed it, we wrote up how the Cougar women took third and the men fifth in that first trip to Indiana. That story gives you the full rundown on who stepped up.
This trip feels different. It's not just another meet. It's a reminder that Cougs show up everywhere, even in the name of a starting line. Go Cougs.
