OSU release - CORVALLIS – Oregon State and head coach Louie Quintana announced the team's 2026 Cross Country schedule, which features the return of the Pac-12 Championships as well as three opportunities to watch the team in the Beaver State.  The season begins with the team's annual in-state rust-buster at the Linfield Opener in McMinnville. The Beavs finished second in 2024, the last time they competed at Linfield to open the year, with Paige Wiley earning the individual title.  The Beavers will make two – potentially three if they make the NCAA Championships – trips to the Midwest in 2026, beginning with the Sean Earl Lakefront Classic in Chicago (Sept. 25) and followed by a return to the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 9) to compete against a star-studded field.  In-state races include the Mike Johnson Classic at Western Oregon (Sept. 26) and the George Oja Invite in Salem. (Oct. 17). September 25 will be a split-squad day with part of the team competing in Chicago and part in Monmouth, Ore.  The first Pac-12 Championships with the new league will be October 30 in Boise, Idaho. OSU will return to Sacramento, Calif. on Nov. 13 for the NCAA West Regionals for the first time since Kaylee Mitchell won the regional title in 2023.