First-year head coach Yuriy Litvinski kept his eyes toward the future in building the 2018 cross country squads. Flooded with underclassmen, Litvinski shuffled rotations and pushed the young Griffons to new heights.
After opening the season by winning the both the men’s and women’s portions of the inaugural Griffon Open on the Missouri Western cross country course, both teams showed improvements at event after event. Nearly every member of the women’s team churned out personal bests or team-best averages at each event, while Litvinski worked to strengthen the men’s squad that was often hampered by injuries. The women’s team finished the season with an eighth place finish at the MIAA Championships while the men’s team finished 11th.