Cardinals to Compete at Pre-National Meet on Saturday
October 14, 2004 | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 14, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville cross country program will face its toughest test of the season at Saturday's Pre-National Meet hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. The meet, which will feature three men's races and three women's races, is scheduled to feature 87 men's teams and 87 women's teams and will serve as the preview meet for the NCAA Cross Country Championships set for Nov. 22 in Terre Haute.
The Pre-National race schedule is set to begin at 12 p.m. ET with the women's 6,000-meter Blue Race, followed by the women's 6,000-meter White Race at 12:35 p.m. The U of L men will compete in the 8,000-meter Blue Race at 1:10 p.m. and that race will be followed by the men's 8,000-meter White Race at 1:50 p.m. The U of L women will compete in the 6,000-meter Open Race at 2:30 p.m. and the schedule will close with the men's 8,000-meter Open Race at 3:05 p.m.
For the Cardinal women, this weekend's race will feature a field of 14 teams. U of L has been led all season by junior runner Ashley Ruberg, who is coming off a 20th-place finish at the Cardinal Classic on Oct. 2.
"Our women's team is working very hard and doing everything that we ask of them," said U of L head coach Ron Mann. "We've had some injury problems, but overall they're getting better and making progress each week."
Following this week's meet, the Cards will have a week off from competition before returning for the Conference USA Championships on Oct. 30 hosted by DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.
