Cross Country Stays Home for Louisville Classic
September 28, 2017 | Cross Country
Cardinals join large field in men's 8K and women's 5K
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a two-week break, the University of Louisville men's and women's cross-country teams stay home for the 16th Annual Louisville Sports Commission Cross Country Classic on Saturday, Sept. 30 at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The meet opens with the Gold Men's 8K race at 9:30 a.m., as a group of Louisville runners competes with squads from 36 other schools, including top-ranked Northern Arizona and No. 7 Wisconsin. The additional Cardinal runners will take the course for the Blue Men's 8K race at 10:45 a.m.
In the most recent USTFCCCA Division I rankings, the Cardinals were ranked 14th in the Southeast Region, holding steady for the last three polls. Louisville men have finished first in each of their first two outings, with Albert Kosgei taking the 4-mile Tennessee Dual and Daniel Fleace winning the John McNichols Invitational 8K at Indiana State.
The Louisville women's squad commences its competition with the Gold Women's 5K race at 10:15 a.m., taking on runners from 42 institutions, highlighted by No. 13 Boise State and No. 18 Wisconsin. The Blue Women's 5K race will follow up later at 11:30 a.m.
After individual and team victories at Tennessee, the Cardinals settled for a distant second at the McNichols Invitational, although juniors Aurilla Wilson and Kassidy Manning posted their second-consecutive Top 10 finishes.
For Louisville, this weekend's event will be the first of four events to be held at Sawyer Park this fall. The Cardinals will compete in the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 14 and the ACC Championship on Oct. 27. Later in the year, the NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held at the site on Nov. 18.
The meet opens with the Gold Men's 8K race at 9:30 a.m., as a group of Louisville runners competes with squads from 36 other schools, including top-ranked Northern Arizona and No. 7 Wisconsin. The additional Cardinal runners will take the course for the Blue Men's 8K race at 10:45 a.m.
In the most recent USTFCCCA Division I rankings, the Cardinals were ranked 14th in the Southeast Region, holding steady for the last three polls. Louisville men have finished first in each of their first two outings, with Albert Kosgei taking the 4-mile Tennessee Dual and Daniel Fleace winning the John McNichols Invitational 8K at Indiana State.
The Louisville women's squad commences its competition with the Gold Women's 5K race at 10:15 a.m., taking on runners from 42 institutions, highlighted by No. 13 Boise State and No. 18 Wisconsin. The Blue Women's 5K race will follow up later at 11:30 a.m.
After individual and team victories at Tennessee, the Cardinals settled for a distant second at the McNichols Invitational, although juniors Aurilla Wilson and Kassidy Manning posted their second-consecutive Top 10 finishes.
For Louisville, this weekend's event will be the first of four events to be held at Sawyer Park this fall. The Cardinals will compete in the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 14 and the ACC Championship on Oct. 27. Later in the year, the NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held at the site on Nov. 18.
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