Oct. 12, 2017
Friday, October 13
10:45 a.m. ET - Women's 6K
11:30 a.m. ET - Men's 5.2 Miles
MEET INFO | MEET PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Following a successful Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. (Sept. 30), the Penn State cross country teams are back at the Penn State Blue-White Course for one final race in Happy Valley as the Nittany Lions host the Penn State National Open Friday.
THE MEET
The women's 6K is scheduled to go off at 10:45 a.m. ET, while the men's 5.2 Mile race is slated for an 11:30 a.m. ET start. The meet is held at the Penn State Blue-White Course in University Park.
THE FIELD (USTFCCCA Rankings - Men/Women)
Akron, Bucknell, Buffalo, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duquesne, James Madison, Kent State, Lehigh, Loyola (Md.), North Carolina, Oklahoma State (9/26), Penn State (--/10), Princeton, UC-Davis, Villanova (--/15), West Virginia (--/29), William and Mary
IN THE RANKINGS
The Penn State women's cross country team currently sits at No. 10 in the latest NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches Poll, as announced Oct. 3 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions turned in two top-three performances early Saturday morning at the Cowboy Jamboree hosted by Oklahoma State. T-No. 9 Penn State women's team finished second while the men's team turned in a third-place performance.
On the women's side, Penn State placed every runner in the top-25 led by Jillian Hunsberger who was the top finisher for the Nittany Lions. The senior from Pittsburgh, Pa. finished the 6K in 21:06.0.
Hunsberger was followed by teammates Alison Willingmyre (21:09.6), Kathryn Munks (21:10.4), Greta Lindsley (21:11.6), and Danae Rivers (21:41.0).
The Penn State men's team was led by Colin Abert who crossed the tape in 24:48.2. Rounding out the scoring for Penn State were Timothy McGowan (24:59.1), Bobby Hill (25:13.4), John McGowan (25:26.7) and Ben Bumgarner (25:29.1).
LOOKING AHEAD
The Nittany Lions will take two weeks off to prepare for the Big Ten Championships that will be hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Oct. 29th.
For more on Nittany Lion cross country, log onto www.GoPSUsports.com or follow the team on Twitter @PennStateTFXC.