UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State cross country teams are both in action this Friday, Oct. 17, as the men are competing at the Princeton Fall Classic, while the women will be running at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
Due to inclement weather in Missouri, the men’s team had to change course for this weekend as they were scheduled to attend the NCAA Pre-Nationals hosted by Mizzou. They will now run in the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday morning at 11:15 a.m. in the men’s 8K race.
The women’s team will run in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin for the third year in a row on Friday afternoon at 12:50 p.m. EST. They finished in 10th last season with Florence Caron finishing second overall.
PENN STATE OUTLOOK
The women’s cross country team currently is ranked 14th nationally and second in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the most recent USTFCCCA coaches’ poll. The men’s team currently sits third in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Neither team has competed in two weeks, when they ran at the Paul Short Run.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a second-place finish in the Paul Short Run where they last competed, with three finishers in the top 20. Ada Rand placed 15th overall, setting a PR with a blistering 20:10.3, 30 seconds fasters than her previous best time. Claire Daniels (20:15.8, 17th) and Charlotte Costich (20:17.0 PR, 18th) were close behind, rounding out the top three for Penn State.
The men’s team finished sixth in the Gold 8K race with two runners in the top 20, Nick Sloff (23:30.9, 14th) and Brian DiCola (23:40.1, 19th). Jaxon Schoedel finished third for the Nittany Lions in the first 8K of his collegiate career. For his efforts, he was named the men’s cross country Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
THE NUTTYCOMBE WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL
One of the nation’s premier collegiate cross country meets, the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational has been hosted for over 15 years. With representation from each of the nine regions, the Nuttycombe Invitational boasts one of the top cross country fields during the regular season.
PRINCETON FALL CLASSIC
This is the second straight season the men’s squad will be competing at the Princeton Fall Classic. This season’s race features 31 teams from across the country. The Nittany Lions finished 8th in the event last season.
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