Cross Country Set for Final Tune-Up Before A-10s

Friday, October 12

Princeton, N.J.

4:30 p.m.

George Washington University

Princeton Invitational

10/11/2018 12:01:00 PM | Men's Track/Cross Country, Women's Track/Cross Country

Colonials to race at Princeton Invitational Friday afternoon

WASHINGTON - GW men's and women's cross country will take part in the Princeton Invitational on Friday afternoon at the West Windsor Fields in Princeton, N.J. The race constitutes the final competition before the Atlantic 10 meet in two weeks.

RACE FORMAT: The men will compete in an 8k race at 4:30 p.m., followed by the women's 6k race at 5 p.m.

PREVIOUSLY AT PRINCETON: Last season, all seven GW men PR'd in the meet, led by Andrew Weber, who finished in a time of 24:48.60. Overall, the men's team finished 11th out of 22 teams.

On the women's side, GW finished 14th of 20 teams last year with Halley Brown and Madison Yerke leading the way.

THE COMPETITION: Twenty-four teams are scheduled to compete at this weekend's meet, including A-10 foes George Mason, La Salle, and Saint Joseph's. The men will battle 14 ranked teams headlined by Villanova and Princeton, who are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the most recent regional Mid-Atlantic poll.

The women's team will square off against 11 ranked squads, including the No. 1 team in the Mid-Atlantic (Villanova) and Northeast (Columbia) regional rankings.

IN THE RANKINGS: GW's men's side moved up one spot in the USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic poll, up to 14th, tied for its highest mark of the year. The women's team made its debut in the regional poll at No. 14, its first ranking since week three of last year.

LAST TIME OUT: GW had a strong showing at the prestigious Paul Short Run two weeks ago, led by junior Suzanne Dannheim who placed 19th in the women's 6k gold race while shaving a minute off her previous PR. Sophomore Jackson Cronin led the men's team to a fifth-place finish in the men's 8k brown race.