Saturday, October 28
Dayton, OH
10 a.m.
George Washington University
at
Atlantic 10 Championship
Cross Country Sets Sights on A-10 Championships
10/25/2023 8:17:00 AM | Men's Track/Cross Country, Women's Track/Cross Country
WASHINGTON – The George Washington men's and women's cross country teams look to contend for conference crowns this week when they compete in the A-10 Championships. The event, hosted by the University of Dayton, has a scheduled start time of 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.
LAST TIME OUT
Two weeks ago, the Buff & Blue competed in the XC23 Pre-Nationals hosted by the University of Virginia. The race is a precursor to the NCAA Cross Country Championships which will be held at the same location on Saturday, Nov. 18. The event gave teams from across the country the opportunity to preview the course before the championship race later this year.
On the men's side, GW finished third out of 11 teams in the Orange 8K race. GW finished with a team score of 113, while UMass Lowell won the team crown with a total of 49 points. The Revolutionaries were paced by senior Kevin Conlon who tallied a time of 24:21.3. The mark was a new PR for Conlon and was also the second-fastest 8K time in program history. Conlon's time headlined a list of seven men's runners who set new PRs at the event.
The women's team clocked an eighth-place finish out of 15 teams in the Orange 6K race. GW was led by sophomore Sarah Mitchell who tallied a time of 21:03.1 to set a new PR. Mitchell's time is the seventh-fastest in program history and earned her a ninth-place finish as an individual at the event. In total, four women's runners set new PRs at the event, giving GW a total of 182 points. Kansas State took home the team title with a score of 116.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
In the most recent USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings, GW landed on both the men's and women's list. The rankings were released on October 16, one week ahead of conference championships across the country. In the men's rankings, GW stayed at 11th, the second-straight week they were just outside the top ten. The women clocked in at 10th on the list, two spots up from their previous ranking of 12th on October 2. The next set of polls are slated to release on October 30, the final rankings before the NCAA Championships in November.
THE EVENT
Hosted at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, Ohio, the A-10 Championships will feature all 15 teams across the conference in both the men's and women's race. Loyola Chicago, the defending men's and women's champions, captured the league crown last season in their first year as members of the A-10. The men's 8K race is slated to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, while the women's 6K race has a tentative start time of 10:50 a.m., depending on the conclusion of the men's race.
LAST TIME OUT
Two weeks ago, the Buff & Blue competed in the XC23 Pre-Nationals hosted by the University of Virginia. The race is a precursor to the NCAA Cross Country Championships which will be held at the same location on Saturday, Nov. 18. The event gave teams from across the country the opportunity to preview the course before the championship race later this year.
On the men's side, GW finished third out of 11 teams in the Orange 8K race. GW finished with a team score of 113, while UMass Lowell won the team crown with a total of 49 points. The Revolutionaries were paced by senior Kevin Conlon who tallied a time of 24:21.3. The mark was a new PR for Conlon and was also the second-fastest 8K time in program history. Conlon's time headlined a list of seven men's runners who set new PRs at the event.
The women's team clocked an eighth-place finish out of 15 teams in the Orange 6K race. GW was led by sophomore Sarah Mitchell who tallied a time of 21:03.1 to set a new PR. Mitchell's time is the seventh-fastest in program history and earned her a ninth-place finish as an individual at the event. In total, four women's runners set new PRs at the event, giving GW a total of 182 points. Kansas State took home the team title with a score of 116.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
In the most recent USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings, GW landed on both the men's and women's list. The rankings were released on October 16, one week ahead of conference championships across the country. In the men's rankings, GW stayed at 11th, the second-straight week they were just outside the top ten. The women clocked in at 10th on the list, two spots up from their previous ranking of 12th on October 2. The next set of polls are slated to release on October 30, the final rankings before the NCAA Championships in November.
THE EVENT
Hosted at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, Ohio, the A-10 Championships will feature all 15 teams across the conference in both the men's and women's race. Loyola Chicago, the defending men's and women's champions, captured the league crown last season in their first year as members of the A-10. The men's 8K race is slated to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, while the women's 6K race has a tentative start time of 10:50 a.m., depending on the conclusion of the men's race.
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