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WAC SEASON OPENS THIS WEEKEND
The 2016 season kicks off this week with CSU Bakersfield heading to Malibu on Thursday to run at the Pepperdine Invitational. NM State, Seattle U and UT Rio Grande Valley open their seasons on Friday while Grand Canyon, Utah Valley, Chicago State and UMKC will all take to the course on Saturday.
REGIONALLY RANKED
A trio of teams on the men's side and a lone squad on the women's side were listed in the USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Preseason Rankings, announced on Monday.
The UMKC men are ranked 14th in the Midwest region. In the Mountain region, Utah Valley opens the season ranked 11th while NM State is 15th. On the women's side, Utah Valley is ranked 13th in the Mountain region.
USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning team strength with current-season results in determining predicted team finishes at the NCAA Regional Championships.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2016 WAC Cross Country Championship travels to Seattle. This year's championships will be hosted by Seattle University and will take place at Jefferson Park Golf Course. The Utah Valley men will be running for a fourth-straight WAC title while the UVU women will look to repeat as conference champions against 2014 champion and host Seattle U.
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2016 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country on Friday, Nov. 11. WAC teams will be represented in four locations. The West Region will be held in Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State). The Mountain Region will be held in Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State), the South Central Regional (Host: Arkansas) will take place in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Midwest Region (Host: Iowa) will take place in Iowa City, Iowa.
November 11, 2016
Great Lakes: Madison, Wis. (Host: Wisconsin)
Mid-Atlantic: University Park, Pa. (Host: Penn State)
Midwest: Iowa City, Iowa (Host: Iowa)
Mountain: Logan, Utah (Host: Utah State)
Northeast: Bronx, N.Y. (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
South: Talahassee, Fla. (Host: Florida State)
South Central: Fayetteville, Ark. (Host: Arkansas)
Southeast: Charlottesville, Va. (Host: Virginia)
West: Sacramento, Calif. (Host: Sacramento State)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2016 Cross Country National Championships will take place in Terre Haute, Ind. and is hosted by Indiana State. The race will take place at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.