Queens University of Charlotte
University of Louisville- Greater Louisville Classic
10/1/2010 7:58:01 AM | Men's Cross Country
The Royals will compete on Saturday
The #8 nationally ranked Queens University of Charlotte men's cross country team will faces its toughest competition outside of the NCAA championships this weekend when they race at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic which serves as the NCAA Division II pre-national meet.
The 39-team field is filled with just as many competitive NCAA Division I institutions as it is NCAA Division II institutions. Of particular note to the Royals will be NCAA DII nationally ranked #3 Colorado Mines, #4 Grand Valley State, #6 Western Washington, #7 Southern Indiana, #10 Shippensburg, #11 Edinboro, #12 Harding, #23 Columbus State and #25 Bellarmine.
Double the quality of the field by adding some of southeast's top teams in DI South Region ranked #5 Georgia, #6 Mississippi, #8 Mississippi State, #12 Belmont and #13 Georgia Tech; and DI Southeast Region ranked #6 Eastern Kentucky, #7 Louisville, #11 Davidson and #14 Kentucky.
“This will be the largest meet we compete in this year,” said coach Scott Simmons, “That and running on the national championship course will be a great learning experience for our young team. It is still quite early, but we are prepared to go head to head with anyone.”
