Conference and National course previews make it a big weekend for Division II and III teams, while most D1 teams take off in preparation for the upcoming championship season. All this and more in the week six collegiate overview!
The Division II Ranks
Bloomsburg (PSAC) and Jefferson (CACC) will host conference championship course preview meets, granting many of PA's D2 teams the opportunity to learn the lay of the land. Slippery Rock will host its invite this weekend, and Indiana will hit the road to Illinois.
BU Invitational:
Bloomsburg University will be the host of the 2023 PSAC Championship. The BU Invitational is an excellent opportunity to learn the lay of the land two weeks before the conference meet. Seven PSAC schools will be in attendance.
Atlantic Region No.7 Lock Haven, No.9 East Stroudsburg, and No.10 Kutztown (Rankings via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll) all take to the grass in Bloomsburg.
Lock Haven's Morgan Gavitt, East Stroudsburg's Landon Boyle, and Kutztown's Andrew Diehl are standout runners among these teams.
These closely matched teams have the potential to alter regional rankings at this weekend's competition.
Bill Lennox Invitational:
Atlantic Region No.4 Slippery Rock (Ranking via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll) will host its Bill Lennox Invitational.
Slippery Rock's Troy Hart and Joseph Cintavey are two athletes who have been on fire and will likely continue that momentum this weekend.
Lewis Crossover Invitational:
Atlantic Region No.6 Indian (Rankings via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll) will make way for Illinois to race at this year's Lewis Crossover Invitational just one week after a solid showing at Paul Short.
Joel Beckwith and Mike Formica are individuals to keep an eye on.
Other Meets:
Don't overlook California's Jonathan Thrush at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. Thrush placed 9th in the brown race at Paul Short last weekend.
Who's Where in Division 2: | |
Team | Meet |
Bloomsburg | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
California (PA) | Carnegie Mellon Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA |
East Stroudsburg | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Edinboro | Lewis Crossover, Romeoville, Il |
Gannon | Bill Lennox Invitational, Slippery Rock, PA |
Indiana (PA) | Lewis Crossover, Romeoville, Il |
Kutztown | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Lock Haven | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Mansfield | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Mercyhurst | Carnegie Mellon Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA |
Pitt-Johnstown | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Seton Hill | BU Invitational, Bloomsburg, PA |
Shippensburg | Off |
Slippery Rock | Bill Lennox Invitational, Slippery Rock, PA |
West Chester | Highlander Challenge, Newark, NJ |
Chestnut Hill | Jack Saint Clair Invitational, Philadelphia, PA |
Jefferson | Jack Saint Clair Invitational, Philadelphia, PA |
Lincoln | Cedric Walker HBCU XC Challenge, Cary, NC |
Holy Family | Highlander Challenge, Newark, NJ |