It's a big weekend for D1 and D3 teams, as many hit regional/national previews and an early season championship meet. Meanwhile, most D2 teams are off in preparation for upcoming conference championships.
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The Division I Ranks
Pre-Nationals, ECAC/IC4A Championships, and the Nuttycombe Invitational are the meets to have on your radar this weekend.
Pre-Nationals (University of Virginia):
The University of Virginia will host its Pre-Nationals invitational this weekend, offering many of the country's top teams the opportunity to preview the course.
Mid-Atlantic Region No.7 Pitt and No.8 Penn (Ranking via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll) will race in Virginia this weekend.
Pitt's dynamic duo, Luke Henseler and Jack Miller, are the Panthers to watch at Pre-Nationals.
Penn's Dylan Throop and Luke Johnson shouldn't be overlooked.
ECAC/IC4A Championships:
The ECAC/IC4A Championships bring some of the northeast's top universities together for a meet in the historic Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx in New York City.
Mid-Atlantic Region No.6 La Salle, No.13 Bucknell, and No.14 Saint Joseph's (Rankings via USTFCCCA Coaches' Poll) will be the top PA teams competing.
Look out for Nick Moulai, MacCallum Rowe, and Taonga Mbambo, La Salle's solid top three.
Bucknell's Grayson Crockett and Saint Joseph's Anthony Gargani are standout individuals on their teams.
Nuttycombe Invitational:
Mid-Atlantic Region No.1 Villanova and No.4 Penn State will visit Madison, Wisconsin, for the Nuttycombe Invitational.
US No.25 Villanova (Ranking via FloTrack) will hit the University of Wisconsin course for the first time since their 5th-place team finished at the Virginia Invitational three weeks ago.
This weekend, Liam Murphy, Haftu Strintzos, and Marco Langon are the Wildcats to watch.
Penn State's Evan Dorenkamp will be back in action after his 23:53.7 win on the muddy Paul Short course two weeks ago. Dorenkamp is proving to be an exciting runner to watch on the grass.
Who's Where in Division 1: | |
Team | Meet |
Bucknell | ECAC/IC4A Championships, Bronx, NY |
Duquesne | Falcon Invitational, Bowling Green, OH |
Lafayette | ECAC/IC4A Championships, Bronx, NY |
La Salle | ECAC/IC4A Championships, Bronx, NY |
Lehigh | ECAC/IC4A Championships, Bronx, NY |
Penn | Pre-Nationals, Charlottesville, VA |
Penn State | Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Madison, WI |
Pitt | Pre-Nationals, Charlottesville, VA |
Robert Morris | RMU Mid-Major Invitational, Clinton, PA |
Saint Francis | Gettysburg College Invitational, Gettysburg, PA |
Saint Joseph's (PA) | ECAC/IC4A Championships, Bronx, NY |
Temple | Pirate Invitational, Greensville, NC |
Villanova | Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Madison, WI |