Alabama
UC Riverside Invitational
Alabama Cross Country Travels to California for UC Riverside Invitational
9/14/2017 2:45:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Saturday’s competition will be first of two intersectional meets for the Tide
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's and women's cross country teams will return to action on Saturday morning at the UC Riverside Invitational. The women will run a 6k race beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT with the men's 8k race to follow at 10:05 a.m. CT. The Tide will enter 12 men's runners and 12 women's runners this week.
Alabama Lineups
The Tide men will run seniors Garrett Bull and Evan Prizy; juniors Alfred Chelanga, Gilbert Kigen and Vincent Kiprop; sophomores Clay Austell, J.P. Brinyark, Elliott Miller and Oliver Rigg and freshmen Hayden Blalock, Chase Buckelew and Nathan Gamble. Running for the UA women will be seniors Caroline Barlow and Alison Ringle; juniors Nicole Gardner, Jessica Gray and Rachael Reddy; sophomores Caroline Brooks, Rebecca Buteau, Elisabeth Danis and McKenzie Yanek and freshmen Maddie Dearborn, Margot Dooley and Shannon Marsh.
Competing Teams
Division I teams scheduled to compete include Alabama, Arkansas, Cal State-Fullerton, Cal State-Northridge, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, Sacrament State, San Diego State, Southern Utah, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, USC and Utah Valley.
In The Rankings
The Alabama men's cross country team moved up one spot to No. 3 while women's team held steady at No. 4 in the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region rankings released Sept. 11.
Next Meet
Alabama returns to action at the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind., on Friday, Sept. 29.
Head Coach Dan Waters' Outlook
"The UC Riverside Invitational will be another good test for us. This will be the first outing for several of our top runners and will give us a chance to see how our newcomers handle traveling and competing in a different climate and region of the country. Those types of adjustments are part of competing at the collegiate level. This week's meet is another step in our process of developing as a team."
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