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Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational
Alabama Cross Country Visits Notre Dame for Joe Piane Invitational on Friday
9/27/2017 11:31:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Races will be final tune-up before the Tide hosts Crimson Classic next month
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's and women's cross country teams return to action Friday at the University of Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational. The women will run a 5k race beginning at 1 p.m. (CT) with the men's 5-mile race to follow at 1:45 p.m. (CT). The Tide will enter nine women's runners and nine men's runners this week.
Alabama Line-Ups
The Tide men will run seniors Andrew Bull and Garrett Bull; juniors Alfred Chelanga, Gilbert Kigen, Vincent Kiprop and Josh Short; sophomores J.P. Brinyark and Elliott Miller and freshman Chase Bucklew. Running for the UA women will be senior Caroline Barlow; juniors Nicole Gardner, Jessica Gray, Sarah Mohan and Rachael Reddy; sophomores Rebecca Buteau, Elisabeth Danis and McKenzie Yanek and freshman Maddie Dearborn.
In the Rankings
The Alabama men's and women's cross country teams held steady at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively, in the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region rankings released Sept. 25.
Next Meet: Tide to Host Crimson Classic on Oct. 13
Alabama will host the Crimson Classic on Oct. 13 at the Harry Pritchett Running Park. The annual Tide home meet draws a strong field of regional and national cross country programs and will serve as a final tune-up before the SEC Cross Country Championships, which will be held two weeks later. The Crimson Classic will get under way with a men's 8,000-meter race at 9 a.m. CT, followed by a women's 6,000-meter race at 9:45 a.m. CT.
Head Coach Dan Waters' Outlook
"The Joe Piane Invitational always draws a strong field of teams from around the country, including several nationally-ranked teams, so I expect this to be another good test for us as we begin to turn our focus to peaking for the postseason. I thought both of our teams ran very well at UC Riverside. We gave great effort and ran good tactical races. Now we have to do that again against what will be one the stronger fields you will see in a regular season meet."
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